#Investment

Mubadala's head of UAE investments platform to join ADNOC

Head of UAE investments platform at Mubadala to join ADNOC

Mubadala’s deputy CEO, Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, will serve as interim chief executive of the UAE investments platform

UAE, Ukraine announce intent to negotiate comprehensive economic partnership agreement

UAE, Ukraine to begin negotiations towards comprehensive economic partnership agreement

In 2021, non-oil trade between the UAE and Ukraine reached $904.4m, increasing 28.4 per cent over the previous year

Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s bearish futures are signalling a slowdown into 2023

Bitcoin’s price has dropped 64 per cent since the beginning of the year

Poland opens representative office in UAE

Poland opens representative office in UAE

The UAE is one of Poland’s largest trading partners in the region, with non-oil trade reaching $1.3bn in the first 9 months of 2022

Nestle to invest $1.9bn in Saudi Arabia over next decade

The plant, set to open in 2025, will serve Saudi Arabia and export markets in the Middle East and North Africa

Tourism strategy

Sheikh Mohammed launches national tourism strategy to boost competitiveness

The strategy aims to attract new investments worth Dhs100bn to the country’s tourism sector

Bahrain

Bahrain attracts $72.7m worth of investment in financial services

The financial services investments are expected to generate over 840 jobs over the next three years

Hub71 launches Tech Barza an exclusive capital club for regional family offices

Hub71 launches capital club for family offices in Abu Dhabi

The ‘Tech Barza’ platform will encourage more family office participation to tap investment opportunities among high-growth tech companies in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Global Market

Aliph Capital secures $125m investment from Abu Dhabi’s ADQ

Aliph Capital will seek to acquire sizeable positions in privately owned mid-market companies across the GCC

Saudi British Bank reports 26% rise in net profit for Q3 2022

The bank’s loan portfolio grew to SAR189bn, marking an increase of 4 per cent during the third quarter

Bahrain

Bahrain receives direct investments worth $98m in the ICT sector

The investments are expected to create over 770 Jobs

Bahrain

Bahrain attracts $290m in direct investment in manufacturing and logistics

The investments are expected to generate more than 1,200 jobs over the next three years

ADGM's FSRA amends capital markets framework

ADGM’s FSRA amends capital markets framework to bolster investment activities

The changes, first proposed in March, received a significant and supportive response from the industry and wider stakeholders

amana_CEO_Muhammad Rasoul

Neo broker amana launches trading app, offers access to regional and global markets

The platform offers stocks, commodities, ETFs, currencies and crypto among other assets through the app

Fossil-fuel underinvestment is recipe for disaster, says Dr Sultan Al Jaber

A supply crunch has sent oil and natural gas prices soaring since the pandemic

Agthia Group

UAE’s Agthia Group announces interim cash dividend of Dhs65.31m for H1 2022

Its group net profit reached Dhs118m for the first half of the year, rising 74 per cent year-on-year

ADQ monetises minority stake in Taqa to Multiply Group, Abu Dhabi Pension Fund, other investors

Abu Dhabi-based Taqa has significant investments in power and water generation, transmission and distribution assets, as well as upstream and midstream oil and gas operations

Investcorp led the $100m investment round Tin ruKKer

Investcorp leads $100m pre-IPO round in online trucking aggregator Trukker

This investment is part of the recently launched Investcorp Saudi Pre-IPO Growth Fund LP, targeting equity growth capital investments across a range of companies primarily based in Saudi Arabia

Flynas flights

Saudi carrier flynas to launch direct flights between Jeddah and Tashkent

Flights connecting the two destinations will commence from September 15

Pure health invest in US healthcare company

UAE’s Pure Health to invest $500m in Ardent, a US healthcare company

Ardent is the fourth largest privately held acute care hospital operator in the US, with 30 hospitals and more than 200 sites of care across six states

Somia K_Falcon Global

How Falcon Global Capital is delivering exclusivity through customised investments

From enabling investment in high-end watches and exclusive art, to luxury real estate and rare cars, Falcon Global Capital’s CEO Somia Khawaja tells us how the firm has been delivering value and bespoke services to its growing list of discerning clients in the UAE

Stake

Dubai’s property investment platform Stake raises $8m in pre-series A funding

The company plans to invest the new capital in advancing its product and technology, upscaling its brand, and expanding operations across the region

First Abu Dhabi Bank

First Abu Dhabi Bank launches multiple-thematic fund

Investors will be able to access multiple investment themes focused on innovation and long-term growth

Hussain-Sajwani Chairman DAMAC Properties

Damac Group’s Hussain Sajwani keen to explore investment opportunities in Germany

The company is looking to expand its footprint in Europe, having entered a joint venture in Denmark to build single family residential developments across Scandinavian countries

Cybersecurity

Here’s why you should bet on cybersecurity

Cybersecurity provides integrity, confidentiality, availability and privacy of online activities to prevent cybercrimes and digital attacks on networks

EFG Hermes Holding announces Q2 2022 results Karim-Awad

EFG Hermes Holding reports 28% rise in Q2 revenues to EGP2.1bn

The group announced that net profit before tax rose by 8 per cent YoY in Q2 2022 to EGP623m.

real estate crowdfunding

Is crowdfunding the future of real estate investment?

We look at the advantages that real estate crowdfunding offers both investors and sellers

Saudi wealth fund starts company for Egypt investments

The company will invest in swathes of Egypt’s economy from infrastructure and real estate to pharmaceuticals

Tomasz Wisniewski - CEO of Axiory Intelligence

Five tips for navigating the slippery slopes of uncertainty when trading

In uncertain times, riskier assets are less desirable, and safe haven instruments gain value

Double Tree Hilton RAK acquired by Aldar

Aldar acquires Doubletree By Hilton Resort and Spa, takes total investment in RAK to Dhs2bn

The transaction ramps up Aldar’s expansion and growth strategy in Ras Al Khaimah following the acquisition of Al Hamra Mall and Rixos Bab Al Bahr earlier this year