Middle East Business News

Emirates NBD Offers Employees Hybrid Work With Letswork Collaboration

Bank staff can use 4,000 secured desks and offices as the company embraces evolving work trends; 12-month pilot program... Read more

Mahindra & Mahindra Exits RBL Bank With $77.1 Million Stake Sale

Indian automaker sells entire 3.53% stake in RBL Bank, earning a substantial profit just over two years after initial i... Read more

Emirates NBDs Open Offer For Stake In RBL Bank To Launch On December 12

Date set for open offer that could see Emirates NBD Bank acquire up to 26% of its shares from public shareholders The p... Read more

UAEs New Retail Sukuk Programme Set To Benefit Islamic Banks

Plans to allow retail investors to invest in government-backed Shariah-compliant instruments will generate new revenue ... Read more

Saudi Insurers Profits Fall 40% In H1 2025

Saudi Arabia’s listed insurers saw profits drop sharply in the first half of 2025 as weak pricing and competition squ... Read more

Saudi Arabia Warns Firms To File Withholding Tax By November 10 Or Face Fines

ZATCA urges Saudi businesses to file withholding tax returns by November 10 to avoid 1% monthly penalties on unpaid tax... Read more

Islamic Syndicated Finance Tops $200bn As Market Levels Off, Fitch Says

Credit agency reports strong growth in outstanding Islamic syndicated financing but issuance expected to stabilise as b... Read more

Islamic Banking Assets To Hit $7.5tn By 2028 As Global Demand Surges

Standard Chartered forecasts Islamic banking assets to soar to $7.5tn by 2028, driven by ESG investment and rising corp... Read more

MENA M&A Deals Jump 23% To $69.1bn In 2025 As UAE And Saudi Lead Record Cross-border Growth

MENA M&A deals rose 23% to $69.1bn in 2025, led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Cross-border transactions hit a five-y... Read more

UAEs Tabreed Settles Its $500mn Trust Certificates Due In 2025

The 7-year senior unsecured Sukuk was issued in October 2018 and listed on the London Stock Exchange with a fixed 5.5 p... Read more

GCC Insurers Set For Stable Growth, But Smaller Players Under Pressure

Moody’s Ratings says Gulf insurers will benefit from solid economic growth and stronger demand for health and life co... Read more

UAE Residents Can Now Invest In Government-backed Sukuk From Just $1,089

UAE residents and citizens can now invest digitally in Sharia-compliant Retail Sukuk from $1,089, under Ministry of Fin... Read more

Saudi Arabias ZATCA Warns Deadline Approaching For Tax Fine Exemption

Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA reminds taxpayers to benefit from its fine cancellation and penalty exemption initiative before ... Read more

UAE Tax Compliance Grows As FTA Sees 651,000 Corporate Registrants And VAT Refund Surge

UAE Federal Tax Authority reports global-level tax compliance, over 651,000 corporate registrants, and $31.4m in VAT re... Read more

ADGM Turns 10 As Abu Dhabis $28.6tn Finance Hub Achieves Record Growth

ADGM celebrates 10 years of growth with $28.6tn global assets, 308 financial firms, and a 135% rise since 2021 in Abu D... Read more