Middle East Business News

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

Germanys DWS Secures Financial Services Permission To Open Office In Abu Dhabi

The group will establish a regional presence under ADGM’s regulatory framework, with end-to-end set-up support from A... Read more

Barclays Looking To Re-enter Saudi Arabia With Office In Riyadh

The British bank had exited the country in 2014; “Investment flows used to head out of the region, and now there’s ... Read more

UAE Launches Retail Sukuk For Citizens And Residents To Invest In Shariah-compliant Bonds

UAE Ministry of Finance launches ‘Retail Sukuk’, enabling citizens and residents to invest in Shariah-compliant Tre... Read more

Abu Dhabis ADQ To Partner US Government In $1.8bn Critical Minerals Project

As China tightens control, Orion Critical Mineral Consortium to focus on bolstering access to lithium, rare earths and ... Read more

Binance Boss CZ Grateful To Trump After Receiving Presidential Pardon

Zhao was “prosecuted by the Biden administration in their war on cryptocurrency”, says Karoline Leavitt, the White ... Read more

Saudi VAT: ZATCA Calls For Businesses To File Returns Or Face Fines

Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA reminds VAT-registered firms to submit returns by October 31 via website or app, or face fines o... Read more

Saudi Venture Capital To Increase Allocation To Private Credit Funds

Saudi Venture Capital will allocate half of its investments to private credit and equity, up from about a third last ye... Read more

Goldman Scales Regional Offering With Onshore Private Banking Services In KSA

The firm will work in partnership with its Asset Management and Global Banking and Markets businesses in the region The... Read more

IHC Acquires Majority Stake In Pakistans First Women Bank Limited

It’s the first privatisation of a bank in the country under a G2G framework and strengthens the UAE–Pakistan econom... Read more

UAE Ombudsman Sanadak Slashes Financial Complaint Resolution Time To 15 Working Days

Sanadak, the UAE financial ombudsman, cuts complaint resolution time from 30 to 15 working days to boost consumer trust... Read more

Dubais DIFC Surpasses 8,000 Companies As Banking Assets Triple To $240 Billion

Dubai’s financial free zone becomes Middle East's top financial hub, with $240 billion in banking assets and AED 17.5... Read more

Kuwait Fund Wins Award For Financing $416 Million Water Project In Egypt

Egypt’s Bahr Al-Baqar plant, the world’s largest wastewater treatment facility, reuses over five million cubic metr... Read more