12/26/2017
Ithmaar in Process of Completing Dubai Listing
Ithmaar Holding received on Thursday approval from the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority to list on the Dubai Financial Market
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12/26/2017
UAE, Tajikistan plan to create joint investment fund
UAE invested more than $188m in central Asian country in the last ten years
12/25/2017
EFG Hermes looks to manage renewable energy projects: energy head
He expected renewable energy to attract investors from the Gulf and Asia in 2018.
12/25/2017
Union Properties to IPO unit in second half of 2018
The public offering is part of the Dubai-listed developer's strategy to diversify revenue sources
12/25/2017
Muscat Capital launches real estate fund
The fund will be listed on Saudi stock exchange
12/21/2017
Registered kuwaitis still not working statistics
The number of bachelor degree holders constitutes the majority of the unemployed in the country.
12/21/2017
Saudi Arabia is hunting shale deals in the US
If Aramco does acquire a stake in a US shale company, it will be its first ever international oil and gas production investment.
12/21/2017
Dubai Sheikh's Buyout Firm Is Said to Reach $1 Billion Debt Deal
It’s the second time the firm is restructuring the loan.
12/20/2017
UAE moots pensions for expats
The end-of-service gratuity calculates an amount based upon completion of a full year of employment.
12/19/2017
REIT boom gathers pace in Saudi Arabia
The REIT is invested in 15 assets, located in six cities: Riyadh, Dammam, Jubail, Khobar, Jeddah, and Al-Ahsa.
12/19/2017
Dubai firm buys 'iconic' London skyscraper for $357m
Subsidiary of Al Gurg Group inks deal for 20-storey building in UK capital city
12/19/2017
Saudi budgets 978 billion riyal spending for 2018
Kingdom expects to post a budget deficit for the fifth year in the row
12/18/2017
Clifford Chance advises Emirates REIT on debut $400 million Sukuk
Clifford Chance has advised Emirates REIT Limited, the world's largest, publically listed Shari'ah-compliant real estate investment trust, on its inaugural $400 million issuance of five-year trust certificates.
12/18/2017
Saudi Aramco Hires Citi to Lead $2 Billion UK-Backed Loan: Sources
Banks look at these kinds of operations for relationship purposes," said a source at a European export credit agency in the Middle East.
12/17/2017
Saudi Arabia — A Kingdom under Transformation
Over the past two years, the Kingdom has laid out a clear road map on measures to be taken to diversify its economy
12/17/2017
GCC’s insurance sector poised for strong growth in next five years
Economic diversification and supportive regulatory environment to boost growth
12/17/2017
MENA hotel investments to hit record high in 2018
New figures from the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2018 forecasts that $14 billion in construction contracts will be awarded in 2018..
12/17/2017
Mashreq Bank honours CEO with ‘wellness leader’ award
He constantly pushes leaders (and other employees) from the organisations that he manages to get fitter
12/17/2017
Dubai prime residential prices to rise in 2018 - forecast
Government investment in the economy and infrastructure ahead of Expo2020 are helping to attract more employment, driving demand higher, it said.
12/14/2017
Gulf may have slightly firm tone in response to Fed caution
Qatar's central bank has not yet announced its rate decision, but is expected to imitate the Fed because of its currency peg.