Qatar first Gulf nation to grant permanent residency to expats
Qatar will soon be the first Arab Gulf nation to allow some of its long-time foreign residents to become permanent…
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EFG Hermes concludes advisory on $52 million DGC IPO
DGC owns and operates the Salalah II independent power project which comprises two power generation plants with a combined and…
Turkey Ripples Hit Korea as Record Money-Market Funds Pulled
Turkey’s economic troubles are reverberating in a market for short-term investors all the way across the Eurasian continent in South…
UAE Private Sector Growth Slows, Employment Shrinks
Expansion of the United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector slowed to a five-month low in August as total employment shrank…
Bahrain said to raise $500m as it awaits support from Gulf allies
Bahrain has raised $500 million from a private placement of bonds with five regional banks, giving the island-kingdom much-needed relief…
Egypt’s Aqarmap Secures Investment From Wamda Capital, KISP And Raed Ventures
Egyptian startup, Aqarmap, an online real estate marketplace, has secured investment from a trio of investors which include UAE’s Wamda…
Abu Dhabi Confronts Glut of Banks With Three-Way Merger Plan
Abu Dhabi is engineering a second bank merger in its latest attempt to stay competitive in the era of lower…
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Emerging Markets - Not Wholly Bad News President Trump’s trade wars continue to trouble the emerging markets Stronger…
Qatar’s investments in Germany exceed €25bn in ‘vital’ sectors
Qatar’s investment in Germany has exceeded €25bn in a wide range of sectors, according to the ‘The National Committee for…
UAE most attractive target for Chinese lenders, research shows
The UAE was the most attractive target in the Middle East and Africa for Chinese policy lenders in the last…
Banks blame investors for not assessing risks
Investors, who took exposure to leveraged non-resident rupee deposit products in India and stand to lose heavily from the recent…
VCBank delivers 45pc return after Byrne exit
Venture Capital Bank (VCBank), a Bahraini Sharia-compliant investment firm, has netted a 45 per cent return after exiting its investment…