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.
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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
09/21/2014
Dubai International Financial Centre to Issue Islamic Bond
There were 1,113 DIFC-registered companies at the end of June, according to the center's statistics, up 7% from the end of last year.
09/19/2014
Dubai lender Mashreq sets sights on Egypt and Turkey, says CEO
A number of local banks had been held up as potential buyers of UAE operations that sources said Standard Chartered was aiming to sell after it agreed to close some accounts there in an anti-money laundering settlement with authorities in the United State