11/05/2015
KIPCO may seek partners in $5bn real estate deal
Largest scale infrastructure and construction schemes have struggled to get off the ground in Kuwait
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11/04/2015
Hsbc Bank Oman Doubles Its International Growth Fund To Omr 40 Million
The Fund continues to be open to new and existing importing and exporting customers who are based in Oman, and have cross border trading requirements or aspire to grow internationally.
11/03/2015
Leading Abu Dhabi based real estate developer secures facility to Finance Final Phase of Horizon Towers Construction
Deal Demonstrates Confidence in the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Market; says Macquarie Capital
11/03/2015
Egypt bourse hit by emerging market storm, sees new IPOs in 2016
Emerging market assets sold off over the summer due to worries about a slowdown in China, weakening commodity prices, and the possibility of a U.S. interest rate rise.
11/03/2015
Citibank interested in Egypt’s future bond offerings: EMEA’s CEO
Citibank remains committed to the country and has a continuous dialogue with the Ministry of Finance, says Cowles
11/03/2015
GBI joins DE-CIX and UAE-IX Internet Exchanges
GBI becomes an official DE-CIX reseller
11/03/2015
Al Rayan Investment is ‘Qatar Equities Manager’
The award is another milestone for Al Rayan Investment
11/02/2015
Saudi Arabia Said to Create Special Office to Help Cut Spending
Saudi Arabia is trying to control spending as crude, which accounts for about 80 percent of revenue, slumped by over 50 percent since the end of Aug. 2014.
11/01/2015
Low volumes may trigger massive shake-up in UAE stock broking industry
In tough market conditions, Menacorp, the number one brokerage, plans to go back to basics and understand client needs
10/30/2015
Facilitations to investors stressed
The ambassador pointed out that the real estate sector in the United Kingdom is the most attractive to investors from the Middle East
10/29/2015
Bahrain’s Investcorp Targets European Property Push
Executive Chairman Mohammed Al Ardhi eyes commercial, residential real estate in the U.K. and Germany
10/29/2015
Qatar Investment Authority forms $8.6 billion Manhattan joint venture with Brookfield
Brookfield has enjoyed a long-standing, successful relationship with QIA, and we are thrilled that they share our vision for this transformative project
10/27/2015
Jadwa Investment closes first real estate investment fund in Makkah
Jadwa Investment has launched Jadwa Al Azizia Real Estate Investment Fund, the firm’s first real estate fund in Makkah.
10/25/2015
Al Rayan Bank’s real estate financing to UK-based GCC customers up 131pc
The financing to the GCC investors increased by 131 percent from September 2014 to September 2015.
10/25/2015
International Networking Day at IREIS 2015 to Connect Local Agents with International Developers
The only dedicated real estate event that targets investors and end-users rather than trade visitors
10/25/2015
Asset managers suffer as oil funds withdraw cash
A collapse in the price of oil since June 2014 is taking its toll on the investment management industry, as oil-producing countries pull money from their wealth funds to make up for a loss of export earnings.
10/23/2015
MAF picks banks for a potential dollar sukuk
The firm, which owns and operates the Carrefour franchise in the Middle East, is planning to issue the sukuk before end of the year
10/22/2015
Meet the secret weapon in a $7.1 billion Middle East oil money bid for Santos
These are people who know the energy business.
10/22/2015
Gulf Banks Await an IPO Pickup
A backlog is forming for regional companies wanting to list on stock markets. They just need a bit of market stability
10/21/2015
DFM honors five brokerage firms for introduction of trading via smart phone applications to their customers in 2015
Dubai Financial Market honored five of its licensed brokerage firms for providing their customers with trading via smart phone applications in 2015, lifting the number of firms that offer this service on DFM to 12 brokerages.