Middle East Business News

Alaskan Quant Fund Sees Profit In Frontier Markets Near Upgrades

Stocks from Kuwait currently comprise about 22% of the MSCI Frontier Markets Index, the highest weighting of any country Read more

Kuwait Said To Be Planning $10bn Fund With China

Sources say Gulf state is discussing the creation of a Kuwait-China Silk Road Fund that would invest in projects related... Read more

Saudi Banking Giant Picks Temenos For Digital Transformation

Al Rajhi Bank, the world's largest Islamic bank, appoints software firm to drive digital solutions Read more

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Starts Distressed Assets Fund In India

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is partnering with Kotak Investment Advisors to target non-performing loan opportunities ... Read more

Bahrain's Mumtalakat Open To McLaren IPO, Despite Brexit Uncertainty

Mumtalakat's Mahmood Al Kooheji said turning a profit at Gulf Air isn't a priority Read more

Standard Chartered Gets Approval To Open Branch In Saudi

The 150-year-old lender has been operating in the kingdom through Standard Chartered Capital Saudi Arabia since 2009 Read more

Cross-border Bank Consolidation Likely In GCC, Says Bahrain Bank CEO

National Bank of Bahrain CEO Jean Christophe Durand said that consolidation is natural when banks need further investmen... Read more

Bahrain Crypto Exchange Wins Shari'a Compliance Certificate

Rain announces graduation from the Central Bank of Bahrain's Regulatory Sandbox, in process of applying for licence Read more

Top Barclays Banker To Lead $1bn Gulf Infrastructure Venture

Bahrain-based Investcorp and Aberdeen Standard Investments announce the appointment of Sir Gerry Grimstone as JV chairma... Read more

Bahrain's $100m VC Fund Allocates $45m So Far

Al Waha Fund of Funds is aimed at boosting the start-up ecosystem and providing VC funds to support start-ups across the... Read more

Beijing Bank Said To Be In Talks To Back $20bn Saudi Fund

Sources say Everbright Bank Co is among parties in talks to contribute capital to a joint investment fund being set up b... Read more

Abu Dhabi Bank Appoints New CEO To Drive Growth

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has announced the appointment of Mazin Manna as its new Group CEO Read more

UAE Performance Weighs On Standard Chartered's MidEast Momentum

Banking giant says it saw good performance in Saudi Arabia but also highlights 'underperformance' in the UAE Read more

Shareholders Of UAE's Largest Bank Approve Record $2.2bn Dividends

First Abu Dhabi Bank's general assembly meeting also approves plan to increase foreign ownership limit to 40% Read more

UAE Funds Said To Be In Fray For Indian Investment Firm Deal

Investment Corporation of Dubai and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority linked with Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd... Read more