Abu Dhabi’s Top Bank Follows Dubai Rival to Dollar Bond Market
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC followed its Dubai rival to the debt market by starting to market dollar-denominated Islamic bonds…
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Egypt’s forex reserves hit 9-month high
Egypt’s net foreign reserves rose to $40 billion in December 2020, the largest since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease…
Oman Banks Get More Flexibility in Financing Stock Investments
Oman’s central bank said it approved a recommendation that would provide more flexibility for banks in financing stock market investments.…
Oman to float OMR150mn worth of bonds
Oman’s central bank has announced issue of government development bonds to the tune of OMR100 million. The issue, which will…
Fitch sees Qatar banks benefiting from Saudi Arabia fund inflows
Saudi Arabian clients are expected to start shifting some of their funds back to Qatar after four Arab states agreed…
Ovamba & Singularity launch TradeTech partnership in Egypt
TradeTech innovator, Ovamba Solutions and financial services provider, Singularity Finance have partnered to deliver financial inclusion and growth capital to…
Enel teams up with Qatar wealth fund on Africa green energy projects
Italy's biggest utility Enel has signed a deal with the Qatar Investment Authority to develop renewable energy projects in Sub-Saharan…
Dubai Fintech Hub Partners With Israel
In late November, Dubai-based DIFC FinTech Hive—the biggest financial-innovation hub in the Middle East—signed a milestone agreement with Israel’s Fintech-Aviv.…
Clifford Chance advises Aldar Properties
The leading UAE listed property developer purchased a 100% stake in Saadiyat District Cooling LLC and an 85% stake in…
Dubai raises total value of economic incentives to AED7.1 billion
Under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed…
DMCC's Dubai Diamond Exchange to host six diamond tenders in January 2021
Dubai is the global diamond hub of choice for industry tenders December 2020 saw record breaking tender with largest ever…
Dubai Financial Market attracts 400 new investors in 2020
The Dubai Financial Market has welcomed 400 new investors via approved brokerage companies in 2020, a rise of 4.6% on…