Middle East philanthropists lean towards building a civil society
Philanthropy in the Middle East can be a precarious business, something Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber knows only too…
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Oman fund raises $600m loan for subsidiary
Oman Investment Fund has closed the syndication of $600 million of conventional and Islamic facilities for its wholly owned subsidiary…
Can the crowd fund Gulf SMEs?
Beehive and Eureeca are using online crowdfunding to raise debt and equity for small businesses in the Middle East. …
UEA launches latest round of Adapt Low Carbon Innovation Fund
University today kicks off second investment cycle from pioneering low carbon venture capital fund The University of East Anglia…
CRMNEXT wins Prestigious Award
CRMNEXT, the largest provider of CRM in financial services globally, along with National Bank of Oman has won the 2017…
Six new projects await Al Mazaya Holding in Kuwait, Dubai and Oman
Al Mazaya Holding has announced its financial statements for Q1 2017, declaring KWD 1.91 million in net profits, a growth…
Turkish wealth fund head says signed Islamic mortgage deal with IDB
Turkey's new sovereign wealth fund has signed a framework agreement with an Islamic Development Bank unit to develop Islamic mortgages…
'PIMPED OUT BY BOSS' Married banker, 36, ‘pimped out’ to wealthy Arab client in bid to land £25m account and ‘threatened with the sack if she didn’t go for dinner date’
A married senior banker was “pimped out” by her boss in a bid to get a wealthy Arab client to…
Qatar National Bank plans to apply for Saudi investment banking licence
Qatar National Bank, the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa, plans to apply for a licence from Saudi…
Globaleye hires compliance officer as UAE rules tighten
Dubai-headquartered IFA firm Globaleye has hired a regulatory compliance expert to ensure the company meets the rapidly growing demands of…
Growth in real estate and SMEs key to Saudi Vision 2030 success
At the beginning of 2017, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched a housing programme designed to handover up to 120,000…
UAE central bank survey shows modest growth in credit appetite
Demand for business credit and personal loans in the United Arab Emirates increased modestly in the January-March quarter because of…