Middle East Business News

Standard Chartereds SC Ventures To Replicate Asia, Africa SME Model In GCC

SC Ventures to bring its successful SME building strategy in India, South East Asia and Africa to GCC, and plans to rol... Read more

UAE Central Bank Revokes Licence Of Dynamics Insurance Brokers For Regulatory Breaches

Dynamics Insurance Brokers "failed to comply with the licensing terms and requirements issued by the Central Bank and w... Read more

Eid Al Fitr Holidays In The GCC; Dubais 100 Most Influential People; UAE Petrol Prices To Change; Royal Baby Announced – 10 Things You Missed This Week

Eid holidays, the Dubai 100, UAE petrol prices, Royal Baby named, Palm Jebel Ali investments and more top news stories ... Read more

Andersen Global Expands Middle East Footprint With Dubais Ideal Capital Partnership

The collaboration will extend Andersen Global’s reach in the Middle East, catering to growing demand for seamless tra... Read more

Hong Kongs SFC Greenlights First-ever Tokenised Money Market ETFs

Bosera and HashKey announce the world’s first tokenised money market ETFs, set to transform financial markets with bl... Read more

UAE Announces New Dirham Symbol

The UAE Dirham now has a symbol like the $ and € Read more

Continental Group Reports 26% Insurance Premium Growth In 2024, Expanding Total Active Insurance Coverage To $6.9bn

Continental Group's role in ensuring financial stability was underscored by the processing of $7.4 million in claims in... Read more

Commercial Bank Of Dubai Backs Siemens Energy With AED 550mn Facility To Drive UAE Energy Projects

The facility will enable Siemens’s UAE unit to execute its expanding pipeline of projects and drive future growth Read more

UAE Central Bank Imposes AED2.6mn In Sanctions On Financial Institutions

The UAE Central Bank emphasised that the sanctions align with global initiatives aimed at promoting tax system integrit... Read more

Bupa Arabia Launches Saudi Arabias First No-pre-approval Health Insurance Model

The company also announced plans to significantly expand the ‘no-pre-approvals network’ in 2025, with the addition ... Read more

ADCB Upgraded To A+ By S&P, Among MENAs Top 3 Highest-rated Banks

The upgrade is driven by the ADCB's strong financial position and high asset quality Read more

UAE Launches New AED100 Note

Central Bank of the UAE releases new AED100 note Read more

GCC Royal Private Offices Manage Close To $500 Billion In Assets: Report

Sovereign wealth fund tracker Global SWF has identified 35 RPOs in the GCC, with the UAE home to a vast majority of the... Read more

Middle East M&A Market Resilient In 2024 As AI, Renewables And Infrastructure Deals Stand Out

Middle East M&A market outperforms global average as 475 deals made and AI, renewables and infrastructure sectors i... Read more

UAE Announces Eid Holiday; Dubai Metro Station Renamed; $1m Real Estate Saving Guide; New Free Zone Rules – 10 Things You Missed This Week

UAE Eid holiday dates, Dubai Metro station renamed, real estate analysis, free zone rules updated and more top news sto... Read more