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Doha Bank shareholders approve extension period for bond issuance under EMTN programme

March 16, 2021

* Doha Bank's Ordinary General Assembly also endorsed the board’s recommendation to distribute cash dividends to the shareholders by QR0.075…

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Comment & Analysis

Qatar streamlines listing, foreign ownership norms to bolster corporate governance: S&P

March 16, 2021

Qatar has enhanced its corporate governance, including the listing standards and foreign ownership rules, in the recent past; even as…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE-GCC states trade exchange at $62bln in 2019

March 15, 2021

The trade exchanges between the UAE and GCC states amounted to around AED229 bn in 2019, a 4 percent growth…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE sets up $10bn fund to invest in Israel

March 12, 2021

The UAE has established a $10 billion fund to invest in strategic sectors in Israel, state news agency WAM reported…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE lender CBI seeks shareholder vote to boost capital

March 12, 2021

United Arab Emirates lender Commercial Bank International, which is partly owned by Qatar's National Bank, is seeking to increase its…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Renaissance Services secures funding for expansion of workers’ village

March 12, 2021

Oman-based Renaissance Services has announced that it has secured funding worth $82 million for the expansion of its workers’ village…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

UAE's robo-advisory Sarwa to offer zero-commission trading service

March 11, 2021

UAE-based robo advisory platform Sarwa will offer zero-commission trading of global stocks and ETF to its clients.    The new…

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Comment & Analysis

Kingdom on course to meet investment goals: Trade minister

March 11, 2021

Saudi Arabia is on course to achieving its strategic goals of creating a business environment aimed at increasing local and…

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Comment & Analysis

Alawwal Bank, SABB merger targeted to complete on March 14

March 10, 2021

The full integration of Alawwal Bank and Saudi British Bank  is targeted to complete on 14 March 2021.   Hence,…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

$240m investment vehicle eying Nasdaq IPO targets Saudi investors

March 10, 2021

Arrow Capital, a Dubai-based investment advisory firm, has partnered with a Silicon Valley venture capital firm to set up a…

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Retail Banking

Bank Muscat hires banks for dollar 5-year bonds – document

March 9, 2021

Bank Muscat has hired a group of international and regional banks to arrange an issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated five-year bonds,…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi Arabia's Monshaat launches SME Bank

March 5, 2021

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monshaat) has launched the Small and Medium Enterprises Bank as one…

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