Middle East Business News

Ex-UBS Banker Said To Lead Bid For Abraaj Funds

Sources say boutique investment firm founded byYassine Bouhara is bidding to buy funds managed by the collapsed Abraaj G... Read more

DIFC-based Finance Firm Has Licence Suspended By Regulator

Dubai Financial Services Authority stops Rasan Capital Limited from operating for 12 months Read more

UAE Social Media Payments App Zbooni Secures New Funding

Zbooni says funding has been committed by Chalhoub Group and B&Y Venture Partners Read more

Saudi Banking Sector Shows Strong Growth

Latest KPMG report reveals increase in net profit and total assets Read more

Moody's Warns Of 'funding Squeeze' In Oman

Ratings agency says the risk of a slow and progressive erosion in government deposits is on the rise Read more

Dubai's GuestReady Seeks Growth After Securing New Funding

GuestReady Group, a short-term rental management company, says it plans to use funds to fuel growth in GCC, Europe and A... Read more

Facebook Unveils Libra, Its Global Cryptocurrency

US social media giant says cryptocurrency move is aimed at creating a low-cost global payment system Read more

Saudi Investments In US Bonds Increase To $170bn

The Institute of International Finance estimates the Public Investment Fund's assets at around $300 billion Read more

Saudi Aramco To Peel Back Financial Veil With August Earnings Call

State oil giant Aramco is preparing to host its first earnings call in August to discuss half-yearly results Read more

Why A Second Merger Wave May Hit UAE Lenders

Bloomberg Intelligence report say banks in the UAE are seeking to improve profitability and tackle inefficiencies Read more

Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital Names New Managing Director

Mohamed Hussein Al Nowais previously held roles at ADIA and at JP Morgan in New York Read more

Saudi, Abu Dhabi And Oman Said To Be In Talks With SoftBank Over New $100bn Fund

SoftBank's first Vision Fund has stakes in many of the world's leading technology companies, including Uber and WeWork Read more

Self-service Kiosks Launched To Ease UAE Tax Refund Process

Kiosks added to UAE ports to fully automate procedures for the Tax Refunds for Tourists Scheme Read more

DIFC Insolvency Law To Come Into Effect On August 28

Dubai ruler enacts new DIFC Insolvency Law to balance the needs of all stakeholders in distressed and bankruptcy related... Read more

Emirates NBD Reveals Expo Package For SMEs

Preferential business banking to be offered as part of Expo 2020's Dubai Online Marketplace Read more