Saudi stock exchange to flag companies with losses exceeding 20%

Flags will be placed beside company names on the Saudi Stock Exchange website when they exceed 20, 35 and 50 per cent losses

Abu Dhabi banks deny merger talks, shares fall

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank denied merger plans

Abu Dhabi Financial Group, GFH appoint CEO for $100m Islamic finance firm

ADCorp has been established with $100m of authorised capital

Blom Bank to acquire HSBC’s Lebanese business

The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2017

Saudi wealth fund PIF denies plans to sell its stakes in local firms

A report claimed the PIF is reviewing the sale of stakes in local companies as it seeks to diversify its portfolio

China’s ICBC becomes Dubai commodities exchange settlement bank

The move will allow more investors to clear transactions in yuan

Indians cannot exchange demonetised currency notes in the UAE

NRIs in the UAE will only be able to exchange their 1,000 and 500 rupee notes in India

Emirates NBD expects sharp drop in retail loan growth in 2017

The bank expects retail lending growth to halve to around 5 per cent as the market slows

GCC banks could lose access to dollar clearing- official

U.S. and European banks are continuing to scale back their relationships with Gulf banks

Dubai investment firm GGICO to restructure $643m of debt

It is the second time in recent years that the company has been forced to renegotiate its financial commitments

Saudi stock market lists its first real estate fund

Riyad REIT was capitalised at SAR500m

Saudi sets aside SAR100bn to settle delayed private sector payments

The payment delays have seriously damaged some companies

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala may invest in Russian vegoil, rice firms

Russia’s agriculture and food production sector has been growing

Milan seeks to lure GCC firms fleeing Brexit

Finance firms in Britain fear they will lose their licences that allow them to sell their services across the EU

GCC stock markets drop sharply on Trump win

Investors fear a Trump victory could cause global economic and trade turmoil

Commercial Bank of Dubai names Saudi Hollandi’s Linder as CEO

Van Linder will replace Peter Baltussen, whose retirement was confirmed by the bank last month

National Bank of Abu Dhabi to get $2bn loan next month, say sources

The loan would come ahead of NBAD’s planned merger with FGB in early 2017

Eureeca obtains DIFC’s first equity crowdfunding licence

The company said it was the region’s first licensed equity crowdfunding platform

Majid Al Futtaim close to mandating banks for Mall of Oman financing

Mall of Oman is expected to open in 2020

UAE has ‘no plans’ to introduce income tax, says ministry

Projects in latest budget will not rely on new taxes or additional fees, finance ministry says

Iraqi MP arrested in Dubai over Dhs7m bounced cheque

Prosecutors are still deciding whether to press charges against Arab TV owner and Basra MP

SME loan losses hit RAKBANK in Q3

Despite the hit from bad SME loans, the bank’s CEO said it was “firmly committed” to the business

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to open Hong Kong office

The office will be ADIA’s only overseas location

Commercial Bank of Dubai CEO to retire

Peter Baltussen joined the bank in 2006

National Bank of Abu Dhabi posts flat Q3 net profit growth

NBAD is currently in a merger process with rival First Gulf Bank

UAE Exchange to acquire Remit2India

The value of the transaction was not disclosed

ADFG launches $200m fund on Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone

ADGM, the emirate’s financial free zone, allows fund managers to set up funds for all types of investors

Bahrain’s Investcorp to acquire 3i’s debt management business

The deal will double Investcorp’s assets under management

Dubai’s Mashreq Q3 net profit falls 24.8%

Profit was hit by the bank putting aside more cash to cover for bad loans

NBAD, FGB shareholders to meet in Dec for bank merger approval

The banks announced in July that their boards had approved the tie-up