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QSE and Iridium launch 3rd investor relations excellence programme

The QSE IR Excellence Programme last year crowned Ooredoo as Qatar’s best company overall for excellence in Investor Relations.

Lebanese Private-Equity Firm Chases Diaspora in Africa for Deals

A debut debt fund primarily targeting Africa, with a target of $200 million, is in the works, Managing Partner Romen Mathieu said.

Revealed: who is spending most in Dubai's real estate market

Dubai Land Department publishes list of the top 10 nationalities that invested in Dubai property over past 18 months

UAE’s equity indices still moving sideways

DFM index inches up 0.3% as trade values remain weak

Shuaa Capital Re-Launches its Brokerage Operations in Egypt

Dubai-listed Shuaa has already initiated formal procedures and discussions with Egypt’s financial regulators.

MidEast Shares Mostly Rise, Helped by Bank Stocks

It had sold its stake in an Ethiopian company in a deal worth $14.5 million.

Embattled Sahara group in talks with Middle-Eastern enterprise for sale of US hotels: Sources

Sahara holds 85 per cent in New York's Dream Downtown hotel and 70 per cent in the Plaza

Diezani, seven ex-governors, others to lose Dubai assets

The ratification of the six agreements between the two countries delayed the seizure of the assets, The Nation learnt yesterday.

Largest Green-Bond Fund for Emerging Markets Nearing $2 Billion

We see the opportunity to offer yield and diversification to these investors.

GCC corporate earnings wanes

A decline of one per cent in the first half with an expected turnaround of 8.1 per cent by the end of the year.

Blockade dents Dubai’s brand image

A top Dubai-based property advisor told The Peninsula that an estimated 770 Qatari investors had made investments in Dubai’s real estate sector in 2016.

Dubai gold prices remain at Dh156, should you invest?

Tomorrow's rates could either be high or low.

Emirates REIT acquires European Business Centre for $35.42mln

The European Business Centre is a ground plus three storey commercial building with a net leasable area in excess of 273,164sqf.

China, Saudi plan US$20 billion joint investment fund

Falih was speaking on the sidelines of an economic conference of senior officials and businessmen from the two countries in Jeddah.

Saudis may seek funding in Chinese yuan

Panda bonds are yuan-denominated bonds from non-Chinese issuers which are sold within China.

Turkey Firms Ready $64 Billion Spending Spree to Leave Home

The political fallout from a failed coup in July last year is hindering economic growth and making it harder for firms to operate in a market many see as saturated, cluttered with red tape and expensive for acquisitions.

Jewel of the Nile: Egypt lures back investors with higher rates, quickening growth

Egypt's civil conflict isn't scaring off investors, who have flocked to the country's high interest rates.

Funding squeeze hastens take-off of non-bank lending in Middle East

Many banks in the Gulf have tightened their policies on lending in the past two years as low oil prices and sluggish economic growth aggravate non-performing loans.

Abu Dhabi's residential sales set for further declines, says Core Savills

Lower household income, jobs cuts and rising inflation behind recent price drops

Dubai real estate market sets the pace for renewed growth in the GCC

Emirati investors ranked first with transactions worth $4.1 billion, followed by Saudi nationals who were involved in deals worth $1.1 billion.

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