Dubai contractor Arabtec asks banks to waive debt terms
Dubai-listed Arabtec Holding, which reported accumulated losses of Dhs4.6bn ($1.25bn) last year, is asking banks to waive terms on its…
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AlBaraka Türk wins $213m financing
AlBaraka Türk, one of the pioneers in the field of interest-free banking in Turkey, has reported the success of its…
Bahrain's Al Baraka Banking Group planning dollar sukuk issue
Bahrain's Al Baraka Banking Group, a sharia-compliant lender, plans to issue U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, banking sources said on Tuesday. …
Dubai opens applications for Fintech Hive accelerator programme
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has today announced that applications for its ‘FinTech Hive at DIFC’ accelerator programme will open…
Investment bank Houlihan Lokey to open Dubai office
Houlihan Lokey is opening an office in Dubai in the second quarter aiming to capitalize on opportunities in finance, M&A…
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange: Blockchain is Most Innovative Technology For Digital Transactions
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADSM), a stock exchange in Abu Dhabi with a market cap of $135 bln, considers the…
'Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal remains on top of world's richest Arabs list'
Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal remains at the top of the Arab world's richest list with an estimated net…
Promising landscape for Middle East wealth creation
Although the steady decline in oil prices has resulted in a decline in wealth across the Middle East, different wealth…
Qatar Financial Centre widens platform for investment clubs and foundations
The initiatives aim to contribute to the CEO Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida’s recent announcement of the QFC’s five-year roadmap that aims…
Qatar sells $1.53billion of govt bonds, focuses on long end of curve
Qatar's central bank said on Monday it had sold 5.575 billion riyals ($1.53 billion) of domestic bonds, with issuance heavily…
Women are a growing influence on banking in the Middle East
As well as being a member of Emirates NBD’s group executive committee, Lubna Qassim also sits on the board of…
Premium property can lift UAE and Saudi economies, executives say
Demand for premium, investment-grade property in the UAE and Saudi Arabia remains strong and an increase in supply could help…