Qatar To Launch Venture Share Market Early Next Year

Ten SMEs have applied to list on the new market and five of them have so far fulfilled the requirements, according to a report.

Saudi’s Algosaibi Says Creditors’ Steering Committee Formed

The family group, which collapsed during the financial crisis, said in May that it had direct liabilities to financial institutions worth around $6 billion.

Kuwait’s Global Investment House Seeks To Relist In Kuwait -CEO

Global Investment House’s chief executive Maha Al Ghoneim said the company was now “debt-free” following its debt restructuring last year.

MAF Launches Angry Birds Branded Prepaid Card In The UAE

Majid Al Futtaim Finance has partnered with Rovio Entertainment, which owns the Angry Birds brand, to create the prepaid card for UAE customers.

Kuwait Woos Foreign Investors By Suspending Offset Scheme

The programme required foreign winners of big government contracts to invest in the local economy.

Emirates NBD Sets Initial Price Thoughts On Tier 1 Perpetual Bond

The U.S. dollar transaction, will be of benchmark size – traditionally understood to mean worth upwards of $500 million.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Picks 4 Banks For 5-Year Bond

The U.S. dollar bond will be issued through a special purpose vehicle incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

Stock News: Qatar’s GIS Jumps On Qatar Petroleum Contract

A unit of Gulf International Services (GIS) signed contracts worth $1.4 billion to supply drilling rig services to Qatar Petroleum.

Saudi’s Advanced Petrochemical Seeks Shareholder Nod For Sukuk

The firm will hold a general meeting on Sept. 15, it said without specifying the possible size of the issue.

Arab Bank Chairman Testifies In US Court, Denies Funding Hamas

A lawsuit, first filed 10 years ago, accuses the Jordan-based bank of knowingly maintaining accounts for operatives of the militant Islamist group.

Omani Fund, Others Invest $53m In Maker Of Solar Steam Generators

Oman’s State General Reserve Fund, Royal Dutch Shell and existing investors in GlassPoint will inject the money, which will be used to accelerate the deployment of solar steam generators.

UAE Credit Bureau Starts Issuing Consumer Data To Banks

The credit reports include consumers’ debt obligations and payment behaviour patterns for the past two years.

Dubai’s ICD Buying $300m Stake In Nigeria’s Dangote Cement

Dangote’s current market capitalisation is about $23.7 billion, meaning ICD is taking a stake of about 1.3 per cent.

Standard Chartered PE Invests $35m In Jordan Poultry Producer

SCPE said it would obtain two seats on the board of Al Jazeera, Jordan’s only fully integrated poultry producer and distributor.

Bahrain’s GFH Acquires Properties In The US

The acquired portfolio will consist of two multi-family residential properties in Houston and one in Atlanta, GFH said.

Dubai Holding Says H1 Net Profit Dhs2.1bn

The company’s net profit amount for the whole of last year was Dhs3.3 billion.

Al Hilal Bank Enables Use Of Emirates ID For ATM Transactions

The initiative marks the first time that Emirates ID cards will be used for ATM transactions in the UAE.

Saudi Builder Al Khodari Says To Diversify Into Solar, Nuclear Energy

Al Khodari’s new activities will include supplying and installing solar energy equipment and systems, it said in a statement to the Saudi bourse.

Dubai’s Emaar Says Malls Unit Public Share Offer To Open Sept. 14

The malls unit’s IPO will be divided into two tranches, one for retail investors and one for institutions.

Qatar National Bank Says Buying 12.5% Stake In Ecobank

The stake will consist of current outstanding ordinary shares and the conversion of QNB’s convertible preference shares.

Bahrain Ranked GCC’s Leading Islamic Finance Market – Report

GCC and South Asian countries dominated the Islamic Finance Development Indicator list.

Oman Oil Signs $1.85bn Two-Part Loan Facility

The cash raised is expected to be used for general business purposes.

Kuwait’s KIPCO Says Receives Approval For Stake Increase In Burgan Bank

A bourse filing by KIPCO added that its direct and indirect stake in Kuwait’s Burgan Bank currently stands at 57.94 per cent.

Dubai Holding Unit In Talks To Raise Up To $1.1bn Loan -Sources

The unit, TECOM Investments, is expected to use the proceeds for its growth plans, while some of the cash would also be diverted to its parent company.

Dubai’s Amlak Shareholders To Meet Sept 21 On Restructuring Plan

Creditors of the company approved a plan to restructure debts worth around $2.7 billion last month.

Oman To Issue $1.3bn Of Bonds, Sukuk In Early 2015 -Banker

The issuance would be in local currency and would apparently be separate from an international, U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign bond issue which Oman has said it may conduct.

Abu Dhabi Fund ADIA Names Tipple As Head Of External Equities

Prior to joining ADIA, Brian Tipple held the position of chief investment officer at U.S.-based Key Private Bank.

Saudi August Non-Oil Business Growth Fastest Since July 2011

The seasonally adjusted SABB HSBC Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers Index rose to 60.7 points last month – the highest level since July 2011.

UAE Business Activity Growth Hits Record High In August

The HSBC UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index climbed to 58.4 points in August from 58.0 in July and the highest since the series began in August 2009.

Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital In $575m Hedging Deal On Half Of AerCap Stake

Waha Capital will use the money from the deal to repay debt and fund new investments, the company said in a statement.