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Mergers & Acquisitions

An Abu Dhabi Sovereign Fund Is Doubling Down On Tech With More Cash, More Office Space And More SoftBank

October 19, 2017

A sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates is setting up shop in California, the latest Middle East investor…

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FinTech

Why The World's Biggest Tech Fund Isn't Investing At Home Yet

October 19, 2017

About 60% of the capital in the $100 billion Vision Fund comes from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. …

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Awards and Recognition

Societe Generale wins 11 awards

October 19, 2017

The Global Transaction Banking arm of Societe Generale has won a total of eleven awards in as many categories in…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai Bank Targets Antwerp Diamond Clients

October 18, 2017

The National Bank of Fujairah is planning to open a representative office in Antwerp as it looks to capitalize on…

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Uncategorized

Clarity Capital Launches Socially-Responsible Investment Strategy

October 18, 2017

Clarity Capital, a leader in Global Wealth Management, announced that they are launching a Socially- Responsible Investment (SRI) strategy.  …

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Bahrain EDB attracts over $200mln of manufacturing, logistics investment

October 18, 2017

More than $200 million worth of investment into Bahrain’s manufacturing and logistics sector was attracted in the first half of…

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Financial Results

Middle East M&A value rockets 220%

October 18, 2017

The value of inbound merger and acquisition transactions in the Middle East recorded at an all-time high of $7.3 billion…

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Comment & Analysis

Dubai Bank Seeks Antwerp Diamond Clients

October 18, 2017

The National Bank of Fujairah  is planning to open a representative office in Antwerp as it looks to capitalize on…

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Financial Results

Commercial Bank of Dubai profit drops on provisions

October 18, 2017

Commercial Bank of Dubai on Wednesday said its net profit in the first nine months of 2017 dropped 5.2 per…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Measures in place to ‘ensure comprehensive growth

October 18, 2017

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan has said that the level of confidence in global financial markets is rising, thanks…

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Awards and Recognition

NBK named Best Bank in Kuwait 2017 by Global Finance

October 18, 2017

National Bank of Kuwait has been named the Best Bank in Kuwait 2017 by the international financial publication Global Finance. …

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Awards and Recognition

HSBC wins Euromoney awards for best cash manager in Kuwait

October 18, 2017

HSBC in Kuwait was voted as the best Domestic Cash Manager for the 8th consecutive year by both Corporates and…

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