11/21/2019
Egypt wealth fund eyes Gulf partners to drum up foreign investment
CEO Ayman Soliman sets sights on Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman after $20bn deal with the UAE
11/21/2019
As the UAE opens up to foreign ownership, an expert panel convenes at our Dubai campus to consider private equity’s role in the region
11/21/2019
The fund – MEC Ventures – will invest across sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, and technology ecosystem enablers
11/21/2019
The announcement marks the SICO Asset Management Division’s first entry into a market outside Bahrain
11/20/2019
Arabian Centres went public earlier this year with a 2.8 billion riyal ($746.65 million) initial public offering in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's third biggest since Saudi lender National Commercial Bank raised $6 billion in 2014.
11/20/2019
The fund also plans to target big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and logistics and networking systems, it said in a statement.
11/20/2019
MEC Ventures will be the first privately funded and led venture to unify Chinese and Middle Eastern capital and technology markets
11/19/2019
Ithmar Capital is speaking with long-term investors for co-investments in several projects in Morocco, its managing director says
11/19/2019
Qatar’s Islamic banks have the highest liquid asset ratio among GCC countries in the period between 2016 and 2018. The liquid assets to total assets ratio, or liquid asset ratio, is one of the key indicators of a bank’s liquidity.
11/19/2019
Buyer pulls out of deal to acquire Shuaa Capital International but to proceed with plan to buy securities brokerage
11/18/2019
The marketing blitz contrasts with the other bumper share sale this month, the secondary listing of Chinese retail titan Alibaba
11/17/2019
The first 'social impact bonds' to be introduced in the Gulf were welcomed by Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister
11/17/2019
However, the mixed economic data during the week led to volatility in rest of the global markets
11/15/2019
Supply chain finance will also be made available for confirmed projects within the UAE
11/15/2019
The program will take place from November 17-20 in Amman and two peer-selected finalists from this cohort will receive grant capital provided by MetLife Foundation totalling USD $50,000.
11/15/2019
Investors who had lost hundreds of thousands of dirhams in the failed business told Arabian Business at the time that Ford’s false promise made their “blood boil”.
11/15/2019
The wealth book is estimated to be about $200-250 million which may be valued between 2 and 5 percent of the book size.
11/15/2019
Many of G4S's employees in in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are migrant workers who paid recruitment fees to join the company
11/14/2019
The initiative will be known as the Development Credit Authority or “DCA” Loan Portfolio Guarantee Agreement.
11/14/2019
“This is the first time that a Qatari bank has issued additional Tier one eligible as capital sukuk in the international market.