Abu Dhabi’s crown prince is new chairman of investment fund ADIC

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan replaces President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan at the head of the fund

Kuwait’s Investment Dar loses appeal against lifting of legal protection

The company is seeking to agree a $2.69bn debt restructuring plan with investors

Dubai records highest inflation rate since 2009 in May

Housing and utility costs, which made up 44 per cent of all expenses, rose 7.8 per cent year-on-year

Oman, Japan ink deal to promote joint investments

The deal is expected to increase Japanese investments in Oman

Al Jazeera journalist says surprised by arrest in Germany

Ahmed Mansour, a talk show host on the channel’s Arabic service, was detained in Germany after an international police warrant was issued by Egypt.

Over 50% of UAE residents take at least one business trip a year – Expedia

A survey by the online travel site found that Western expats in the UAE travel most often for business

Saudis say to jointly invest up to $10bn with Russian fund

No details have been disclosed as yet about where or when the joint investments would be made

UAE, US sign tax agreement

As per the law, all financial institutions in the UAE are now required to disclose information about financial accounts held by US citizens

UAE sees strongest-ever economic year in 2014 – Sheikh Mohammed

The country recorded a 4.6 per cent rise in real GDP last year with nominal GDP reaching Dhs 1.47 trillion

Saudi Arabia, Russia sign nuclear power cooperation deal

The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy announced the cooperation deal on its website

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports slip in April

Exports fell to 7.737 million bpd from 7.898 million in March when they hit their highest levels in almost a decade

World Cup insurers risk flood of claims if Russia, Qatar lose bids

Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their FIFA World Cup hosting rights if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding process, a senior official has said

Saudi warns citizens against sharing “faked” documents after Wikileaks release

WikiLeaks published more than 60,000 documents on Friday it says are secret Saudi diplomatic communications

Anger over Arab wars fuels jihadi threat in Saudi Arabia

A total of 2,284 Saudis have joined militant groups in Syria since the conflict began in 2011

UAE’s booming e-commerce market pushes up smart payments

increasing e-commerce spend and a push by governments to encourage cashless transactions are easing more and more consumers into smart payments

In Gulf, family business empires wary of going public

Many family firms think they can continue to prosper by modernising themselves without big changes to ownership or control.

Major investor in Dragon Oil says ENOC offer undervalues company

Dubai’s ENOC, which owns 54 per cent of Dragon Oil, raised its offer this week to buy out the minority shareholders

France’s Natixis to make Dubai capital markets hub for Mideast, Africa

In the past two years, Natixis has increased staffing levels in Dubai by around 50 per cent to 45 people

Russia, Saudi Arabia to discuss broad oil cooperation agreement

The talks follow OPEC’s meeting on June 5 in which the group kept its output policy unchanged

Dubai airport sees over 6.5m passengers in April

Passenger traffic at Dubai International rose 5.7 per cent year-on-year in April 2015

UAE spent $26.8bn to deal with violence in 2014

The UAE’s peace levels have deteriorated by 14 per cent over the last eight years.

Bahrain says seizes explosives intended for use in Saudi Arabia

The police chief said the seizure was made possible by information arising from the capture in May of a vehicle containing similar explosives

Emaar Misr sets IPO price at 3.8 Egyptian pounds per share

Emaar Misr is floating 12.99 per cent of the company, amounting to 600 million shares

Qatar Airways launches all-first class daily service to Jeddah

The Airbus A319 aircraft is fitted with an all-premium class configuration with 40 seats

Dubai satellite insurer elseco’s revenue to quadruple by 2020 – CEO

Elseco’s CEO expects satellite insurance revenue to reach about $120 million in 2020, while a greater focus on aviation and energy would earn about $300 million combined.

Saudi king appoints new head of grains business

Ahmad bin Abdelaziz Al-Fares replaces Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Ruwatie, who was the acting director-general of the GSFMO.

UAE launches new state bank to push housing, job creation policies

Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Development Bank has been created by the merger of Emirates Industrial Bank and Emirates Real Estate Bank

Sharaf DG to open first Egypt store in 2016, plots Gulf expansion

The electronics retailer is also looking to enter the Saudi market next year, a senior official said.

Dubai among world’s top 25 most expensive cities

Dubai and Abu Dhabi were also ranked most expensive cities for expats in the Middle East, according to a new survey

Dubai’s ENOC signs $1.5bn syndicated loan from 21 banks

The facility will support its expansion plans and provide the energy firm with long term funding