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UAEs EDB Issues $750 Million Bond, Under New Debt Law
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Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has issued its debut $750 million five-year bond, becoming the first federal entity to ... Read more
EFG-Hermes Weighs South East Asian Expansion
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(Bloomberg) --EFG-Hermes Holding is considering an expansion into South East Asia as Egypt’s biggest investment bank ... Read more
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Approves Dubai Silk Road Strategy
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The Crown Prince of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has approved the Dubai Silk Road stra... Read more
National Bank Oman Cancels Merger Talks With Bank Dhofar
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The National Bank of Oman (NBO) and Bank Dhofar have mutually agreed to cancel discussions for a proposed merger after ... Read more
Iran Plans To Merge Five Banks With State-owned Bank Sepah
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(Bloomberg) --Iran will merge five lenders into state-run Bank Sepah. In a statement, the central bank stated that Bank... Read more
DGCX Launches Aluminium And Zinc Futures
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The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) have announced plans t... Read more
B+ Ratings Affirmed For Egypt
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Capital Intelligence Ratings (CI Ratings) has affirmed B+ long-term foreign currency (LT FC) and long-term local curren... Read more
Turkish Lira To Sink 40 Per Cent By Third Quarter Of 2019, TD Securities
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(Bloomberg) --TD Securities is defying market consensus to predict another crisis in Turkey’s lira. This is in contra... Read more
Saudi Market Cross-listing Regulations Expected In Q2 2019
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Regulations to allow companies from other Gulf countries to list on the Saudi Stock Exchange are expected to be finalis... Read more
Uber In Advanced Talks To Acquire UAE-based Careem
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(Bloomberg) --Uber Technologies is in advanced discussions to buy its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks, a deal that w... Read more
Tadawul Expects Around $20 Billion In Passive Fund Inflows In 2019
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The Chief Executive of Tadawul said that the Kingdom’s stock exchange expects passive fund inflows of $15 to $20 bill... Read more
Kuwait Mulls $10 Billion Investment Fund With China
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(Bloomberg) --Kuwait is planning to create a $10 billion fund with China to invest in the two countries. The investment... Read more
Turkey Seeks Funding To Bolster State-owned Banks
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(Bloomberg) --Turkey is working on a plan to bolster the capital levels of state-owned banks to keep fueling cheap cred... Read more
ADIA And Kotak To Launch $500 Million Special Situations Fund In India
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A subsidiary of ADIA has partnered with Kotak Investment Advisors to launch the Kotak Special Situations Fund, which wi... Read more
SAMA Governor Does Not See More Bank Mergers
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The Governor of Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA) said that he does not see more bank mergers for the time being b... Read more