QNB posted a net profit of QAR2.4 billion for the three months to September 30
Bank of London and The Middle East, Britain’s largest stand-alone Islamic bank, was listed on Nasdaq Dubai
The bank arranged 20 debt issuances worth around $16.3 billion in 2012
The Kingdom’s banks are benefiting from a robust economic backdrop.
Nakheel World, part of Dubai World and separate to Nakheel, will repay the money to Saudi-owned Al Falak International.
Egypt’s cabinet has flagged a 120 billion Egyptian pound investment programme for this fiscal year.
‘The Lagoons’ will have a central business district, an entrepreneurial zone and retail units.
The fund will focus on investing in companies across the Gulf, mainly in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The UAE is expected to grow strongly owing to the recovery of sectors like financial services and construction.
The lender is planning to hike its paid-up capital by 50 per cent.
The bank said it made SAR998 million in the three months ending September 30.
Will Abu Dhabi’s new financial zone look to rival its Dubai neighbour? Or will collaboration between the two be a wiser move for the region?
A potential US government debt default could lead to dollar depreciation and reduced business confidence.
Despite a lack of local knowledge, UAE financial heads are increasingly looking to recruit top tier talent from the UK.
Ajman Bank, one of the smaller lenders in UAE, announced it had hired Mohammed Zaqout as chief executive on April 8.
Most of Saudi central bank’s net foreign assets are believed to be denominated in U.S. dollars, and much of that amount is in the form of U.S. Treasury bonds.
Dubai wants to become a top centre for the issuance and trading of Islamic bonds, aiming to rival the main hubs of Kuala Lumpur and London.
The region’s private wealth industry is enjoying accelerated growth, as nationals bring their cash home to roost and domestic riches grow.
The most recent listing on either of Dubai’s two stock markets occurred in early 2009, when construction firm Drake & Scull listed.
Emirates NBD has lowered its bad debts forecasts and paid back Dhs7.8 billion of crisis-era funding to the Ministry of Finance.
Lombard Odier plans to increase its assets in the Middle East to 20 per cent of its global business by the end of 2017.
Deal value in the third quarter touched $19.1billion, up 99 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Having roughly $54 billion assets under management, private banking contributes to around 70 per cent of the total group’s revenues.
Annual growth in bank lending in Oman accelerated to a four-month high of 8.1 per cent in July.
Retail traders dumped some of their recent favourite shares in order to shift to DFM.
Gross domestic product had expanded 2.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2013.
Investors have become less bullish on Dubai’s markets as they believe most of the stocks are now fully valued.
Talks on a tie-up between the Dubai Financial Market and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange have occurred on and off since 2010.
Julius Baer’s total client assets amounted to CHF 304 billion ($321 billion) at the end of June 2012, with assets under management accounting CHF 218 billion for ($230 billion).
Banking assets in the GCC now account for around or slightly above a quarter of all banking assets in the region.