UAE shares defy regional sell-off to close higher
UAE shares defied a regional sell-off on Wednesday to finish in positive territory, as European and US stocks trended higher…
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Al Anwar Holdings Q1 net profit up 63% to R04.3MN
Al Anwar Holdings Co reported a group net profit of RO4.27mn for the three months ended June 30, 2016, a…
UAE markets close higher as laggards stage comeback
Underperforming stocks staged a comeback on UAE bourses, with blue-chip Emaar Properties lifting the Dubai Financial Market to extend the…
New Abu Dhabi Real Estate Laws Laying the Legal Foundations for Institutional Investment
The years since the global financial crisis of the last decade have witnessed a significant increase in institutional investment into…
Saudi bank Samba’s Q2 net profit slips 1.4%, but meets forecasts
Samba Financial Group, Saudi Arabia’s third-largest bank by assets, reported a 1.4 per cent drop in second-quarter net profit on…
Anadolu Industry Holding To Sell Stake in Alternatif Bank
Turkey's Anadolu Industry Holding, an affiliate of Yazicilar Holding, has decided to sell its 25 per cent stake in lender…
Gulf narrowly mixed in quiet trade; Saudi banks firm
Gulf stock markets were narrowly mixed in quiet, early trade on Monday although Saudi Arabian banks rose after a couple…
Qatar bonds are likely to remain popular with investors: BMI
Qatar’s bonds are “likely to remain popular with investors” although sovereign creditworthiness in the Mena economies will broadly deteriorate over…
Working in Dubai? Here’s why you should take Islamic finance courses
Dubai has set itself an ambitious goal of becoming the global center of Islamic Economy, overtaking established cities like London…
Harbinger of hope – Qatar Investment Authority's purchase of Asia Square Tower One
The recent acquisition of the 43-storey Asia Square Tower One by Qatar Investment Authority, a sovereign wealth fund, has provided…
Mideast Stocks-Gulf may have firm tone; bank earnings are mixed
Gulf stock markets may trade with a moderately firm tone on Monday, extending the previous day's rises, with investors' attention…
Emirates NBD says reduced impairments helped lift profit in first half of the year
Emirates NBD announced quarterly profit ahead of analyst forecasts, rising 16 per cent year-on-year for the three months to the…