Dubai Financial Market launches short-selling service

The DFM will review a list of approved securities for short selling every six months

UAE, Saudi working on digital currency

The two central banks have in the past expressed scepticism about digital currencies

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution fuel firm IPO raises $851m

The IPO is the first on the ADX in six years and the largest in Abu Dhabi for a decade

Saudi stock exchange announces system upgrade

The upgrade will enable market members to provide new categories of securities and services to investors

Dana Gas says UAE court allows it to appeal British sukuk ruling

The energy producer has been prevented from participating in the $700m sukuk by a British court

Saudi banks prepare for riyal coins

The one and two riyal coins will replace paper currency

Abraaj Group to build power plant in Mexico

As a first step the group has invested in a 111 MW natural gas-fired power plant in Chihuahua

Investment Corp of Dubai reports steady H1 net profit

Net profit rose 0.3 per cent to $2.8bn

Saudi stocks edge up after settlements in corruption probe

The Saudi stock index climbed 0.3 per cent in the first half-hour of Wednesday to 6,985 points

UAE-based Phoenix Group raises $205m loan

The funding was provided by a group of seven institutions including First Abu Dhabi Bank

RBR seeks Saudi royal family investment for Credit Suisse, says source

Switzerland’s second biggest bank is two years into a restructuring, concentrating more on wealth management

Crescent Enterprises leads $16m funding of medical tech firms

The money will go towards the manufacture of prototypes of next-generation micro-robotic medical devices

Dubai’s Emirates REIT picks Standard Chartered for debut dollar sukuk, say sources

The sukuk transaction could range between $350m and $425m in size

ADNOC’s distribution unit could raise as much as $2bn in IPO

The IPO would be the UAE’s biggest since DP World raised nearly $5bn in 2007

TAQA looks at loans as government did not approve bond issue, say sources

The oil explorer and power supplier is said to be seeking loan facilities of up to $1.3bn

Crescent Enterprises launches $150m corporate venture capital arm

CEO Badr Jafar said half of the start-up fund would be used across the MENA region

UAE’s Bank of Sharjah and Invest Bank in merger talks

JPMorgan is advising Bank of Sharjah on the potential deal

Dubai’s Emaar Development falls on listing

It was the first major equity listing in Dubai since late 2014

Dubai’s Noor Bank to move away from unsecured small business lending

Other local banks have already taken steps to cut their exposure to the SME sector

Qatar Insurance renews Abu Dhabi licence after saying it would close branch

The branch will continue to conduct normal activities, Qatar Insurance said in a bourse statement

Banque Saudi Fransi dismisses CEO

BSF did not elaborate on the reasons for the exit of Couvegnes

Dubai International Financial Centre launches $100m fintech fund

Dubai is among the regional cities looking to become the Middle East’s fintech hub

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

UAE’s Mubadala and French groups in $1.2bn investment plan

The deal has been signed with French state-backed investment vehicles CDC International Capital and Bpifrance

UAE asks banks for information on accounts of 19 Saudis, including Alwaleed

Banks have not been asked to freeze the accounts

Dubai bank Emirates NBD begins operations in India

The lender has opened its first Indian branch in the city of Mumbai

Kuwait’s GIC invests $100m in UAE-based logistics firm Tristar

The proceeds will be used by Tristar to expand its business

JPMorgan sees more Saudi firms looking at overseas listings after Aramco

JPMorgan is among the banks advising Aramco on an international public offering

Saudi continues to detain businessmen in probe, imposes travel curbs

Nasser bin Aqeel al-Tayyar was reportedly detained in Saudi’s corruption probe

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding says has support from Saudi government

Prince Alwaleed has been detained as part of an anti-corruption crackdown

Four IPOs issued in the GCC in Q3

Proceeds raised from the four IPOs amounted to $140m, down 18 per cent from Q2 2017