QDB launches SMEs Rating and Accreditation
Qatar Development Bank has launched the SME Rating and Accreditation Programme to assist entrepreneurs and SMEs to capitalise on contracting…
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Oman in first international bond market foray in 20 years
In a year of comebacks in emerging markets, Oman returned to the international bond market for the first time in…
How UAE expatriates can be 'global pensions crisis defiant'
The world is facing an unprecedented pension crisis - but UAE expats are best placed to be able to mitigate…
How power players from the Middle East are diversifying their million-dollar investments
In April, Saudi Arabia announced Saudi Vision 2030, a mega plan to reshape and diversify the kingdom's oil-dependent economy. A…
Dubai Investments plans to launch $544m education, healthcare funds
Dubai Investments has announced plans to launch two funds in partnership with Al Mal Capital. Khalid Bin Kalban, managing…
Saudi CMA approves amended Investment Funds Regulations
The Saudi Capital Market Authority Board approved the final draft of the amended Investment Funds Regulations after the draft was…
BNP Paribas Securities names new UK, Middle East, South Africa head
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a unit of BNP Paribas Group, has appointed Patrick Hayes head of UK, Middle East and…
Omani Merger Deal Set to Create Nation’s Second Biggest Bank
Oman’s Bank Sohar reached an agreement with Bank Dhofar on the terms of a proposed merger that would create a…
Protecting human capital
Aside from risks specific to industries SMEs are operating in, they are just as vulnerable to the global economy, fluctuations…
Aramco listing lures banks with prospects of lucrative deals
Investment banks are jostling to take part in the listing of a chunk of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco…
Oman joins the queue of GCC bond market for first time
Oman plans to issue a sovereign dollar bond for the first time to plug a deficit left by tumbling oil…
Global Platform Eureeca Updates on AIG Crowdfunding Insurance & Plans for International Expansion
Eureeca is the very first investment crowdfunding platform to set up shop in the Middle East. The home office in…