Maritime risk management co Windward raises $16.5m
Israeli maritime risk management startup Windward has announced the closing of a $16.5 million Series C financing round. The company…
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David Haigh trial opens in Dubai in dispute with Bahrain’s GFH Capital
David Haigh, a former deputy chief executive of GFH Capital, the investment banking arm of GFH Financial Group, has been…
Edelman Appoints New Middle East CEO
Edelman has hired Omar Qirem as its new CEO in the Middle East, after a difficult two years for the…
Middle East Developer Selling Luxury Suites and Villas for Bitcoin and Crypto
FAM Holding, a business conglomerate with real estate investments across the United Arab Emirates, is now offering its latest jewel…
Six firms in running to manage $1 billion Abraaj healthcare fund: sources
Colony Capital, TPG and Cerberus Capital Management are among at least six firms vying to run Abraaj’s $1 billion healthcare…
Varde Partners appoints Head of EMEA Business Development and Investor Relations
Värde Partners, the global alternative investment firm, announced today the hire of Shannon Gallagher as Head of EMEA Business Development…
Kuwait’s cabinet resists pressure to tax expats’ remittances
The Kuwaiti government has rejected parliamentary demands to impose fees on expatriates’ remittances arguing that the move would harm the…
Abraaj chairman quits as Naqvi faces trial
Sean Cleary, chairman of Abraaj Holdings, has resigned as the Dubai-based private equity group undergoes a court-supervised restructuring. "Following…
Gulf neighbours Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will offer new aid to strengthen the country's "fiscal stability"
Bahrain said on Wednesday that its Gulf neighbours Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will offer new aid to strengthen…
JLL appoints Head of Consulting Services for Middle East and North Africa
JLL, the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has appointed John Fekete as Head of Consulting Services for…
Holborn Assets has Dubai licence suspended
Dubai-based Holborn Assets Insurance Brokers has had its Insurance Authority licence suspended for three months, in a rare case of…
New Saudi Arabia ETF Emerges
Saudi Arabia’s addition to indexer MSCI Inc.’s group of emerging markets starting in June 2019 is expected to lure $40…