The qualified investor funds (QIFs) can be offered only to experienced professional investors and require less regulation.
Kuwait’s Americana issued a statement earlier this week saying it had no knowledge of any talks with Savola on a possible acquisition.
Outpatient numbers grew by nearly 14 per cent and in-patient numbers by 12 per cent during the first half of the year.
The Kingdom’s bourse is expected to open to direct investment by foreign institutions in the first half of next year.
The Kingdom’s benchmark rose for the 13th time in 15 sessions on Sunday to reach a new six-year peak.
Qatar National Bank will have its foreign inclusion factor raised to 0.13 from 0.06, Industries Qatar to 0.13 from 0.06, and Qatar Islamic Bank to 0.25 from 0.21.
Mesaieed’s shares rose five per cent to a five-month high on Thursday after MSCI’s initial statement last week.
The bank is accused of making undisclosed payments to investor Qatar Holdings in 2008.
Funds from the loan will be used for general corporate lending purposes, it said.
The company’s shares jumped as much as 10 per cent – their daily limit – in early trade.
The listing is expected to raise Dhs8-Dhs9 billion, making it one of the region’s largest equity offers since 2008.
Sources suggested that the new sukuk, if successful, would be used to refinance a $1 billion syndicated loan taken in May 2012.
High unemployment, sluggish reforms and conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Iraq are holding back the region.
Savola said in a bourse filing that talks have not yet reached a stage that would require disclosure.
KFH, whose former chief executive Mohammed al-Omar retired in May, did not say when it expected the regulator to respond.
The Abu Dhabi-owned oil explorer and power supplier said that the project does not match the company’s growth strategy.
The emirate also sent out requests for proposals for an Islamic bond deal in June.
TAQA reported a net profit of Dhs239 million ($65.1 million) for the second quarter compared with a loss of Dhs172 million a year earlier.
The company said that it expects to pay 2016 maturities from improved operational cash flow and asset sales.
The much-awaited bureau will begin to issue consumer credit reports to financial institutions next month, it said.
The Dubai-based carrier is the world’s largest operator of Airbus’ A380 jets.
Total revenues generated during the first half of this year declined by 4.4 per cent to reach Dhs1.66 billion compared to the same period last year, the company said.
The sale could net RBS between $720 million and $1.1 billion, according to sources.
The bank made a net attributable profit of $43.8 million for the three months to June 30, it said in a statement.
The company made a profit of Dhs25.88 million ($7.05 million) in the three months to June 30.
In addition to Etihad’s investment, which will pay for a 49 per cent stake in the Italian carrier, shareholders also agreed to a 300 million euro capital hike.
The sale, which is not expected to complete until next year, continues IHG’s strategy of selling on its hotels and then managing them under contract.
Islamic finance has developed alternative inter-bank tools, but higher interest rates are expected to boost murabaha trading, luring back western borrowers looking for cheap finance.
The deal foresees Etihad taking a 49 per cent stake in Alitalia and investing 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in the airline over the next three years.
The company said that it would shortly make an initial payment to creditors of approximately Dhs2 billion ($545 million), with the remaining debt to be paid over a 12- year period.