Standard Chartered appoints audit head as new UAE chief executive

Group head of internal audit Julian Wynter will replace Mohsin Nathani, who resigned from the bank in April, sources said

RBS ends plan to sell UAE transaction services to ADCB

The deal was called off in part because ADCB asked at a late stage to select which of RBS’ customers it would take, sources said

Dubai Financial Market Q2 net profit drops 48%

The firm, which runs securities trading in Dubai, made a net profit of Dhs 132.4m in Q2

UAE’s First Gulf Bank Q2 profit boosted by lending rise

FGB made a net profit of Dhs 1.45bn for the three months to June 2015, up 8 per cent to Q2 2014

Kuwaiti MPs head to UK to check on sovereign wealth fund’s London office

They plan to check how investments are being made and whether enough official oversight exists

Dubai Holdings unit says to pull out of Malta telecoms company

Emirates International Telecommunications Malta, which holds a 60 per cent share in Go, did not say how it plans to divest its stake

Iran eyes $185bn oil and gas projects after sanctions

Iran will focus on its oil and gas, metals and car industries with an eye to exporting to Europe, a top official said

Bahraini insurer ARIG plans full ownership of Takaful Re

ARIG already owns 54 per cent of Dubai-based Islamic reinsurer Takaful Re

Dubai’s Emaar Malls Q2 profit rises 43%

Emaar Malls made a net profit of Dhs 412m in the second quarter of 2015

Dubai’s Union Properties says plans three projects worth $544.5m

The developer did not provide any details about the projects

Doha, Dubai most expensive Middle Eastern cities for expats

A new index finds that the cities are among the most expensive worldwide for beer and wine

UAE’s inflation rate up 4.2% y-o-y in June

Housing and utility costs saw the biggest jump in June as they rose 10.2 per cent, statistics show

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q2 net profit up 21%, beats estimates

The lender made a net profit attributable to shareholders of Dhs 1.28bn in the second quarter of 2015

Stock news: Most Gulf markets edge up

Dubai’s index inched up 0.1 per cent as heavyweight bank Emirates NBD jumped 3.5 per cent

Chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank resigns

Ahmed Ateeq al-Mazrouei, chairman of the lender since 2008, has left for personal reasons, sources said

Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Motor Company closes $175m debut loan

Noor Bank was the initial lead arranger for the syndicated structured facility

Dragon Oil’s largest shareholder ENOC says no to dividend payment

ENOC, which owns 54 per cent of Dragon Oil, in June offered 750 pence per share to buy out minority shareholders

Dubai’s Mashreq Q2 net profit climbs 11%

For the first half of 2015, the bank reported a net profit of Dhs 1.3bn, up 11.6 per cent from a year earlier

Dubai’s Emirates NBD Q2 net profit rises 26%

The lender made a profit of Dhs1.65bn in the second quarter of 2015, compared to Dhs1.31bn in the same period of 2014

Investcorp acquires Saudi testing services company

The value of the deal, Investcorp’s fifth in Saudi Arabia, was not disclosed

Bahrain’s Arcapita buys part of Abu Dhabi property project for $200m

The firm acquired phase one of Saadiyat Beach Residences, a residential real estate complex in Abu Dhabi

Stock news: Iran nuclear deal may dampen Gulf by depressing oil prices

The deal might specifically affect Saudi bourse, which is the most sensitive in the Gulf to oil prices due to its heavyweight petrochemical sector

Kuwait committee to visit London for sovereign fund probe

The Kuwait Investment Authority has come under greater public scrutiny following last year’s plunge of oil prices

Eurozone strikes deal with Greece after all-night haggle

EU officials said Tsipras finally accepted a compromise on German-led demands for the sequestration of Greek state assets to be sold off to pay down debt

Saudi Arabia issues first sovereign bonds since 2007, more to come

The government sold SAR15bn ($4 billion) of bonds to local banks this year, according to a senior official

Saudi bank NCB posts 2.6% drop in net profit, misses forecasts

NCB reported a net profit in the second quarter of 2015 of SAR 2.36bn ($629m)

UAE stock market regulator chief said to be retiring

Abdullah al-Turifi is a founding member of the Securities and Commodities Authority

Dubai’s non-oil businesses see sluggish growth in June

Business confidence in the emirate remained high despite a slower rate of increase in new orders and growth in June

Sheikh Mohammed: Dubai hits first goal of strategy to become Islamic economy hub

Dubai has overtaken Malaysia and London for the listing of Islamic bonds on its exchanges

Qatar National Bank Q2 net profit rises 10%, beats forecasts

QNB, aiming to become the largest bank in the MEA by 2017, said loans and advances rose 9.2 per cent in the first half of the year