Lawsuit alleges Barclays lent Qatar $3bn to buy its shares in 2008

The share sale was “a fraud on its shareholders”, the lawsuit said

Asian interest could spur wave of Saudi bonds

Demand from Asia could fuel a pipeline of Saudi bonds after a debut issuance expected later this year

At least 50% of the GCC millennials dissatisfied with banks — experts

Banks and businesses need to enhance millennials’ online experience

Saudi remittances and transfers hit new lows

Transfers by locals and remittances by foreign workers took a significant hit in July

Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADIA appoints new global operations head

Garry Beaton joins the fund from Ashmore Group

Saudi central bank’s foreign assets drop by $6bn in July

Assets shrank by 16 per cent year-on-year in July to their lowest level since February 2012

Qatar National Bank gets go-ahead to open branch in India

The Qatari bank is currently present in more than 30 countries worldwide

Oman budget deficit widens in H1 as low oil prices hit revenues

Revenues were down 32 per cent in the first half of the year

Emirates NBD’s Islamic arm cuts over 100 jobs

Earlier this year, Emirates Islamic cut around 200 jobs

RAKBANK CEO expects challenging second half

Peter England said it would be a tough year for the bank despite some signs of improvement

Saudi government selling up to SAR20bn of bonds – report

The government began regular monthly sales in mid-2015 to help cover a budget deficit

Dubai’s Eureeca raises $400,000 in 12-day crowd funding campaign

Funds will be used to expand the platform internationally

Abu Dhabi Financial Group ups GFH stake

GFH signs MoU to acquire majority stake in Bahrain’s Bank Al Khair

The deal is subject to board approvals and due diligence

Regional IPO market sees 80% year-on-year drop in values in Q2

The MENA region recorded six IPOs in the second quarter of 2016

Saudi’s ACWA Power secures $160m of bank financing

The funds add to a 2015 revolving facility

Saudi to let foreign institutions buy shares in IPOs

The move is expected to take effect at the start of next year

Different Arab money

Saudi, other issuers gear up as Gulf bond crush looms

GCC gears up for one of its heaviest-ever periods of international issuance – possibly over $25bn by the end of October

Qatar sells QAR4.6bn in bonds, sukuk

An official said most banks participated in the offer

Qatar central bank says QAR3bn bond offer ‘successful’

The facility was the first domestic government bond offer this year

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

Abu Dhabi hires advisers for sovereign fund merger

In late June, Abu Dhabi announced it would merge Mubadala and IPIC

Qatar central bank offers bonds in first riyal sale this year

A central bank official said results of the offer would be known on Tuesday

NBAD group CEO Thursby steps down

Thursby’s departure comes ahead of the bank’s merger with FGB

Dubai Financial Group sells stake in EFG-Hermes to Natixis

Based on Thursday’s closing price, the stake is worth more than $100m

Saudi central bank says riyal will remain pegged to US dollar

The central bank said it has “sufficient tools” to support the exchange rate of the riyal

China’s ICBC aims for benchmark dollar bond via Dubai by year-end

It would be the third bond issue by China’s largest bank via its DIFC office

Bahrain’s Investcorp plans up to six new investments

Investcorp aims to more than double its assets under management in the next five to seven years

Ismaik’s Marya Group reveals listing plans

Firm says it will eventually go public after increasing investment portfolio to $1bn

Saudi’s stock market to further ease restrictions on foreign investment

Ownership limits and minimum qualifications for overseas institutions will be eased next month

Egypt closes 48 forex bureaus in black market crackdown – sources

Egypt devalued its currency by nearly 14 per cent in March in an effort to close the gap with the black market rate

Nasdaq Dubai to open equities futures market

The introduction of stock futures could be a major development for equity markets in the UAE