Saudi’s Mouwasat Medical Q1 Profit Falls 3.5%

Mousawat said the slight drop in quarterly profit was due to a net loss from a Riyadh hospital it opened in November 2014.

Saudi’s SABIC Q1 Net Profit Falls 39%, Beats Forecasts

SABIC made a net profit of SAR3.93 billion in the first quarter, down from SAR6.44 billion in the year-earlier period.

Dubai’s Amlak Finance Says Targets May For Trading Restart

Amlak’s shares have been suspended since November 2008 after the global financial crisis helped trigger a local real estate crash.

Saudi Hardware Retailer SACO To Raise $134 m From Float – Lead

The price means the retail and wholesale tools superstore will raise around 504 million riyals from its flotation.

Saudi Arabia To Open Stock Market To Foreigners On June 15

Final rules covering the opening of the market will be published on May 4.

Oman’s Islamic Deposits Surge, Adding Pressure On Liquidity Tools

Combined customer deposits at the two full-fledged Islamic banks and Bank Muscat almost tripled in the year to March.

Saudi Firm, Bunge To Buy Majority Stake In Canadian Grain Handler

G3 Global Grain Group, a joint venture of Bunge and Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co (SALIC), said that it will buy a 50.1 per cent stake in CWB for $201 million.

Qatar Expects VW CEO May Go After Falling Out – Handelsblatt

The QIA, which holds two seats on VW’s 20-member supervisory board that appoints and dismisses executives, has been looking to solve the leadership crisis at Volkswagen.

Kuwait Finance House Q1 Net Profit Up 14.6%

Net profit rose to $99 million in the three months.

Saudi Hollandi Bank Q1 Net Profit Up 29.3%, Beats Estimates

The bank attributed its increase in net profit to higher total operating income.

Qatar Islamic Bank Q1 Net Profit Rises 19%

The Islamic lender made a net profit of QAR400 million in the first quarter of the year.

Dubai Bank DIB Happy With Capital Base – CEO

The bank sold a $1 billion capital-boosting sukuk issue in January.

Stock News: Dubai Posts Biggest Daily Gain In 10 Weeks On Strong Q1 Results

The Dubai index jumped three per cent, hitting a two-month closing high of 3,942 points.

National Bank Of Oman Q1 Profit Rises 23%, Meets Estimates

The lender made a net profit of OMR12.6 million in the three months to March 31.

Deutsche Bank Fined $8.4m By Dubai Regulator

The regulator penalised Deutsche Bank on finding “serious contraventions” in the lender’s Dubai operations.

Private Equity Firm Abraaj Appoints MENA Investment Head

Huda al-Lawati was previously a managing director at Abraaj, having joined the firm in 2004 as an analyst.

Dubai Islamic Bank Q1 Net Profit Rises 34%, Beats Estimates

The bank made a net profit attributable to shareholders of Dhs816.7 million in the first quarter of 2015.

Oman Cement Q1 Net Profit Rises 3.7%, Beats Forecasts

The company made a net profit of OMR3.83 million ($9.95 million) in the first quarter of 2015.

Saudi Stock Market Tadawul Says 2014 Profit Up 74% On Trading Income

The company made a net profit of SAR265 million in 2014, according to a statement posted on the bourse website.

Saudi Bank NCB Q1 Profit Rises 2.8% On Higher Operating Income

The lender made a net profit of SAR2.61 billion ($696 million) in the first quarter of 2015.

Saudi SAFCO Q1 Net Profit Slumps 30%, Misses Forecasts

It is the seventh quarter in the last eight in which the firm has posted decreasing profits.

Qatar Launches First Chinese Yuan Clearing Hub In Middle East

The centre is expected to facilitate greater cross-border renminbi investment and financing business and boost trade between China and the region.

Dubai’s TECOM Investments Says Completes $1.1bn Loan Upsizing

The firm said in January that the cash would be used to fund the company’s general corporate needs, new developments and growth plans.

Oman’s Bank Muscat Posts 8.9% Rise In Q1 Profit, Beats Forecasts

The bank made a profit of OMR43.3 million ($112.5 million) in the first quarter of 2015.

Swiss Private Bank UBP To Boost ME Operations After Coutts Buy

The Middle East currently accounts for 12 per cent of the bank’s global operations.

Dubai’s Noor Bank May Sell Debut Sukuk After Setting Up $3bn Programme

Noor Bank said its sukuk programme had been arranged by itself as well as Citigroup and Standard Chartered.

Kout Food Joins Delisting Queue In Sagging Kuwait Stock Market

The company’s board said it would ask shareholders to vote on the matter, just a day after Bahrain’s Gulf Finance House said it was considering leaving the Kuwaiti bourse.

National Bank of Kuwait Q1 Net Profit Up 15%, Beats Estimates

Net profit was $319.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, a statement said.

Different Arab money

Mideast Sovereign Funds Cut Outbound Property Purchases 31% In 2014 – CBRE

SWFs cut their international investment last year because of the plunge of oil prices, a report by CBRE said.

Qatari Banks, Southwest Securities Plan Islamic Finance Venture In China

Qatar National Bank and Qatar International Islamic Bank have signed an MoU for the venture.