10/06/2014
Chemi Peres launches Middle East investment fund
Peres, Jonathan Kolber and Assaf Shariv have so far raised $15 million for the Amelia fund.
Alternative Investments
10/01/2014
Middle East investments in Sri Lanka to grow
Several Middle –East companies are willing to invest in Sri Lanka due to the country's on going development activities.
10/01/2014
GFC expands presence in Abu Dhabi
Gulf Finance Corporation has enhanced its offering to SMEs in the UAE by establishing a presence in Abu Dhabi’s industrial area, Mussaffah.
09/30/2014
National Bank of Oman conducts international roadshow ahead of potential bond issue
Established in 1973, National Bank of Oman has total assets of US$9.1 billion
09/30/2014
Abu Dhabi's Al Jaber Group completes debt restructuring
Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate Al Jaber Group announced on Tuesday that it has successfully completed its debt restructuring agreement with banks.
09/29/2014
Emaar Taps Stock Boom in Dubai’s Biggest IPO in Seven Years
A retail boom spurred by an increase in tourist arrivals is helping propel growth in Dubai
09/29/2014
FPI launches new Reserve Portfolio Bond
Friends Provident International has launched a new version of its Reserve Portfolio Bond complete with two brand new charging structures.
09/28/2014
Oman Arab Bank inks pact with Zain Property for mortgage finance
The villas comprise three bedrooms each with the possibility of adding a room for the servant.
09/26/2014
Saudi billionaire's firm plans $500m Ethiopia investment
Al-Amoudi, born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Saudi father, is one of the country’s largest foreign investors
09/26/2014
Bitcoin in the UAE: Should you be using it?
Amber Haque believes bitcoin offers numerous advantages to her Dubai business.
09/26/2014
Nine prestigious industry awards for Zurich International Life
Zurich International Life won an unprecedented nine awards at the international life industry’s flagship event, the International Adviser Awards
09/25/2014
Industrial, Commercial Bank of China opens Kuwait branch
The establishment of ICBC Kuwait Branch is a new milestone of ICBC's globalization strategy by further optimizing the bank's network in Middle East
09/25/2014
Ashmore-led group sells Saudi waste management firm to Gulf group
It did not disclose its investment partners nor the value of the acquisition
09/25/2014
KKR to TPG Return the Favor Pouring Money Into Middle East Deals
KKR & Co. LP, Blackstone Group LP and other large private-equity firms have long parachuted into the Middle East to hunt for cash, only to carry it back home to make investments in Western companies.
09/24/2014
US Freedom Capital expands to Middle Eastern market
US Freedom Capital, an EB-5 Investment Firm and an Investment Banking firm, recently opened its representative office in Dubai.
09/23/2014
ICIEC and SMBC Europe Ink an MOU to strengthen collaboration in ICIEC Member Countries
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited (SMBCE), a subsidiary of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMB
09/23/2014
AlJazira Capital gets Thomson Reuters’ best brokerage awards
These awards, came as a result of the outstanding performance
09/23/2014
Agricultural Bank of China lists 1bn RMB bond in Dubai
China's third biggest bank in terms of assets, the Agricultural Bank of China, launched a listing of 1 billion renminbi in Emirates bond on the Nasdaq Dubai, marking the first Chinese fixed income bond on an Arab stock market.
09/23/2014
Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Attracts Orders Over $650m For Tier 1 Bond
The bond with a perpetual tenor can be bought back by the lender after the fifth year.
09/23/2014
Listening closely as Abu Dhabi Global Market slowly takes shape
But big ideas cannot exist in a vacuum, and if Abu Dhabi wants to create an truly international financial hub, it has to listen to what the rest of the world