Dubai’s Emaar Malls Group Jumps 20% On Listing

Emaar’s shares, which were sold at Dhs2.90 in the heavily oversubscribed IPO, rose to Dhs3.49 on the market.

National Bank of Kuwait Says Sells Qatar Bank Stake For $538m

The bank will book a profit of KD25 million from the sale in its 2014 accounts, it said in a bourse filing.

Saudi’s National Commercial Bank Says To Raise $6bn In IPO

The bank will sell 300 million shares to Saudi individual investors and 200 million shares to the state-run Public Pension Agency at a price of SAR45 per share.

Abu Dhabi Bourse Aims For Debt Trading Market With Govt Bond Listing

The introduction of debt listing and trading is expected to expand the exchange’s activities and make it easier for local companies to sell debt instruments.

Dubai Financial Regulator Seeks To Wind-Up Local Arm Of Espirito Santo

The Portuguese financial group’s problems have been escalating since accounting irregularities were identified at one of its holdings earlier this year.

Dubai Lender ENBD Raises Debut New Zealand Dollar Bond

The bond represents the cheapest five-year funding raised by Emirates NBD in the last six years.

Middle East Stock Markets To Close For Eid Holidays

Bourses in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman will close for the whole week starting October 5.

National Bank Of Fujairah Launches New Islamic Unit

NBF Islamic will offer a series of retail banking products in the initial stage but the bank plans to diversify Islamic offerings.

Dubai World Agrees Restructuring With Largest Creditors

Under the new deal, the repayment date of the biggest chunk of debt under Dubai World’s $25 billion restructuring would be extended.

Oman’s Bank Sohar Says CEO Resigns, Names CFO As Acting Head

Rashad Ali al-Musafir, the bank’s chief financial officer, would replace Kalmoor as acting CEO for an interim period, the bank said in a bourse filing.

DP World Chairman “Sure” Djibouti Operations Will Return To Normal

The Dubai-based port operator has been accused of bribery by the Djibouti government.

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Dubai’s ICD Exploring Investment Opps With Africa’s Dangote

The statement follows the Investment Corporation of Dubai’s stake purchase in Dangote Cement in September for $300 million.

Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate Sells Land Worth $697m To Government

In exchange for the plot of land, Barwa received QAR1.04 billion in cash, while the government also settled QAR1.5 billion of the developer’s bank loans.

Omani Lender NBO Prices Cheap $500m Bond On High Investor Demand

Investor orders topped $1.6 billion for NBO’s issue, a source with knowledge of the deal said.

UAE Firm Signs Deal To Build Egypt’s First Coal-Fired Power Plant

Al Nowais Investments, an Abu Dhabi-based private firm is leading a consortium to build Egypt’s first coal-fired power plant in the Suez area.

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Some Win, Some Lose In Gulf’s Sukuk Mutual Fund Market

Funds dedicated to sukuk are a rare breed, with only 20 currently marketed in the Gulf.

Kuwait Investment Firm Global Says Management Withdraws Resignations

Global’s management team comprising Group CEO Ghunaim, CEO Bader al-Sumait, and executive vice presidents had resigned prior to its general meeting in September.

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.

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.

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.

Gulf Countries To Invest Up To $5bn In Africa Annually – Study

Gulf states have provided $30 billion in funding over the last decade to develop African infrastructure, a study says.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.