Saudi, Dubai stock markets drop after tanker attacks

Two Saudi oil tankers were among vessels targeted by a “sabotage attack” off the coast of the UAE

Kuwait assembly urged to debate expat remittance tax bill

The bill states that foreign workers would be taxed by up to 5 per cent on their money transfers abroad

Abraaj founder given more time to raise bail

Naqvi was arrested in the UK last month and has been awaiting possible extradition to the US where he faces charges of fraud

Dubai’s Emirates Investment Bank CEO resigns

Khaled Sifri joined the bank in 2008

Abu Dhabi’s Gulf Capital, Waha Capital have held early merger talks

The talks have taken place over the last few months and may or may not lead to a deal

Saudi’s Arabian Centres prices IPO at lower end, books covered

Arabian Centres owns 19 malls, making it the leading owner and operator of shopping malls in Saudi

Abraaj founder does not post $20m bail, remains in jail

Arif Naqvi was granted bail on Friday by the UK court

UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim to raise up to $650m in green sukuk

The proceeds of the sukuk will back environmentally-friendly projects

Abu Dhabi’s ADCB’s Q1 profit falls 5%, sees cost synergies from three-way merger

ADCB finalised the bank’s integration with Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank last week

Saudi stock market plunges to nearly eight-month low

Oil prices weighed on Saudi’s financial and petrochemical shares

Saudi Telecom issues $1.25bn debut sukuk

Saudi Telecom’s new bonds will be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange

Abraaj founder wins bail appeal in London

He is accused of defrauding US investors by inflating positions held by Abraaj in order to attract greater funds from them

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Revenues boost Saudi Arabia’s Q1 budget, expenditure up 8%

Revenues were boosted by both the kingdom’s oil and non-oil sectors

Saudi wealth fund PIF plans to borrow via debt twice this year, says MD

Last year the fund raised an $11bn international syndicated loan, its first commercial borrowing

Abu Dhabi banks ADCB, UNB and Al Hilal merge to create third largest UAE lender

The enlarged ADCB group, listed on ADX, has Dhs423bn in assets and over one million customers

Former Abraaj executive gets bail in New York in fraud case

Abdel-Wadood will be subject to home “incarceration” in New York and wear an electronic monitoring device

Oman readies US dollar bond sale – sources

The government previously said it plans to cover 86 per cent of this year’s expected budget deficit through local and foreign borrowing

UAE’s United Arab Bank cuts 150 jobs – sources

The cuts are mostly junior and middle level staff and some senior positions, the sources said

Abraaj founder’s extradition case adjourned again, Naqvi to remain in custody

He is accused of defrauding US investors and causing them financial loss

Saudi central bank sees more interest from international lenders

The kingdom announced last week that Credit Suisse had won approval for a banking licence to operate in Saudi

Saudi considers relaxing ownership limits for foreign strategic investors

Foreigners currently own 5 per cent of Saudi equities

KKR, BlackRock raising $3bn for ADNOC pipeline deal

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC sealed the $4bn pipeline deal in February

Saudi further extends debt curve with new 30-year sukuk

Demand for the new issuance, due in 2049, is equivalent to around SAR9.25bn

Saudi’s largest lender NCB posts 5.7% rise in first-quarter profit

National Commercial Bank made a net profit of SAR3.16bn ($842.7m) in the three months to March 31

Saudi’s Al Rajhi Bank Q1 net profit rises 21% on higher fees

The bank aims to boost its mortgage lending as more affordable housing comes on the market

Dubai Islamic Bank board backs examining possible deal for Noor Bank

DIB is in talks with shareholders of Dubai-based Noor Bank over a possible acquisition of the lender

Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Bank to boost mortgage lending – CEO

The bank’s mortgage book grew 27 per cent year-on-year in 2018 and it is looking for double digit growth for the coming years

Owner of Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank appoints chairman and CEO

Ala’a Eraiqat will be the bank’s new chairman, while continuing as CEO of ADCB

Emirates NBD approves 40% dividend

Dubai bank Emirates NBD posts 15% Q1 profit rise, confirms CFO resignation

Loan growth and improved margins offset an increase in provisions and operating costs