Sisi Says Egypt Needs $200-$300 Billion To Develop

Egypt, which has a population of about 90 million, has been hit hard by economic and political upheaval.

Bahrain’s GFH Proposes Capital Cut, No Dividend For 2014

The firm plans to reduce the number of shares by 40 per cent instead of cutting their nominal value.

UAE To Build Egypt’s New Capital City

Capital City Partners, a private real estate investment fund headed by Emaar Chairman Mohammed Alabbar, will build the new Egyptian city.

UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim Says To Invest $590m More In Egypt

The new projects include development of four shopping malls and other facilities in greater Cairo, and the introduction of VOX cinemas over the next five years.

UAE’s Dana Gas To Invest $350m In Egypt

The investments include drilling nearly 40 new development wells, a similar number of workovers on existing wells, building new pipelines and debottlenecking an existing plant.

Gulf Arab Allies Pledge $12bn To Egypt At Summit

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

Saudi Aramco Nears $10 bn Loan Deal At Tight Pricing – Sources

The cash replaces an existing $4 billion five-year loan due to mature later this year which Aramco uses as a back-up facility.

Qatar National Bank Closes Syndication Of $3bn Loan

The deal is QNB’s biggest syndicated loan to date and proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Goaded By Governments, Gulf Firms Prepare For Egypt Push

The international investment summit in Egypt is expected to see domestic and foreign investments worth up to $12 billion.

Ras Al Khaimah Picks Banks For April Sukuk Sale – Sources

A deal from the emirate is expected before the end of April, three sources told Reuters earlier this month.

Mubadala GE Capital Plans Benchmark-Size Bond In April- Sources

The bond will be Mubadala GE Capital’s first since it completed a debut transaction in November worth $500 million.

Emirates Picks Banks To Arrange Possible U.K.-Guaranteed Sukuk

The Islamic bond will be of benchmark size, which is traditionally understood to mean upwards of $500 million.

Dubai’s Arqaam Capital Picks Rothschild As Float Adviser – Sources

The flotation is expected to happen in the second half of the year on one of Dubai’s two stock markets.

Saudi Arabia’s Takween Signs $347m Loan For Savola Packaging Buy

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

Saudi’s Riyad Capital Predicts 25% Growth In AUM Over Several Years

The Riyadh-based firm currently manages about $8 billion in assets, largely in equities-related areas.

Dubai’s Amlak Finance Posts 2014 Profit Rise On Debt Restructuring

Amlak’s net profit attributable to equity holders rose to Dhs58.9 million ($16 million) in 2014 from Dhs48.2 million a year earlier.

Oman Bourse May See Two Initial Share Sales Before Summer

The listing of family-owned businesses has been a key aim of bourses across the Gulf region, including Oman.

Qatar Moves Fiscal Year-End, Reforms Budget Policy

The changes are contained in a financial system law issued on Tuesday by the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

Qatar’s Bourse Says Working On Margin Trading, FTSE Index Upgrade

The country’s upgrade to emerging market status last year helped to increase average daily turnover by 160 per cent, a senior official said.

UAE’s Sharjah Islamic Bank Prices $500m 5 Year Sukuk – Leads

The bond was priced at a spread of 110 basis points over midswaps and carried a profit rate of 2.843 per cent, the document said.

Oman’s Bank Dhofar Cuts Proposed Cash Dividend On Central Bank Advice

The bank did not explain the reasoning behind the recommendation, but said it would increase its bonus share issue to 15 per cent from 10 per cent.

Kuwait OPEC Governor: Expects OPEC To Continue Policy

OPEC decided at its last meeting in November to keep production unchanged, rather than cutting it to support sliding oil prices.

Dubai’s Union Properties Proposes First Cash Dividend Since 2002

The board also proposed a five per cent bonus share issue for 2014.

Revealed: Top 10 Salaries In Saudi Arabia

Average salaries in Saudi Arabia rose seven per cent to reach $12,978.3 per month in the Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey.

Saudi Kayan Names Abanmai As President

Abanmai has previously served in several executive posts at SABIC and its affiliates, a bourse filing said.

Saudi’s Safco Gains Regulatory Nod For $222.2m Bonus Share Issue

Safco will raise its capital from SAR3.33 billion to SAR4.16 billion ($888 million-$1.11 billion), according to a filing on the bourse website.

Bahrain Says Will Address Audit Report On $1bn Spending Violations

A report by a state audit body alleged BD400 million of public funds had been wasted by government departments and state-linked firms.

Egypt’s Orascom Construction Shares Rise In NASDAQ Dubai Listing

Trading on the Cairo stock market is expected to begin on Wednesday, the company’s chief executive said.

Saudi Builder Khodari Says Rights Issue Proposal To Regulator By End-June

The builder announced it November it planned a SAR500 million rights issue to help expand its business.

Saudi Commerce Ministry Refers MMG Board Members To Investigations Body

Saudi contractor Mohammed Al Mojil Group has not traded on the Saudi bourse since July 2012.