Middle East Business News

Abu Dhabi's ADCB Quarterly Profit Drops 11% On Cost Of Funds

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank combined with local rivals Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank to create the Gulf region's f... Read more

DIFC Bucks Global Trend With Double-digit Growth In Companies

Malaysia's Maybank Islamic Berhad, Cantor Fitzgerald and Australia's Atlas Wealth Management were among the financial fi... Read more

Dubai's DSA Investments May Join Bid For Mines Once Owned By Guptas, Glencore

The venture would be between Orchid Mining, a unit of DSA, and Nehawu Investment Holdings Read more

UAE Islamic Banks See Slower Financial Growth

Fitch Ratings predicts asset-quality metrics for Islamic banks in the UAE will remain under pressure for 2019 Read more

KIPCO Raises Over $312 Million From Rights Issue

Issue saw a 17 percent oversubscription for 452,748,662 ordinary shares Read more

Saudi's Qiddiya In Talks With Investors To Fund Entertainment, Sports City

CEO Michael Reininger says Qiddiya is looking at joint ventures, land leasing and privatisation to fund the project Read more

Revealed: How Healthy Is The UAE's Banking Sector?

New research says UAE banks are generating healthy earnings despite tougher economic conditions in Q1 Read more

Zain KSA Agrees $600m Murabaha Facility

Deal to refinance existing $600 million facility with Commercial and Industrial Bank China Read more

UAE Banking Giant Quits Qatar Amid Regulatory Dispute

First Abu Dhabi Bank has notified the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority that it will relinquish its Qatar Fina... Read more

Ex-UBS Banker Said To Lead Bid For Abraaj Funds

Sources say boutique investment firm founded byYassine Bouhara is bidding to buy funds managed by the collapsed Abraaj G... Read more

DIFC-based Finance Firm Has Licence Suspended By Regulator

Dubai Financial Services Authority stops Rasan Capital Limited from operating for 12 months Read more

UAE Social Media Payments App Zbooni Secures New Funding

Zbooni says funding has been committed by Chalhoub Group and B&Y Venture Partners Read more

Saudi Banking Sector Shows Strong Growth

Latest KPMG report reveals increase in net profit and total assets Read more

Moody's Warns Of 'funding Squeeze' In Oman

Ratings agency says the risk of a slow and progressive erosion in government deposits is on the rise Read more

Dubai's GuestReady Seeks Growth After Securing New Funding

GuestReady Group, a short-term rental management company, says it plans to use funds to fuel growth in GCC, Europe and A... Read more