Middle East Business News

UAEs Bank Of Sharjah And Apex Investment Added To MSCI Global Small Cap Index

Five Saudi companies also added to, and three deleted, from the widely followed index after its semi-annual review Read more

PIF Strikes Deals With BlackRock And Neuberger Berman To Boost Saudi Capital Markets

PIF unveils $5 billion anchor investment in BlackRock infrastructure fund and a $6 billion partnership with Neuberger B... Read more

From First Click To Full Service: The AI Journey In Financial Services

Financial institutions are leveraging AI to predict client needs, automate onboarding and deliver hyper-personalised fi... Read more

Dubai Free Zone Launches 60-minute Business Licence Service

Dubai entrepreneurs can launch business in just one hour with new free zone licence service Read more

Dubai International Financial Centre Looks To Train 1m People In Sustainable Finance

DIFC reveals major sustainability education push at Dubai FinTech Summit Read more

ADIO, Mizuho Ink Deal To Boost Japanese Investments In Key Sectors

ADIO will collaborate closely with Mizuho to offer practical support to clients seeking to establish or expand their op... Read more

Botim, Mbank Launch UAEs First Fintech-integrated Jaywan Card Scheme

The collaboration establishes Botim, powered by PayBy, as the UAE's first fintech platform to enable Jaywan card issuan... Read more

UAE Imposes Sanctions On 5 Insurance Brokers

UAE introduces insurance broker sanctions over money laundering and terrorism laws Read more

IHC, BlackRock And Lunate To Establish $10bn Reinsurance Company In Abu Dhabi

Partners will back the platform initially with over $1bn in initial equity commitments; Company to be headquartered at ... Read more

UAE Eid Holiday Plan; Oman Job Rules; Disney Headed To Abu Dhabi; Dubai Real Estate Investment Records – 10 Things You Missed This Week

Plan your Eid Al Adha holiday in the UAE, Abu Dhabi announces Disney theme park, Omanisation report, Dubai real estate ... Read more

Abu Dhabi Investment Office Expands San Francisco Operation As It Targets $25.3tn Healthcare Market

Abu Dhabi Investment Office looks to boost Health, Endurance, Longevity and Medicine cluster with San Francisco investm... Read more

Saudi Insurance Sector Records $960m Profit In 2024

Saudi insurance market records growth as regulations support market Read more

Middle Easts First Digital Asset Multi-strategy Fund Launches Via AltNovel And 3iQ Partnership

The fund seeks to deliver high absolute returns with a reduced correlation to traditional assets and hedge funds Read more

US Infrastructure Giant Stonepeak Expands Middle East Footprint With Saudi Arabia Office

Stonepeak also named senior investment professionals Steven Ciobo and Fadi Kerbaj to lead the company’s engagement on... Read more

Abu Dhabis ADQ Raises $2bn In Oversubscribed Bond Sale

The issuance marked ADQ’s third offering in international debt capital markets and will support the diversification o... Read more