Middle East Business News

Mashreq Delivers $2.45bn Net Profit In 2024

The bank reported a 24% jump in its revenue in 2024 to AED 13.4 billion Read more

DFSA Co-leads Report On AIs Impact In Financial Services

The report, prepared alongside UK’s FCA, provides key insights on the use of consumer-facing AI in global financial s... Read more

UAEs Crypto Regulation Offers Model For Others As New Report Reveals Rising Extremist Funding In Europe: Experts

A new report suggests that Europe's crypto extremism problem is growing faster than anyone expected Read more

Emirates NBD Reports Record $7.4bn Profit Before Tax

Emirates NBD reports profit after tax of $6.3bn Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Careem Pay Launches Fee-free Remittance Service, Undercuts Traditional Exchanges

The move comes as conventional exchange houses increased their fees by 15% last year Read more

UAE Corporate Tax: FTA Sets March Deadline For Registration Of Natural Persons

According to the FTA, a natural person is defined as a living individual of any age, residing in the UAE or elsewhere Read more

NEOM Announces $3bn Financing For Ambitious Developments

NEOM has secured massive financing agreement with Italian group and international banks Read more

Arab Financial Services Expands Into UAE To Enhance Digital Payments Ecosystem

The move follows the successful acquisition of a retail payment services license – category II from the Central Bank ... Read more

Tabby Says No New Minimum As Some Online UAE Stores Set AED300 Order Threshold

New threshold targets larger transactions over smaller purchases Read more

Saudi Arabia Now Allows Foreign Investment In Listed Real Estate Companies In Makkah And Madinah

Saudi Arabia announces plans to allow foreigners to invest in real estate companies listed in the country Read more

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Outlines Plan To Double Profit To $5.4bn In 5 Years

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank unveils major expansion and dividend growth plans for next five years Read more

Bahrain Likely To Issue $2-3bn International Bonds, Sukuk In 2025

It could reduce its issuance if it receives more support from other GCC states versus expectations, or, if oil prices e... Read more

Derayah Announces IPO, Set To List On Saudi Exchange With 20% Share Offering

The company said the offer price for the share sale will be determined at the end of the book-building period Read more

RAKBANK Posts Record Over AED 2bn Profits In 2024

For Q4’24, the profit after tax was AED 386M, and the profit before tax was AED 424M, representing declines of 10.4% ... Read more

DP World Announces Multi-currency Stablecoin To Support Global Trade Transactions

DP World stablecoins will solve many issues for cross-border payment solutions with introduction of stablecoin system Read more