Middle East Business News

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

Facebook Unveils Libra, Its Global Cryptocurrency

US social media giant says cryptocurrency move is aimed at creating a low-cost global payment system Read more

Saudi Investments In US Bonds Increase To $170bn

The Institute of International Finance estimates the Public Investment Fund's assets at around $300 billion Read more

Saudi Aramco To Peel Back Financial Veil With August Earnings Call

State oil giant Aramco is preparing to host its first earnings call in August to discuss half-yearly results Read more

Why A Second Merger Wave May Hit UAE Lenders

Bloomberg Intelligence report say banks in the UAE are seeking to improve profitability and tackle inefficiencies Read more

Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital Names New Managing Director

Mohamed Hussein Al Nowais previously held roles at ADIA and at JP Morgan in New York Read more