Emirates Signs 10-Year Management Deal With Angola Flag Carrier

Dubai carrier appoints senior managers but will provide no equity.

Kuwait Starting To Cut Subsidies, IMF Report Says

The International Monetary Fund did not give details of the reforms and government officials were not available for comment.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation JV Launches Lifestyle Project In Dubai

As per the deal, MBRF will extend part of its land bank to newly launched developer Nshama to build an integrated community project at a central Dubai location.

State-Owned Dubai Development Seeks Merger, Acquisition Options

Listed on the DFM in 2007, the Dubai-based company was formed in 1975 to support the city’s residential development.

Qatar’s Economic Growth Rises To 5.7% Year-On-Year In Q2

Real GDP growth stood at 5.4 per cent in January-March, the slowest rate since the third quarter of 2012.

UAE’s Amanat Holdings To Open Dhs1.4bn Dubai Share Sale On Oct 20

Amanat will use the funds raised from the offering to establish companies in the healthcare and education sectors.

UAE Urged To Have More Home-Grown F&B Operators

Up to 80 per cent of the UAE’s food sector is currently franchise-operated, according to Salem bin Dasmal, founder of Silver Spoon Investments.

National Bank of Oman Sets Final Guidance For Bond; Books Top $1.2bn

The Sultanate’s second-largest lender by assets is earmarked to price its deal at 140 basis points, plus or minus 5 bps, over midswaps.

Virgin Mobile Launches Services In Saudi Arabia

The two brands being launched by Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa are Virgin Mobile, aimed at the youth market, and Friendi Mobile, targeting Saudi’s expatriate workers.

Qatar’s Ahli Bank Signs $200m Debut Syndicated Loan

The loan will pay an interest rate of 120 basis points over the London interbank offered rate (Libor), a filing to the Qatar stock exchange said.

Austria Reports First MERS Case In Saudi National

The Saudi Arabian national is being treated in an isolation ward in a hospital while all people she had been in contact with would be checked for symptoms, a health ministry official said.

Funds To Slow Saudi Stock Buying, Bullish On UAE -Survey

Bullishness towards Saudi Arabia, which peaked in the July survey due to the announcement of stock market opening to foreign investment, has been declining.

Le Méridien Al Aqah Renovations Near Completion

Emirates Group’s east coast resort to unveil new rooms and improved connectivity

Kuwait Revokes Citizenship Of Opposition Activist

Kuwait-born Saad Al-Ajmi, spokesman of the nationalist opposition Popular Action Movement, was one of 18 people to have their citizenship removed.

Bahrain Court Revokes Citizenship Of Nine Over Arms Smuggling

BNA news agency said the court found the nine men – who are all Bahraini-born Shi’ites – guilty of smuggling weapons, including explosives, into the country in a case that dates back to 2013.

Kuwait Markets Authority Endorses UN Terror Financing Rules

The U.N. Security Council last month named six people who would be subject to asset freezes because of their links to the Islamists and threatened sanctions against those who financed the insurgents.

Saudi Telecom’s Bahrain Unit Bets On Data To Boost Revenue

Viva said the launch of its next-generation mobile network – which allows web download speeds several times faster than its predecessor 3G – will help boost its revenues.

Saudi Sipchem Says Affiliate Restarts Butanediol Plant

The International Diol Co plant, which has an annual capacity of 75,000 tonnes, was shut from Aug. 29 to improve the efficiency of operations.

Dubai’s Emaar Properties’ Malls Unit IPO Priced At Top Of Range

Shares in the Emaar Malls Group IPO were priced at Dhs2.90 per share, giving an overall sale value of Dhs5.8 billion.

Pictures: Nakheel’s Upcoming Dhs150m Palm Jumeirah Boardwalk

The developer has awarded a contract for the project to Overseas AST Company.

Dubai’s DMCC Launches Health Insurance For Member Firms

The free zone said that its health insurance solution has been tailored to suit its members so that smaller firms can experience the benefits that are usually available to large corporates.

Saudi’s Sedco Capital Launches First In-House Managed Islamic Fund

The Gulf equities fund, domiciled in Luxembourg, has an intial $30 million in assets.

Dubai Tops List Of Billionaire Cities In The Middle East

The city has 34 billionaires with a combined wealth of $79 billion, says new report by Wealth-X and UBS.

UAE’s TRA Records Surge In National Domain Registrations

The rise in registrations on the UAE’s national domain also indicates an increase in the amount of Arabic content online, the telecoms regulator said.

Real Madrid And AC Milan To Play In Dubai On December 30

Football fans set to flock to Sevens Stadium to see two giants compete in Dubai Football Challenge

Dubai’s Emirates NBD To Price NZ Dollar Bond On Monday

The bank has set initial price thoughts for the $77.6 million issue of five years duration at 165 basis points over New Zealand midswaps, the document showed.

Doha Bank Calls Shareholder Meeting To Approve India Assets Buy

HSBC Bank Oman, an affiliate of HSBC Holding, said in April it had approved the sale of its Indian business to Doha Bank.

UAE’s Dana Gas Says Wins Gas Concessions In Egypt

The company will operate the North El Salhiya onshore area on a 100 per cent basis, and will partner with British major BP to explore El Matariya on a 50:50 ownership basis.

ISIL Threat Requires “Globalised Response” – Sheikh Mohammed

The extremist organisation “can and will” be defeated militarily, the UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister wrote in a column.

PepsiCo Opens Food And Beverage Innovation Centre In Dubai

The new innovation centre will help develop products that will cater to the tastes of the local market and boost regional sales, the company said.