Trade war rattles Gulf stocks, Qatar slips to worst day in two years
Gulf stock markets tumbled on Monday and Qatar suffered its biggest single-day loss as a new war of trade between…
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StanChart's Singapore-based private equity spinoff plans Middle East investment
Affirma Capital, the private equity spinoff of Standard Chartered Plc, plans to complete at least one acquisition in the Middle…
UAE’s four largest banks post H1 profit above $5bn
The UAE's four biggest banks reported first-half net profits rose to Dh19 billion ($5.3 billion), helped by asset growth and…
Investcorp reports full-year income up 5pc to $131m
Bahrain-based Investcorp, a leader in alternative investment products, has reported a net income of $131 million for the 12 months…
CFA Society Emirates appoints new Board of Directors
CFA Society Emirates, the local UAE member society of CFA Institute, announced today the appointment of Mr Richard Lee, CFA,…
Sarwa Capital postsprofits in H1
Sarwa Capital Holding for Financial Investments SAE announced Tuesday, in a statement sent to EGX, the financial results for the…
Dubai third most affordable city for prime property
Dubai ranks as the third most affordable major global city for purchasing prime residential property, according to the findings of…
Bond yields soften on account of global trade tensions amid Fed rate cuts
In 2019, global bond issuances are at $2.694tn as against $3.79tn in 2018. The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of…
Banks to close Saturday marking Arafat day
Banks will close as of Saturday, August 10, 2019 coinciding with pilgrims’ standing on Mount Arafat and will remain shut…
$2.3bn worth of Afreximbank investments in Egypt, says official
The African Export-Import Bank is investing some 2.3 billion dollars in Egypt, said Global Head of Advisory & Capital Markets…
Ajman University, Noor Bank launch Noor Fund to promote Islamic banking, finance
Ajman University and Noor Bank have launched the first of its kind waqf initiative in the UAE with a capital…
Helios and EAEF acquire Egyptian agribusiness
Private equity investor Helios and the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund have acquired a majority stake in Misr Hytech Seed International with…