Middle East Business News

First Abu Dhabi Bank's Foreign-ownership Change Lifts Abu Dhabi Stocks

First Abu Dhabi Bank's raised cap for foreigners could trigger passive inflows of about $730 million from investors Read more

Dubai Islamic Bank On The Lookout For Potential Acquisitions

Dubai Islamic Bank was reported last month to be considering buying Noor Bank Read more

Former Abraaj Exec Held In Same New York Jail As Mexico's 'El Chapo' Guzman

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood was apprehended at a New York hotel last week Read more

Saudi Arabia's PIF Said To Seek Bridge Loan Of Up To $8bn

The Public Investment Fund is said to have begun talks with banks to raise a loan expected to be between $5bn and $8bn Read more

Lebanon Said To Plan $2bn Eurobond Issue

Lebanon is planning to cut its budget-deficit-to-GDP ratio from 11% to 9%, according to a top government economic advise... Read more

Dubai's Damac Secures $229m Financing For Luxury London Project

Three banks provide funds for Damac Tower at Nine Elms, the first in Europe to be designed in partnership with Versace H... Read more

Abraaj CEO Charged With Fraud In US After Dubai Firm's Collapse

Arif Naqvi, the founder and ex-CEO of Abraaj, was arrested Wednesday in the UK and is awaiting possible extradition to t... Read more

Uber Files Documents For IPO After Careem Deal

Uber's valuation in its latest private investment round was more than $70 billion Read more

Saudi Aramco's $12bn Bond Deal Fizzles As Sell-off Continues

Offering sinks for a second straight day, marking a quick sell-off that calls into question the depth of the deal's $100... Read more

Trendy Makeover For Saudi Arabia's Delayed Banking Hub

The King Abdullah Financial District is being revamped to blend business with residential and lifestyle destinations Read more

Alwaleed's Kingdom Said To Swerve Deal For Saudi Aramco Bonds

Kingdom Holding CEO Talal Ibrahim al-Maiman says yield on Aramco bonds was 'a bit lower' than what the company would exp... Read more

The $100bn Man: How Aramco CEO Amin Nasser Delivered The Record-breaking Bond

For Nasser, perhaps more at ease with Saudi geology than Wall Street finances, the deal is the culmination of a 37-year ... Read more

Prince Alwaleed's Kingdom Holding To Decide On $1bn Property Spin-off

IPOs and real estate investment trusts are among options for the portfolio of domestic real-estate assets Read more

Investors Turn Lukewarm On Saudi Aramco After Bond Debut

Enthusiasm over one of the most oversubscribed debt deals ever is running out of steam in the first full day of trading Read more

Sharjah Gov't Says To Invest $300m In Invest Bank

Shareholders of Sharjah-based Invest Bank have approved an investment of AED1.1 billion by the Government of Sharjah Read more