Middle East Business News

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

Aqua Labs Backs UAEs Vision 2030 With Launch Of $20mn Startup Fund

The programme invites founders worldwide to apply for funding, mentorship, and access to Web3 infrastructure The post A... Read more

Alpha Dhabi Sells 8.5% Modon Stake To Abu Dhabi Governments Limad Holding

The wholly owned entity of the Abu Dhabi Government now owns majority share in Modon after buying IHC and ADQ stakes as... Read more

ADNOC Distribution Delivers Its Strongest EBITDA Since IPO For Q3

Quarterly EBITDA of $319mn is the highest ever, up 15.9%; Net profit surged to $221mn, up 21.5%; Record 9M fuel volumes... Read more

PIF Spending Shift To Spur Greenfield FDI In Saudi As Private Equity Expands

Bain’s Gregory Garnier says Saudi's sovereign wealth fund is entering a more disciplined phase, redirecting capital f... Read more

EXCLUSIVE: SEDCO Capital Listing Possible Within 3 Years, CEO Says Amid Saudi IPO Boom

CEO Rayyan Nagadi says the group’s investment arm could go public within 3 years, as Saudi Arabia’s buoyant IPO mar... Read more

Tabby Completes Secondary Share Sale At $4.5 Billion Valuation

The transaction involved HSG, Boyu Capital and other investors acquiring shares from existing shareholders The post Tab... Read more