UAE banks take precautions against coronavirus
A number of banks and financial institutions in the UAE have issued internal memos to their employees regarding precautions to…
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Saudi Arabia plans $6bn surge in mortgage refinancing
Saudi Arabia’s first mortgage refinancing firm aims to raise its holdings of home-loan portfolios by 10 times this year, as…
Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires two US properties for $164m
Bahrain investment firm Investcorp has acquired two residential properties in South Florida for $164m. The most recent acquisition has…
Saudi Arabia's 'instant visas' aims to support new businesses
Saudi Arabia has launched a new ‘instant visa’ scheme to support entrepreneurs setting up new businesses in the kingdom. …
Bahrain central bank cuts key rate by 50 bps
Bahrain’s central bank said on Tuesday that it had decided to cut its key policy interest rate on the one-week…
World's largest sovereign wealth fund invests over $800M in Turkey
Norway’s wealth fund has invested nearly $803 million in 53 different Turkish companies as of December 2019. The Government…
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund parts ways with three executives
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has parted ways with at least three senior investment executives in recent months, in what…
Coronavirus impact: Investments in Dubai's DGCX spike over demand for safe assets
The Middle East’s largest derivatives bourse, the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange has seen a huge influx of investments, as…
Qatar’s share of foreign investments in Kuwait amounts to 40%: Official
Qatar and Kuwait have one of the strongest strategic relations and bilateral trade and investment alliances in the Middle East…
Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses gain as stimulus hopes offset virus
Major stock markets in the Gulf opened higher on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session, on hopes that central…
QSE snaps six days of bearish spell to climb 43 points, lifted by real estate, telecom sectors
The Qatar Stock Exchange on Tuesday snapped six days of bearish spell and its key barometer rose 43 points, mainly…
UAE, Saudi and Bahrain lower interest rates in line with Fed move over virus outbreak
Policy makers in the Gulf followed the US Federal Reserve’s emergency move on Tuesday, lowering interest rates in response to…