Dubai Holding Unit’s 2014 Profit Rises 42%, Still Eyes Telco Sales

The company made a net profit in 2014 of Dhs4.68 billion last year, up from Dhs3.30 billion in 2013.

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Apicorp Says Signs $950m Islamic Loan To Fund Investments

The bulk of the financing consisted of a $800 million Islamic loan of five years duration that was provided by five Saudi banks.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Mixed; Arabtec Dampens Dubai

Arabtec posted an unexpected Q4 loss of $25.7 million, blaming non-recurring general and administrative expenses.

Dubai’s Arabtec Swings To Q4 Loss, Blames High Expenses

Non-recurring general and administrative expenses jumped 75 per cent to Dhs749.9 million last year.

Major Dubai Fund Sees Upside In Gulf Markets Despite Oil Price Drop

Daman Fifth caters mostly to rich individuals, family investment offices and institutional investors from within the Gulf.

Emirates NBD Bond May Signal More Euro Issues From Gulf

Market conditions may have shifted so far in favour of euro issuance that Gulf borrowers may leave their comfort zone and start to follow a shift towards the euro.

UAE’s Etihad Gets Rare Full Plane Financing For A380 Superjumbo

The financing from a group of Korean institutional investors is structured as a 15-year, fixed coupon full-payout lease.

Qatar’s CBQ Shareholders Approve Up To $1bn In Capital Instruments

The annual general meeting of the lender gave approval for the move in accordance with Basel capital requirements.

Dubai’s DP World Posts 11.8% Rise In 2014 Net Profit

The firm made a profit attributable to shareholders of $675 million compared with $604 million in the prior year.

Oman’s Bank Muscat Shareholders Approve $1.3bn Sukuk Programme

The plan comprises issuance in domestic and international markets through public subscription or private placement, a bourse statement said.

Saudi Food Firm Savola Cuts First-Quarter Profit Forecast

Savola reduced its projection to SAR178 million before capital gain from its previous forecast of SAR360 million.

Dubai World Unit, Port And Free Zone World, Completes $1.1bn Loan

The funds will be used to help the company meet commitments at the group and subsidiary levels.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Drop As U.S. Oil Hits 6-Year Low

Dubai’s index fell 3.6 per cent by Wednesday’s close to a 10-week low of 3,408 points.

Qatar Central Bank Governor Says Won’t Review Currency Peg

He declined to elaborate on the reasons for Qatar sticking to its peg.

Dubai’s DGCX In Talks With Local Bank For Spot Gold Contract

The exchange, which currently trades gold futures, said last year that the spot contract was expected to be for 1 kilogramme (32 troy ounces) of 0.995 purity gold.

Bahrain’s BBK Launches $400m 5-yr Dollar Bond

The transaction will have a spread of 200 basis points over midswaps, a document showed.

Saudi’s Savola Says Has All Approvals For Packaging Unit Sale

Takween in December agreed to buy the packaging unit of Savola, the region’s largest food firm for SAR910 million.

Qatar National Bank Says Signs $3bn Three-Year Loan

The facility will be used to fund general operations of the bank.

Bahrain’s BBK Tightens Price Thoughts For 5-Year Benchmark Dollar Bond

BBK has returned to the market in its first debt issue since 2010 to refinance an existing $500 million bond maturing in October.

Dubai Needs Cheaper Telecom Rates To Become Global Financial Hub – Expert

Increased competition in the UAE’s telecoms sector will help make services more affordable for new companies.

Emirate Of Ras al-Khaimah To Meet Investors From Thurs For Sukuk Issue

Investor meetings will start in Singapore on Thursday, before moving to Kuala Lumpur on Friday, the United Arab Emirates on Sunday and London on Monday.

Dubai’s Daman Investments Aims To Launch IPO Within Weeks

The company had announced last November that it planned to list on the Dubai Financial Market during the first quarter of 2015.

Saudi Arabia’s Index Slumps To Two-Week Low As Oil Extends Drop

Brent crude oil fell to around $54 a barrel on Monday, its lowest for more than a month.

NBAD To Add Export Financing To Its Egypt Operations – CEO

The lender plans to target affluent and high net worth individuals in Egypt.

Gulf Allies’ Central Bank Funds To Arrive In Egypt Within Days

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates each offered $4 billion to Egypt.

Bahrain Bank BBK May Price 5-Year Benchmark Dollar Bond Tuesday

BBK has returned to the market in its first debt issue since 2010 to refinance an existing $500 million bond maturing in October.

Qatar’s Masraf Al Rayan Eyes Potential Debut Sukuk Issue -Sources

The sharia-compliant institution is expected to raise funds before end-April, sources said.

Dubai Investments To Float Group Member In 2016 -CEO

The official did not specify which company will be listed.

Global Recovery Slow, Brittle, Fragile – IMF’s Lagarde

Christine Lagarde reiterated the IMF’s forecast that the world economy would grow by just 3.5 per cent this year and 3.7 per cent in 2016.

Sisi Confident After Investment Summit; Now For The Hard Part

Egypt’s prime minister said investment deals worth a total of $36 billion were signed at the summit.