05/25/2015
The main investor in infrastructure in the region is the public sector but it cannot do it alone' said Hani Mulki chief commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority in Jordan.
05/25/2015
Two major agreements are expected to be signed by Bahrain and China
05/25/2015
Qatar businessmen have been urged to take advantage of the Gulf Cooperation Council-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and the Asean Economic Community, a single market that would facilitate “freer flowing trade, investments, and connectivity.”
05/24/2015
Revolutionary product 'Loans for Diamonds' launched
This revolutionary product will allow diamonds registered with DMCC's Tradeflow platform, which will act as the central registry, to be used as collateral for trade finance loans
05/24/2015
The ceremony was held as part of GlobalCapital's ninth annual gala dinner, to celebrate the best borrowers, banks and bankers in the sovereign, supranational and agency, FIG, corporate and emerging markets sectors.
05/24/2015
It may be a tiny country of around 850,000 people, but it has a bold ambition to become the commercial hub of eastern Africa
05/24/2015
Bank Sohar has picked Arab Banking Corporation as the sole arranger and bookrunner for the loan syndication
05/21/2015
Turkish logistics firm Netlog is looking to sell a stake to an investor to help to expand its business, which already has distribution warehouses in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa after a string of acquisitions.
05/21/2015
Emaar Misr intends to use the proceeds from the IPO towards its non-residential developments in Egypt
05/21/2015
Having identified the UAE as an important partner, China is looking at engaging individual emirates to boost its economic and trade ties with the second-largest economy in the Arab world that has a GDP of over US$400 billion.
05/20/2015
Knowlarity, which is headquartered in Singapore, but has its main offices in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bangalore, in April tied up with Compareit4me.com, a leading UAE-based finance comparison site.
05/20/2015
One of the top-performing Middle East & North African equity funds has switched to a Luxembourg domicile to increase access for European investors
05/20/2015
The commitment by Abraaj also marks the formal launch of the Fund
05/20/2015
British expats in the UAE are taking advantage of rising rents in the UK to snap up buy-to-let properties, experts report.
05/19/2015
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates NBD, rang the market-opening bell on 17 May to celebrate the listing of two conventional bonds totalling $951 million on NASDAQ Dubai
05/19/2015
The DMCC concept followed the Bursa Suq Al Sila, set up by the Malaysian stock exchange in Kuala Lumpur as early as in 2009 to serve as an Islamic commodity trading platform for crude palm oil, an initiative spearheaded by the Malaysia International Islam
05/19/2015
Bank of Sharjah has picked five banks to arrange fixed income investor meetings from Thursday for a potential debut benchmark U.S. dollar bond, a document from lead arrangers showed.
05/19/2015
The shares last closed in the market at 3.61 dirhams. Last July, the bank said it was in talks to acquire a majority stake in Ras Al Khaimah Insurance.
05/18/2015
It would be the first bond issue by ICBC through its DIFC branch, underlining the bank's growing business in the Middle East as trade and investment ties between China and the Gulf expand rapidly.
05/18/2015
Property deal seen as key move in Qatari family's bid to create Mayfair enclave