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GCC Issuances Help Drive $42.2bn Sukuk Market In 2019

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Global sukuk issuance rose 6 percent in 2019 as the range of issuers and investors broadened, says Fitch Ratings Read more

Middle East Investors Target $5.3bn London Commercial Property Spend In 2020

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Regional investors are set to increase commercial real estate investment in London this year, according to Knight Frank Read more

What Are The Prospects For GCC Banks In 2020?

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Moody's Investors Service says the outlook for GCC banks remains stable, expect in Oman Read more

Lebanon Banks Reopen As Protests Ease

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Large queues form outside banks from early morning and people rush in as soon as doors opened to cash in their salaries ... Read more

Gulf Wealth Funds To Consider Investing In Saudi Aramco IPO

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Sovereign wealth funds in Kuwait and Bahrain mull move to invest in Saudi energy giant Read more

Global Sukuk Issuance Falls Slightly To $30.6bn

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Fitch says GCC issuers have continued to access the sukuk market to diversify their funding mix and develop the Islamic ... Read more

Look Who's Talking: The Gulf's $1trn Bank Merger Bonanza

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More than 20 Gulf financial institutions with total assets exceeding $1 trillion are in merger talks Read more

Citigroup Sees Surge In Middle East M&A Deals

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Senior Citigroup exec says it is working on about seven M&A deals regionally, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the UAE Read more

How Real Estate Remains At Heart Of Gulf's Wealth Generation

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Knight Frank says Gulf-based UHNWIs have intensified their appetite for global geographic diversification in real estate... Read more

Saudi Bonds To Join JPMorgan Index In $119bn Gulf Addition

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Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf nations will join JPMorgan Chase & Co's emerging-market bond indexes this month Read more

Why UK Should Still Appeal To Gulf Investors Despite Brexit Doubts

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Savills says value remains in the British market for Middle East based real estate investors Read more