Middle East Business News

Saudi, Abu Dhabi And Oman Said To Be In Talks With SoftBank Over New $100bn Fund

SoftBank's first Vision Fund has stakes in many of the world's leading technology companies, including Uber and WeWork Read more

Self-service Kiosks Launched To Ease UAE Tax Refund Process

Kiosks added to UAE ports to fully automate procedures for the Tax Refunds for Tourists Scheme Read more

DIFC Insolvency Law To Come Into Effect On August 28

Dubai ruler enacts new DIFC Insolvency Law to balance the needs of all stakeholders in distressed and bankruptcy related... Read more

Emirates NBD Reveals Expo Package For SMEs

Preferential business banking to be offered as part of Expo 2020's Dubai Online Marketplace Read more

ENOC Secures $690m Loan From Chinese Bank Consortium

The members of the consortium are China's top three banks in terms of size, assets and profits Read more

Investcorp Acquires 11 US Multifamily Properties $370m Deal

Bahrain's Investcorp said deal is largest US real estate portfolio acquisition completed in the past decade Read more

Nepal Bans Chinese Digital Wallets Alipay, WeChat Pay

Nepal Rastra Bank issued a notice on Monday, banning the use of the Chinese digital payment platforms popularly used in ... Read more

Dubai Tribunal Affirms Royal Shield Licence Withdrawal

The DFSA withdrew the licence on the grounds that the firm is 'no longer fit and proper' to hold DIFC financial services... Read more

Most Bullish Forecaster Sees Indian Rupee At 67 On Modi Return

The rupee rallied the most since December on Monday as stocks hit a record high after exit polls signaled Modi's return ... Read more

Ajman Bank, Rasmala Ink $90m Deal For UAE Real Estate Portfolio

New entity Makaseb Real Estate Investments completes first transaction to buy UAE logistic and residential assets Read more

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