Dubai’s Al Ramz acquires minority stake in Marka Holding

Al Ramz said it had acquired 25 million Marka shares

Qatar wealth fund QIA mulls $10bn investment in US infrastructure

The QIA had previously said it intended to invest $35bn in the US between 2016 and 2021

Dubai working with HSBC on $7bn financing for Expo 2020

The financing will come from bank loans and from various export credit agencies

Japan’s Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi to open branch in Saudi

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is the first Japanese bank to establish a presence in the kingdom

Saudi to launch new currency today

The first set of new banknotes and coins were delivered to King Salman yesterday

VAT to generate $25bn in annual revenues for GCC countries

VAT will be introduced in the region from 2018

Dubai Investments to close $300m loan by year-end

CEO Bin Kalban said there are also plans to list 30 per cent of Dubai-based Emirates District Cooling (Emicool)

NBAD, FGB shareholders approve merger

The combined banks will create the UAE’s largest lender

Consortium to pay $1.12bn for Oger’s stake in Jordan’s Arab Bank

Saudi Oger has been seeking to shed assets to try to meet its debt

National Bank of Abu Dhabi secures $2bn loan

The loan comes ahead of the bank’s merger with First Gulf Bank, expected in the first quarter of 2017

Dubai’s Emirates Islamic launches Dhs1.5bn rights issue

The allocation of the new shares will be made on December 29

Kuwait Energy aims to close $100m loan facility by year-end

The company is likely to obtain the financing on a bilateral basis from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires majority stake in Spain’s Agromillora

Under the deal, the founders and management of the company will maintain a minority stake

DP World, Canadian pension fund to create $3.8bn investment vehicle

Dubai’s DP World will have a 55 per cent stake in the partnership

Sharjah’s economy is slowing, deficit is rising – Moody’s

Moody’s considers that VAT will increase the stability of Sharjah’s government revenue

Qatar’s Mejda Group set to develop $220m Tunisian tourism project

The tourism complex will be located just north of the Tunisian capital at Raoued

Saudi king allocates SAR100bn to wealth fund PIF

The funds will be used to support both foreign and local investments

Expat income tax will boost GCC revenues, but hit region’s ‘attractiveness’ – IMF

The International Monetary Fund has also warned the GCC against taxing expats’ remittances

Saudi wealth fund to buy 50% of investment firm Adeptio from Dubai’s Alabbar

Last month, a subsidiary of Adeptio completed the acquisition of a 67 per cent stake in Americana

Saudi central bank’s net foreign assets shrink to lowest level since Dec 2011

Assets shrank by $10.8bn from a month earlier to $535.9bn in October

Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala, China’s HNA to partner on investments

The funds plan to invest together in tourism, logistics and financial services

Qatar, Spain to sign deal for $1bn Latam investment fund in 2017

Negotiations on the agreement have been stalled for almost a year

Saudi’s 30-year bonds outperform other Gulf debt after Trump win

There is an unsatisfied demand for Saudi debt in the market

GCC governments enlist export credit agencies to help fund mega projects

Low oil prices have squeezed liquidity in the Gulf region

Saudi wealth fund hires HSBC for potential buy of ACWA Power stake

The Public Investment Fund already owns a 13.7 per cent stake in ACWA

National Bank of Bahrain appoints new CEO

Jean-Christophe Durand takes over from current CEO Abdul Razak al-Qassim, who is retiring

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank confirms Egypt CEO found dead

Nevine Loutfy was found with stab wounds, according to local reports

Bahrain’s Investcorp acquires US real estate assets worth $250m

The purchases include properties in the Boston and Denver metropolitan areas

Bank of Singapore to open branch in Dubai’s DIFC

The licence will allow the bank to conduct private banking

Bahrain’s Arcapita buys US senior citizen housing for $110m

The communities are located in the metropolitan areas surrounding Washington D.C. and Atlanta