Middle East Business News

UAE Calls On Financial Influencers To Obtain Licence

Securities and Commodities Authority calls on financial influencers in the UAE to obtain licence Read more

UAE Fines Exchange House $953,000 Over Rule Violations

CBUAE has issued hefty fine on exchange house over anti-money laundering and terrorism financing rule violations Read more

Saudi Arabia Tax Fine Waiver To End This Month

Saudi taxpayers can avail of waiver on fines until June 30 Read more

Al Salam Bank Offers Three Dedicated Eid ATMs In Key Bahrain Malls

Bank debit cardholders will be able to withdraw new banknotes in smaller denominations, tailored to the festive gifting... Read more

Eid Al Adha 2025 Dates Announced; UAE Petrol Prices Change; New Tax Rule Revealed; Dubai Real Estate Tokenisation – 10 Things You Missed This Week

UAE petrol prices, Eid holiday dates, tax rules and more top news stories this week Read more

Bitget Launches BGUSD To Bridge Traditional Finance And Crypto

BGUSD is redeemable for USDC at a 1:1 ratio and can be subscribed using USDC or USDT Read more

UAE Central Bank Slaps $27.8mn Fine On Exchange House

The UAE central bank has not disclosed the identity of the exchange house Read more

Al Salam Bank Exits Its 15.6% Shareholding In Seef Properties

The Bahrain bank’s newly formed asset management firm, ASB Capital, acts as sell-side advisor in the sale to GFH Read more

Investcorp Exits 12 US Residential Multiple-occupancy Assets

Exit was secured at a premium at a combined value of approximately $550 million; Assets were spread across five states Read more

MENA Region Records $46bn In M&A Activity In Q1

UAE leads MENA region in M&A activity as volumes and value see significant gains Read more

Comera Receives UAE Central Bank Approval To Launch Finance Company

Once operational, Comera Finance will offer a full suite of financial products and services, spanning retail, SME, and ... Read more

Saudi Aramco Issues 5-30 Year Dollar-denominated Bonds For $5bn

The oil giant still has a low gearing ratio among global oil companies, which gives them room for increased borrowing, ... Read more

CBUAE Issues $5m Fines To Foreign Banks

UAE Central Bank fines foreign banks over anti-money laundering violations Read more

UAEs Etihad Credit Insurance Reports Over 15% Jump In Insured Turnover To AED 16.2bn In 2024

Etihad Credit Insurance achieved AED 11 billion in gross exposure and maintained its AA- Fitch rating, boosting UAE exp... Read more

Bahrains Investcorp Sells Entire Stake In Indian Retailer Citykart

Alternative investment firm Investcorp sells entire Citykart stake to TPG NewQuest and A91 Partners Read more