Big Abu Dhabi Industrial Group Senaat Considers IPO For Unit

State-owned Senaat confirmed that it has shelved plans to go public.

Eiffel Management Buys Out DIB’s Stake In Emirates REIT

Following the deal, Eiffel Management will own 100 per cent of REIT manager’s total issued share capital.

Abu Dhabi’s Gulf Capital Sees 4-6 Acquisitions This Year

The official also said that the company did not have any plans for an IPO.

Sharjah Utility Raises $500m Loan For Expansion

The new five-year facility was structured and arranged by Kuwait Finance House and GIB Capital.

Saudi Aramco Senior VP Buainain Steps Down-Sources

Khalid al-Buainain took early retirement for personal reasons and his departure will take effect on Sunday.

Oman’s Stock Exchange Reports Technical Issue

It did not say when it expected to fix the problem, stating that efforts were in progress to rectify it as soon as possible.

Qatar’s Mannai Working On Two Foreign Acquisitions – CEO

The company is looking outside the Middle East for deals in areas excluding real estate, construction, fast-moving consumer goods and marine sectors.

Oman’s Bank Dhofar Gets Shareholder Assent For Capital Plans

Should Bank Dhofar sell a Tier 1 bond, it would be the first such issue by an Omani bank.

Qatar Sovereign Fund To Buy Rest Of Prime Milan Property Area

As per the deal, Qatar Holding will buy the 60 per cent of Porta Nuova it does not already own for an undisclosed sum.

Middle East Funds Increasingly Bullish On Saudi Arabian Equities

Saudi Arabia plans to open its stock market to direct investment by foreign institutions in the first half of 2015.

UAE Military Buys Two Boeing C-17s As Part Of Record IDEX Spend

At Dhs18.33 billion, the total for deals signed with local and international companies by the Gulf Arab state was the highest at the event.

Bahrain Banks On Infrastructure, Private Sector To Ride Out Cheap Oil

Experts say that Bahrain had managed to diversify its economy enough in recent years to make lower oil prices less damaging.

Qatar Bank Al Khaliji Gets Shareholder Assent For Up To $1.75bn Bond Sale

Bond issuance from Qatari borrowers has been rare in the last 18 months.

UAE’s First Gulf Bank Sees 9-11% Loan Growth In 2015

FGB, the third-largest lender in the UAE by assets, reported a 13 per cent rise in Q4 net profit in January.

Qatar Investment Slowing As Oil Slumps – Investment House CEO

A proposal by Qatar’s Investment House for a QAR750 million IPO of an agricultural firm has been shelved by regulators.

Bahrain’s GFH Plans $230m Sukuk Issue In 2015 To Fund Acquisitions

The bank is borrowing from financial markets again as it recovers from a debt restructuring.

Saudi Regulator Suspends Mobily Shares After 2014 Results Revision

Mobily on Wednesday said it had swung to a full-year loss in 2014, according to audited results.

Gulf Economies Have Failed To Diversify, Qatar Central Banker Says

GCC economies should rethink their monetary policies and the long-term sustainability of their currency pegs to the U.S. dollar, he said.

Bahrain Central Bank Chief: Lending To Pick Up After Slump

The plunge in oil prices is not hurting liquidity in the banking system, Rasheed al-Maraj said.

Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Q4 Net Profit Jumps

The lender reported a 424 per cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit.

Saudi Fransi Capital CEO Resigns – Source

Yasir al-Rumayyan resigned from the bank last week after heading the business since the start of 2011.

UAE’s RAKBANK Will Raise $300m Through 2019 Bond Tap

Order books for the bond tap have crossed $500 million, as per the document.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Stall As Oil Gives Up Gains

Dubai’s stock index fell 0.8 per cent as most stocks declined.

Qatar Islamic Bank Approves Up To $1.37bn Tier-1 Sukuk Issuance

The sale would be in accordance with Basel III banking rules and the final amount and currency of the offering would be decided by the board at a later date.

Dubai Marina Blaze Pushes Case For Home Insurance In The UAE

The UAE has an extremely low home insurance penetration rate with just six per cent of the population insured against emergencies, experts say.

Dubai Refiner ENOC Hires M&A Team, Close To $1.5 bn Loan -Sources

The state-owned company might use some of the proceeds from a $1.5 billion long-term loan for its expansion plans.

Bahrain’s Al Baraka Says Q4 Net Income Up 12.5%

The bank made a net attributable profit of $36 million for the last quarter of 2014.

Bahrain’s Batelco Names Hinnawi Acting CEO After Whelan Departure

Ihab Hinnawi had been chief executive of Jordan’s Umniah, an operator which is 96 per cent owned by Batelco.

Cheap Oil Cuts Kuwait Nine-Month Budget Surplus 26% – NBK

If Brent crude stays at its current level of around $60 a barrel in the coming year, some believe Kuwait could run a budget deficit.

Kuwait’s KIPCO Q4 Net Profit Gains 2%, Raises Cash Dividend

Net profit in the three months to Dec. 31 was KD14.3 million.