UAE’s RAK Petroleum Plans To list In Oslo

The firm aims to raise $25 million in an initial public share offering (IPO).

Kuwait’s KPI Cancels Refinery Investment, Considers Sale

The refinery could be converted into a storage terminal or might be shut down permanently following the cancellation of the investment, an official said.

Falcon Private Bank Appoints New Global Head Of Private Banking

Erich Pfister joins the bank from Credit Suisse, where he was head market area United Kingdom and international.

Zain Arm Draws Weak Demand For First Bahraini IPO Since 2010

Money raised from the offering will be used to fund upgrades of its network infrastructure as well as expand its super-fast 4G LTE offering in the kingdom.

UAE’s Emke Group Buys Stake In East India Company

The group will acquire almost 10 per cent stake in British trading firm East India Company along with a 40 per cent share in its fine foods subsidiary.

Silicon Valley Giant Hewlett-Packard To Split Into Two Public Companies

Under the reported plan, HP will separate its computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services operations.

Global Officials To Issue Communique Warning Of Economic Risk

With Europe flirting with deflation, Japan not far from recession and a slowing economy in China, there are worries the recovery from the deep 2007-2009 crisis is losing traction.

Private Banking Special 2014: State Of The Wealth

Private Banking in the region is set to grow further this year, as nationals switch from protecting their wealth to growing it.

Mohamed Alabbar to acquire stake in YNAP from Richemont

Emaar Eyes June Listing For Egyptian Unit Misr – Alabbar

The developer is also looking to list its hospitality unit following the $1.6 billion Emaar Malls Group listing last month.

Middle East and Africa M&A Values Plunge 62% Q-on-Q In Q3 2014

Mergermarket attributed the sharp decline in total values to the lack of inbound mergers and acquisitions.

Emaar Properties Mulls Listing Hotels Unit – Chairman

Emaar sold a 15.4 per cent stake in Emaar Malls Group (EMG) in an initial public offer last month, raising $1.6 billion.

Dubai Bourse To See Further Listings By Year-End – Chairman

DFM chairman Essa Kazim said that the bourse expects to receive one more listing before the year-end.

Dubai’s Emaar Malls Group Jumps 20% On Listing

Emaar’s shares, which were sold at Dhs2.90 in the heavily oversubscribed IPO, rose to Dhs3.49 on the market.

National Bank of Kuwait Says Sells Qatar Bank Stake For $538m

The bank will book a profit of KD25 million from the sale in its 2014 accounts, it said in a bourse filing.

Saudi’s National Commercial Bank Says To Raise $6bn In IPO

The bank will sell 300 million shares to Saudi individual investors and 200 million shares to the state-run Public Pension Agency at a price of SAR45 per share.

Abu Dhabi Bourse Aims For Debt Trading Market With Govt Bond Listing

The introduction of debt listing and trading is expected to expand the exchange’s activities and make it easier for local companies to sell debt instruments.

Dubai Financial Regulator Seeks To Wind-Up Local Arm Of Espirito Santo

The Portuguese financial group’s problems have been escalating since accounting irregularities were identified at one of its holdings earlier this year.

Dubai Lender ENBD Raises Debut New Zealand Dollar Bond

The bond represents the cheapest five-year funding raised by Emirates NBD in the last six years.

Middle East Stock Markets To Close For Eid Holidays

Bourses in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman will close for the whole week starting October 5.

National Bank Of Fujairah Launches New Islamic Unit

NBF Islamic will offer a series of retail banking products in the initial stage but the bank plans to diversify Islamic offerings.

Dubai World Agrees Restructuring With Largest Creditors

Under the new deal, the repayment date of the biggest chunk of debt under Dubai World’s $25 billion restructuring would be extended.

Oman’s Bank Sohar Says CEO Resigns, Names CFO As Acting Head

Rashad Ali al-Musafir, the bank’s chief financial officer, would replace Kalmoor as acting CEO for an interim period, the bank said in a bourse filing.

DP World Chairman “Sure” Djibouti Operations Will Return To Normal

The Dubai-based port operator has been accused of bribery by the Djibouti government.

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Dubai’s ICD Exploring Investment Opps With Africa’s Dangote

The statement follows the Investment Corporation of Dubai’s stake purchase in Dangote Cement in September for $300 million.

Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate Sells Land Worth $697m To Government

In exchange for the plot of land, Barwa received QAR1.04 billion in cash, while the government also settled QAR1.5 billion of the developer’s bank loans.

Omani Lender NBO Prices Cheap $500m Bond On High Investor Demand

Investor orders topped $1.6 billion for NBO’s issue, a source with knowledge of the deal said.

UAE Firm Signs Deal To Build Egypt’s First Coal-Fired Power Plant

Al Nowais Investments, an Abu Dhabi-based private firm is leading a consortium to build Egypt’s first coal-fired power plant in the Suez area.

Different Arab money

Some Win, Some Lose In Gulf’s Sukuk Mutual Fund Market

Funds dedicated to sukuk are a rare breed, with only 20 currently marketed in the Gulf.

Kuwait Investment Firm Global Says Management Withdraws Resignations

Global’s management team comprising Group CEO Ghunaim, CEO Bader al-Sumait, and executive vice presidents had resigned prior to its general meeting in September.

Kuwait Starting To Cut Subsidies, IMF Report Says

The International Monetary Fund did not give details of the reforms and government officials were not available for comment.