Banking & Finance


Emirates NBD Receives Approval To Double Foreign Ownership Limit

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Dubai's largest bank earlier reported a 45% slump in first-half profits Read more

Survey Reveals Trust In UAE Banks On The Increase

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UAE banking sector has higher trust rating than US, UK, China, Japan, France and Germany Read more

Emirates NBD Reports 45% Slump In Profit After $1.1bn Provisions

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Emirates NBD continues to have a good underlying operating performance, said CFO Patrick Sullivan Read more

Covid-19 Sparks Increased Demand For Cashless Transactions In Middle East

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Latest PwC survey reveals 53% of people used mobile phones for online deliveries Read more

Middle East Wealth Funds Plan More European Bargain Hunting, Says Invesco

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Over the next 12 months, about 43% of sovereign funds in the region will buy equities with lower valuations Read more

Oman's Tourism Arm Ends Deal With Damac For Waterfront Project

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Omran will buy the 70 percent stake it doesn't already own in Muttrah Tourism Development Co., established to redevelop ... Read more

Saudi Arabia's Fannie Mae Buys Up $800m Of Mortgages

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Deal is the largest ever housing real estate refinancing transaction and first-of-its-kind in the kingdom Read more

Siraj Holding Completes Deal For Al Hilal Bank's Islamic Insurance Business

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Thomas Joe has been appointed CEO following appointment of new board members Read more

Sustainable Investing Gains Momentum In Wake Of Covid-19

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In the UAE, 81% of investors said they believe a sense of fear will prevail for a long time Read more

Lebanon's Economy Minister Confident Of International Bailout

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Lebanon's economic unravelling is beginning to slip out of control as its currency declined Read more

Dubai FDI Continues Investment Push Online Amid Pandemic

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A total of 34 webinars have been scheduled in 13 markets to woo investors through the end of the year Read more

HP Setting The Tone For Sustainability

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Global manufacturer proving saving the environment can also have savings on the bottom line Read more

Bahrain To Add $470m Into Budget To Address Covid-19 Economic Impact

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Emergency funding has been announced by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Read more

IMF Lowers Middle East Economic Forecast Over The 'twin Shock'

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Oil prices plunged by about two-thirds in a freefall as the global economy ground down to prevent the spread of the coro... Read more

PJT Partners Signs Deal With Dubai Boutique DeNovo Target Middle East Deals

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PJT and deNovo will advise global firms looking to invest in the Middle East and North Africa region Read more

Saudi Banks Turn To Twitter, Mobile Apps Amid Digital Shift

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According to statistics from Twitter, 76% of Saudi bank customers used their banks official banks in April, up from 69% ... Read more

Dubai Announces $408.4m Stimulus Package To Combat Coronavirus Slowdown

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Latest amount brings total support provided by the government to $1.7bn throughout Covid-19 crisis Read more

Dubai SME Helped Over 3,800 Emirati Entrepreneurs In 2019

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Start-ups received almost $46.3m worth of exemptions and incentives last year Read more

Rishi Sunak Reveals $37bn Plan To Rescue UK Economy

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Raising the stamp duty threshold for purchases of property to 500,000 pounds, until March 31 next year, meaning 90% will... Read more

Hyflux's Middle East Suitor Raises Offer, Extends Deadline Again

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Utico said the latest offer gives a chance of a higher recovery for retail investors in Hyflux Read more