11/03/2019
Qatar Wealth Fund Buys St. Regis Hotel That Invented Bloody Mary
Those moves fueled conjecture that Marriott would sell real estate assets to balance its portfolio following the recent acquisitions.
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11/01/2019
Marriott Sells St. Regis New York to Qatar Investment Authority
Middle East kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund paid $310 million
11/01/2019
Gulf Islamic Investments: Providing a diverse set of investment opportunities
Gulf Islamic Investments and its team enjoy a track record of managing $2.8 billion in assets and securing $5.6 billion in debt and in excess of $1.2 billion in equity.
11/01/2019
Two 'forbidden' IPOs pit Gulf investors against Islamic clerics in Kuwait
Nearly three weeks later, Kuwait's highest religious authority said they breached Islamic law's prohibition on interest and branded them "haram," or forbidden.
11/01/2019
Credit Suisse: Saudi Aramco Deal Beckons
The hottest among many key topics discussed was the Saudi Aramco IPO as bank executives were eager to hear whether it would finally take place or not.
10/31/2019
Investcorp plans $1 bln infrastructure investments in Saudi, Gulf & MENA - joint CEO
Investcorp has been one of the largest and most active private equity investors in the Saudi Arabian market, investing over $700 million in the last 10 years, Ben-Gacem said.
10/31/2019
UAE's growth depends on its human capital
Social development is at the heart of the nation's biggest-ever budget since its foundation
10/30/2019
Gulf wealth funds to consider investing in Saudi Aramco IPO
Sovereign wealth funds in Kuwait and Bahrain mull move to invest in Saudi energy giant
10/30/2019
Qatar Chamber reviews boosting cooperation with French private sector
Regarding mutual investments, Al Mannai said that there are several Qatari investments in France in many sectors such as energy, real estate, hotels, financial services, transport, communications and sports.
10/30/2019
Bahrain FDI Hits $28.7 Billion in Q2
The survey, released by the iGA in collaboration with the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Economic Development Board
10/30/2019
Saudi sovereign wealth fund in talks with Softbank Group over investments
Softbank first announced its plan to launch a second Vision Fund in July
10/29/2019
Aberdeen Standard Investments strengthens Middle East focus
The Middle East is a key market for Aberdeen Standard Investment and increasing our local focus on EMD is an affirmation of our investment style, wherein we like to be close to the corporate and sovereign issuers we invest in," explained Edris Alrafi
10/29/2019
World Bank: Saudi Arabia Offers Competitive Incentives for Investment, Trade
The reforms implemented by the Kingdom to improve the business environment include facilitating and automating the procedures for starting-up business, in addition to facilitating the procedures of cross-border trade.
10/29/2019
Third annual Future Investment Initiative opens in Riyadh
The PIF chief in his opening address earlier said the Future Investment Initiative has evolved from just an annual gathering to become a hub for building relationships.
10/29/2019
New infrastructure opportunities for the Middle East in Asia
The Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region is the connecting point for three continents, giving it the opportunity to play a pivotal part in the BRI vision.
10/28/2019
Dubai opens doors to business startups
The hub offers incubation to budding entrepreneurs who are equipped with market-related skills and access to deal makers, after making the cut from hundreds of applicants from different countries.
10/25/2019
Mubadala-owned investment company hires banks for dollar bonds
Citi, Deutsche Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, JPMorgan and SMBC Nikko have been hired to arrange fixed income investor meetings in London
10/24/2019
QSE remains below 10,400 levels on selling pressure
Trade turnover declined amidst higher volumes in the bourse, where consumer goods, banking and industrials sectors together accounted for more than 76% of the total volume.
10/24/2019
London prime property demand from UAE to remain high even after Brexit: Analysts
According to Knight Frank, ultra-high net worth individuals allocated $3.3 billion to property market in London last year.
10/24/2019
Dubai's Averda hires banks to arrange $325mln bond- document
Barclays, Citi and HSBC have been hired as coordinators for the deal