The UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia accounted for 68 per cent of the total deals disclosed in 2020
Digitisation is underway and accelerating in the Middle East – but what are the key technologies being deployed?
The fund is reshaping its structure to focus on four business platforms: UAE investments, disruptive investments, direct investments and real estate and infrastructure
First Abu Dhabi Bank opened books on a $500m five-year sukuk
The relocation plan is expected to be completed in three phases by October this year
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The country last year announced it would impose a 5 per cent VAT in an effort to bolster the economy
Investors have pushed risk assets including stocks to sky-high valuations on expectations that widespread vaccine distribution in 2021 will reignite economic growth
As societies adopt more digital payment tools, it is important to bring along the 25 million locally who are still living in cash mode
The option to postpone installments is to be offered to all customers residing in the kingdom, whether individuals or companies
Oman’s central bank also said banking sector in the sultanate was “comfortably placed”
Centre Lane plans to use the capital to expand its private-credit and special-opportunities platforms and to increase capital commitment
The reshuffle comes as the PIF and its subsidiaries prepare to significantly increase domestic spending
Trading on the shares begins on December 21
Etihad Credit Insurance insured the exports of the SMEs as well as their operations in the domestic market allowing them to stay competitive
Locally-listed ETFs are a simple, cost-effective and efficient investment tool and will increasingly be used as such in the coming months and years
The deal is also among the first significant commercial transactions between UAE and Israeli companies
The fintech sector is booming – supported in part by the Covid-19 pandemic – and Northern Ireland offers regional businesses a great platform for growth
FAB Indonesia will serve as a bridge to facilitate trade and investment flows between the UAE, the wider GCC region, Egypt and Asia
Sustainable investing acts as a conversation enabler between generations
Islamic Development Bank report places Bahrain in third place globally
Dorothea aims to develop a pipeline of large-scale sustainable heating networks in the Netherlands
The UAE has rolled out economic support packages worth more than Dh388bn to mitigate the impact of the pandemic
The considerable levels of dry powder available across the Middle East is expected to target diversification opportunities and long-term higher returns
Bahrain’s public finances have been under strain from the twin shock of the pandemic and lower oil prices
SAS Insurance Fraud Management to improve speed of claims settlement and fraud identification
She will continue as country officer for the UAE, a role she assumed in 2016
ADIA started a climate-change equity portfolio this year, aimed at boosting its green-economy exposure
The balance of the investments in debt securities by Abu Dhabi lenders totalled Dhs182.5bn at the end of 2019
The total number of positions that have been eliminated has reached 85,540 globally