Middle East Business News

Look Who's Talking: The Gulf's $1trn Bank Merger Bonanza

More than 20 Gulf financial institutions with total assets exceeding $1 trillion are in merger talks Read more

Dubai Free Zone Waives $9.5m Fines For Firms Amid Tolerance Push

Jebel Ali Free Zone says it will waive fines owed by its businesses as part of the Year of Tolerance initiative Read more

Developers Secure $1bn Financing For Sharjah Power Project

Financing has been secured for the 1.8 gigawatt Hamriyah Independent Power Company in Sharjah Read more

Saudi Arabia's Central Bank Fines 16 Banks For Violating 'responsible Finance Principles'

Saudi central bank said violations related to the ratio individuals were made to pay from their monthly income when obta... Read more

Saudi Arabia Deposits $250m In Sudan's Central Bank

The UAE said on April 28 it was depositing $250 million in Sudan's central bank Read more

As Bitcoin Gyrates, Less Euphoria In Evidence At Blockchain Gathering

The volatility in bitcoin prices as especially troubling for some observers Read more

Oman Said To Mull Multi-billion Dollar SoftBank Fund Investment

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank reportedly negotiating with Oman for an investment of several billion dollars in its Visi... Read more

UAE Car Rental Service Secures $5m Funding To Drive Expansion

Udrive, the app-based pay-per-minute car rental service, has announced a $5 million Series B round of funding Read more

UAE's Largest Bank Launches Saudi Ops With Riyadh Branch

First Abu Dhabi Bank has officially inaugurated its Saudi Arabia operations by opening its first branch in Riyadh Read more

Abu Dhabi's Man City Named England's Most Valuable Club

Premier League champions Manchester City, owned by Abu Dhabi, are valued at $3.07bn ahead of rivals United Read more

Emails Reveal US Investor Warned Months Before Abraaj Collapse

At least two senior executives of Hamilton Lane Inc received an anonymous email in September 2017 advising them not to i... Read more

Saudi Wealth Fund Looks To China Amid Global Ambitions

Public Investment Fund managing director says keen to accelerate Asia growth, sees 'a lot of potential' Read more

Former Abraaj CEO Arif Naqvi Granted $20m Bail By London Court

Former Abraaj boss gets bail despite worries by prosecutors that he may flee to Pakistan rather than face US fraud charg... Read more

New UAE Banking Group Unveiled With $115bn Assets

ADCB Group starts operations following the merger of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Union National Bank and acquisition o... Read more

Former Abraaj Exec Granted $10m Bail Bond In New York

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood was placed under house arrest at a New York apartment Read more