Middle East Business News

Goldman Scales Regional Offering With Onshore Private Banking Services In KSA

The firm will work in partnership with its Asset Management and Global Banking and Markets businesses in the region The... Read more

IHC Acquires Majority Stake In Pakistans First Women Bank Limited

It’s the first privatisation of a bank in the country under a G2G framework and strengthens the UAE–Pakistan econom... Read more

UAE Ombudsman Sanadak Slashes Financial Complaint Resolution Time To 15 Working Days

Sanadak, the UAE financial ombudsman, cuts complaint resolution time from 30 to 15 working days to boost consumer trust... Read more

Dubais DIFC Surpasses 8,000 Companies As Banking Assets Triple To $240 Billion

Dubai’s financial free zone becomes Middle East's top financial hub, with $240 billion in banking assets and AED 17.5... Read more

Kuwait Fund Wins Award For Financing $416 Million Water Project In Egypt

Egypt’s Bahr Al-Baqar plant, the world’s largest wastewater treatment facility, reuses over five million cubic metr... Read more

Saudi Fintech Tamara Gains UAE Central Bank Approval To Boost Gulf Expansion

Saudi Arabia’s first fintech unicorn, Tamara, has won regulatory approval to operate in the UAE The post Saudi fintec... Read more

ADGM Introduces New Licensing Rules For Legal, Tax And Company Service Providers

New requirements for licensing, experience and governance introduced for legal, tax and company service providers - all... Read more

IHC Unveils $33bn Merger Creating Abu Dhabi Investment Powerhouse

IHC announces merger of Multiply Group, Ghitha Holding, and 2PointZero to form $32.7bn Abu Dhabi-listed powerhouse, 2Po... Read more

Multiply Group To Acquire 2PointZero And Ghitha Holding Through Share Swap Deal

Ghitha Holding contributes a diversified food and agriculture platform, while 2PointZero brings scalable assets across ... Read more

UAE Residents Can Now Pay Government Fees In Zero-interest Instalments

UAE launches a zero-interest instalment plan allowing residents to pay government fees over 3–12 months via 10 local ... Read more

Dubai Debt Deal: DIFC And Partners For Growth Join Forces To Fund Next Generation Tech Companies

DIFC partners with Partners for Growth to provide structured growth debt to FinTech, HealthTech, and PropTech firms dri... Read more

Oman Development Bank Finances 20,000 Micro-projects Worth $260m

Oman Development Bank surpasses $259m in micro-project lending, financing 20,000 ventures across key sectors to drive V... Read more

Prakriti Singh Talks About The Future Of Payments Being Driven By AI, Personalisation And Trust

As Mastercard gears up to host the fourth edition of EDGE – its flagship payments forum for Eastern Europe, the Middl... Read more

Building The Future Of Payments In MEA

With a footprint across more than 50 countries, Network International is leading the digital payments evolution in the ... Read more