Rothschild said to name new co-head of Middle East business

Saeed Al Awar will manage about a dozen bankers with Edoardo Fassati who recently relocated to London

World’s biggest banks are less likely to wreck the economy than a decade ago

The most important institutions today are more resilient to shocks, finds new report

Revealed: Top 10 banks in the UAE

The UAE’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

UAE’s Commercial Bank plans to cut up to 18% of its workforce

Between 80 to 100 people are expected to accept the offer via a voluntary redundancy programme

Saudi Aramco adds Barclays, BNP, Deutsche, UBS as bookrunners for IPO

Aramco aims to stick to its schedule for planned analyst presentations and hasn’t told banks of any plans to delay the IPO

Lebanon needs to implement reforms needed for Saudi aid to exit debt trap

Without outside assistance, Lebanon, which has a debt-GDP ratio of more than 150 per cent, may struggle to avoid a default

Different Arab money

UAE, Saudi central banks lower interest rates after Fed cut

The UAE’s central bank lowered the repo rate and its certificates of deposit rate by a quarter percentage point

Aramco attacks had ‘zero’ impact on Saudi revenue – minister

The kingdom has used oil reserves to fill the gap during the past few days

Aramco chairman says attacks won’t derail IPO preparations

The company is ready to do it any time in the next 12 months, says chairman

Over 100 fintech firms register in Dubai’s DIFC since 2018

The centre offers fintech firms subsidised licensing options and access to a $100m fintech fund

Saudi stocks drop as tensions surge after Aramco drone attacks

The Tadawul All Share Index fell as much as 3.1 per cent

Kuwait Finance offers to buy Ahli United in $8.8bn deal

The combined entity will potentially become the Gulf’s sixth-biggest lender with $100bn in assets

How to choose the right franchising opportunity in the UAE

Longevity, relevance and economic robustness play a crucial role

Blockchain poised to revolutionise the GCC’s remittance market

MoneyGram CEO Alexander Holmes and chief revenue officer Grant Lines explain the role of emerging technologies in their business

Dubai’s Emirates NBD to roll out banking with Amazon Alexa

Customers will be able to discuss their account details and other banking matters with Alexa

Saudi Aramco is said to pick BofA, Goldman, JPMorgan for top IPO roles

CEO Amin Nasser said earlier Tuesday that Aramco is going to sell shares “very soon”

Kuwait’s Capital Market Authority to start stake sale of bourse next month

Only Kuwaiti citizens will be eligible to buy the shares

Saudi holds talks with kingdom’s richest to anchor Aramco IPO

The kingdom is aiming to raise at least 1 per cent to 2 per cent of Aramco from these investors, according to sources

UAE’s Allied Investment Partners to invest Dhs5bn over the next four years

The company will launch funds that will invest in fixed income, private capital, venture capital, trade finance and infrastructure

Dubai’s Emirates NBD close to hiring banks for $2bn rights sale

The bank last year proposed selling new shares to help fund the acquisition of Turkey’s Denizbank AS

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar bonds plunge on concern over its finances

The company has about $6.4bn of outstanding debt

Dubai’s biggest bank Emirates NBD raises foreign ownership limit

The bank increased the limit to 20 per cent from 5 per cent

Kuwait Petroleum to raise $1bn revolving loan

The loan, a revolving credit facility, comes amid a slowdown in the regional lending market

UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank denies Qatar’s allegations

The bank announced in June that it would be closing its sole branch in Qatar

Dubai’s DIFC Courts sees increase in the number of cases in H1 2019

Case volumes and values rose in the first half of the year

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UAE’s Finablr posts 9.1% rise in first-half group income

The company raised $400m in an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year

UAE’s FTA launches new e-system to register excise goods

Excise taxable persons have been urged to comply with the new declarations, tax return forms and reporting requirements

Kuwait sovereign fund in portfolio shift on signs of global economic weakness

KIA reportedly made “calculated exits” from investments it felt were vulnerable to a downturn in global financial markets

Global economy worries weigh on GCC stocks

China’s economy stumbled more than expected in July as growth in Europe also slowed

Saudi wealth fund PIF eyes investment in date producer Bateel

Bateel owns date groves in Al Ghat, about 250 km away from Riyadh, and has a chain of cafes and bakeries