03/07/2016
Saudi Arabia to hold out bond mandate prospect to banks
Banks were briefed that the largest lenders on the loan, which may be as much as $10 billion, will also probably be appointed to arrange the bond
Alternative Investments
03/06/2016
Qatar Investment Authority invests $1.3bn in LA office portfolio
QIA declined to comment on the transaction or the fund’s specific investment plans for North America.
03/04/2016
Iran to Get Luxury Hotel Along Caspian Sea as Tourism Thaws
Iran’s first foreign-branded hotels in decades arrived in October
03/03/2016
Guidance Investments attracts GCC investors by offering stable returns in high growth Asean markets
The Fund focuses on logistics and industrial real estate in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.
03/03/2016
UAE's Network International agrees to buy Emerging Markets Payments Group
Dubai's largest bank, Emirates NBD ENBD.DU, owns 51 percent of Network International
03/03/2016
Dubai: UAE Exchange CEO wins Finance CEO of the Year Award
UAE Exchange has always attempted to be innovative, revolutionising its products to enhance customer experience.
03/03/2016
UAE currency Dirham liquidity strong
The chief executive said some of the foreign banks are "extremely" aggressive in the top end of the market and that is helped with foreign liquidity coming in.
03/03/2016
Carillion to partner with Oman’s sovereign wealth fund to build hospitals
Carillion operates in a number of GCC states through joint ventures such as Al Futtaim Carillion in the UAE and Carillion Alawi in Oman.
03/03/2016
Oman c.bank chief: rising bond yields driven by market
It is driven by the market, we are leaving it to the market
03/02/2016
Mideast online retailer Souq.com raises $275 million from investors: Reuters
In a separate statement, Standard Chartered Private Equity said it had invested $50 million in Souq.com for a minority stake. It did not specify the stake size.
03/02/2016
S'pore, Iran ink bilateral treaty on investment
Singapore is the second country, after Japan, to sign a bilateral investment treaty with the Middle Eastern nation after international sanctions were lifted in mid-January.
03/02/2016
Investment banking arm of Qatar's Barwa scours Turkey for deals -acting CEO
The bank, which is also involved in private equity and asset management, is particularly interested in Turkey's real estate, healthcare, education and food and beverage industries, Al Obaidan said.
03/01/2016
Promising real estate investment markets in the Middle East over the next year and beyond
With property prices changing rapidly as a result, new properties being built and old ones being redeveloped
03/01/2016
Rising UAE-China trade spurs growth in DIFC
Total value of 295 cases handled at DIFC Courts rises to Dh5.56b
02/29/2016
Dubai: 'ICD in talks to fund new Atlantis hotel'
A joint venture between ICD and Brookfield Property Partners is also in talks over a seven-year $436m loan to build a new tower at Dubai International Financial Centre.
02/29/2016
GCC must repay or refinance $94bn in bonds and loans in 2016, 2017
HSBC said tightening regional liquidity could impact refinancing
02/29/2016
Everton confirm 'new major shareholder' as Iranian Farhad Moshiri seals deal
Farhad Moshiri acquires 49.9 per cent of Everton subject to approval
02/29/2016
Gatehouse completes portfolio acquisition of ten select service hotels in the US
This acquisition marks Gatehouse's second investment into the select service hospitality space, following its acquisition in 2014 of a Marriott Residence Inn located in Midtown, Manhattan.
02/29/2016
"Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange" Signs an Agreement with United Arab Bank for Offering
Rashed Al Baloushi: This Step Reflects the Big Confidence in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
02/29/2016
Egypt racing time to bridge budget gap with Islamic bonds: Finance Ministry
The ministry is “racing against time” to issue the Islamic bonds law, Sami Khallaf, the ministry’s head of public debt, told Al-Masry Al-Youm.