UAE Regulator Says Arabtec Obeyed Disclosure Rules

The Securities and Commodities Authority clarified that it could not have suspended trading in Arabtec shares during their recent plunge.

Arabtec Says Has Aabar’s Backing, No Projects Scrapped

Aabar’s chairman says investors misunderstood the significance of the small reduction of its stake in Arabtec.

Stock News: Dubai Ends Up 7.9% As Arabtec Continues Surge

Dubai’s main index posted its biggest daily rise since last September, while Arabtec surged its 15 per cent daily limit.

Foreign Investors Sold Stocks Worth Dhs15.1bn On Dubai’s Index In June

Net foreign investment in-flow reached Dhs2.1 billion last month despite market volatility, DFM said.

Dubai’s Amlak Proposes New Restructuring Deal For $2.7bn Debt

The sharia-compliant mortgage lender proposed in June to make an initial down-payment of 20 per cent while the remaining debt will be paid over 12 years.

Stock News: Arabtec Surges On Hopes For Govt Intervention, Lifts Dubai

Dubai’s main index is up 3.1 per cent while Arabtec jumps 8.7 per cent ahead of a briefing scheduled for after the close on Wednesday.

Qatar’s CBQ To Buy Out Public Shares, Then Delist Turkey’s Alternatifbank

The second-largest lender in Qatar bought a 74.25 per cent stake in the Turkish bank last year.

Stock News: Arabtec Hopes May Support Dubai’s Upswing

The Dubai index jumped 3.2 per cent on Tuesday as Arabtec, which had plunged its 10 per cent daily limit early in the session, surged to close up 10.3 per cent.

Dubai’s Arabtec To Hold News Conference Wednesday On Rumours

Arabtec has issued a string of statements saying it will protect shareholders’ rights, but it has not so far publicly addressed the strategy and ownership issues.

Six Groups Bidding To Buy Stake In Kuwait’s Americana – Bloomberg

A deal could value the company at about $5 billion.

United Arab Bank CEO: No Hike In Mortgage Lending Despite Dubai Property Market Boom

The market has matured to a level capacity although rents continue to increase, says CEO

Stock News: Dubai Rebounds As Emaar Soars

The index recovers to stand 1.1 per cent higher at 3,987 points, bouncing back above the 200-day average.

Dubai Index Drops Below 200-Day Average As Arabtec Again Falls Daily Limit

This is the first time that the index has dropped below the 200-day average since December 2012.

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Forms JV To Invest In Africa

The joint venture will invest in direct private equity opportunities in African firms with a focus on consumer driven sectors.

Stocks News-Dubai May Stabilise But Hard To See Uptrend

The emirate’s index plunged 4.4 per cent on Monday, bringing its losses from a multi-year peak hit in May to 27 per cent.

Saudi Telecom Due Windfall If Government Pays Market Rate For Seized Land

Experts suggest that the land seized by the government from STC is worth between SAR1.36 billion and SAR2.83 billion.

Bahrain, Oman Most Vulnerable To Fall In Oil Prices

Increasing dependence of the GCC states on oil revenues poses a rising credit risk, a new survey by S&P says.

Dubai Index Drops 4.4% As Arabtec Again Falls Daily Limit Of 10%

The Dubai index reached a three-month closing low of 3,943 points, bringing its losses from a multi-year peak hit in May to 27 per cent.

UAE’s Al Hamra Real Estate Gets $230m Financing

The firm said the facility would be used to refinance existing debt and to finance planned new real estate projects.

Abraaj To Consider Options For Pakistan K-Electric Stake

Abraaj bought a controlling stake in KES Power, the majority shareholder in K-Electric, in 2009.

Abu Dhabi To Provide Dhs33m Loan For Sierra Leone’s Solar Project

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will provide finance to construct a 6 MW solar power plant in the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone.

Stock News: Dubai Drops As Arabtec Resumes Freefall

Dubai’s index is now down 27 per cent from the multi-year peak hit in mid-May, though it is still up 17 per cent year-to-date.

Saudi Telco Atheeb Sells Riyadh Real Estate For $43m

Atheeb sold a building and two plots of land to an unidentified buyer, according to a company filing to Riyadh’s bourse.

Egypt’s Sisi Approves Revised Budget With Deficit At 10% Of GDP

Boosted by billions of dollars in aid from Gulf Arab countries, Egypt’s 2013/14 budget deficit was set to shrink from some 14 per cent the year before.

Omantel Appoints New Chief Executive

Talal Said Marhoon al-Mamari was previously chief financial officer of the company.

Egypt’s Beltone and Sawiris Say No Change To EFG Hermes offer

EFG Hermes is one of the biggest investment banks in the Middle East.

Infrastructure Spending In The Middle East Set To Rise – Survey

The survey by PwC found that 75 per cent expect an increase in funding for infrastructure and capital projects over the next 12 months.

Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital Buys Into Dubai’s National Petroleum Services

Waha Capital bought a 20.56 per cent stake in National Petroleum Services for $76 million.

Stock News: Dubai Falls As Arabtec Extends Drop

The Dubai builder’s shares have fallen 59 per cent from May 14’s record close.

Bahrain’s Invescorp Walks Away From Cavalli Deal Over High Valuation

Italian designer Roberto Cavalli was hoping to receive a 450-million-euro ($612 million) offer from Investcorp by a June 30 deadline.