Middle East Business News

Emirates NBD Said To Slash Workforce By As Much As 10%

In a statement, the bank said it had been severely impacted by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic Read more

Oman Offers Emergency Interest-free Loans For Firms Hit By Virus

The Gulf nation has already trimmed its budget spending and announced liquidity support Read more

Abu Dhabi's Adnoc Sells $10bn Stake In Pipelines To GIP-led Group

Infrastructure has been one of the few bright spots for dealmakers since the coronavirus outbreak led to a sharp downtur... Read more

Covid-19 Will Accelerate Digital Banking, Says National Bank Of Bahrain CEO

National Bank of Bahrain CEO Jean Christophe Durand said that traditional banking branches will have little room to expa... Read more

Ex-Abraaj Exec Sev Vettivetpillai Cooperating With US Authorities, Agrees To Extradition

Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi's extradition hearing began on Monday Read more

Top Dubai Executives Earned Over AED3m Each In Salaries And Bonuses In 2019

Latest filings from DFM show payments made Read more

Emirates REIT Asks For Identity Of Traders On Suspicious Trades

In May, Emirates REIT said it found evidence of irregular trading activity by certain market participants Read more

Extradition Hearing Of Former Abraaj CEO To Start In London

US authorities want Arif Naqvi to stand trial in America on charges of fraud and money laundering Read more

Mubadala Eyeing More Tech Investments After Jio Platforms Stake

Abu Dhabi fund looking at India, China and Southeast Asia for possible investments, says CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak Read more

UAE Shoppers Opting For Contactless Payments Over Cash Purchases

Survey from Dubai Police, Dubai Economy and Visa revealed 71% are using digital payments over cash in stores Read more

Saudi Arabian Mining Unit Signs $4.1bn Finance Deal

Maaden Waad Al Shamal Phosphate Co will refinance $2.3 billion owed to a syndicate of commercial banks and financial ins... Read more

Oman Set To Introduce 50% Tax On Sweetened Drinks

Oman will introduce a 50% levy on sweetened drinks from October 1 next. Read more

Finablr's Auditors EY Resign Over List Of 'concerns'

Non-executive directors Abdulrahman Basaddiq and Bassam Hage have also resigned Read more

Rakbank Reduces Credit Card Limit To AED5,000 As Covid-19 Bites

The bank saw a 43% drop in profit in Q1 and said the limit cap is part of its risk monitoring activity Read more

Saudi Central Bank Affirms Commitment To Currency Peg Against Dollar

Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority to maintain exchange rate at 3.75 riyals to the dollar Read more