Different Arab money

Islamic Development Bank Picks Banks For Potential Sukuk

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has picked seven lenders to arrange meetings with fixed income investors.

Saudi To Lend $57.8m To Pakistan For Hydro Power Project

The Kingdom will also provide Pakistan a credit facility of $125 million for the import of urea.

Qatar’s Doha Insurance Gets Shareholder Nod For $120m Rights Issue

The plan will see 24,260,000 new shares offered to shareholders at a price of QAR18 per share.

New Abu Dhabi Finance Centre Appoints DFSA COO As Advisor

Jan Bladen has been appointed executive adviser and programme lead at Abu Dhabi Global Market.

Saudi Hardware Retailer Picks HSBC’s Saudi Arm As Listing Adviser

The firm will list 30 per cent of its shares on the Kingdom’s stock exchange.

Dubai’s Mashreq Hikes Foreign Ownership Limit To 49%

Foreigners currently own two percent of the bank’s shares.

Morgan Stanley Appoints New MENA Investment Banking Head

Patrick Delivanis replaces Klaus Froehlich, who is relocating to Frankfurt for a senior investment banking role.

UAE’s Gulf Marine Services Plans London IPO

GMS plans to sell new shares worth $100 million, as well as an undisclosed number of shares currently held by private equity backers.

Dubai’s Emaar Q4 Net Profit Up 48%, Beats Estimates

The developer, which launched several new projects last year, said its total value of sales in Dubai for 2013 was Dhs12 billion.

Bahrain’s Al Baraka Islamic Bank Sees New Scope To Expand

The bank’s growth in 2014 will be fuelled by the company’s entry into the Moroccan and Libyan markets and expansion in Tunisia.

UAE Telco Du Agrees Terms On $720m Loan Financing

Du’s new loan will replace two existing debt facilities.

Kuwait’s NBK Appoints Isam Al Sager As New Group CEO

Al Sager, deputy group CEO at National Bank of Kuwait, replaces Ibrahim Dabdoub who is retiring after three decades.

UAE Stock Markets Should Unify Back Offices – Abu Dhabi Bourse CEO

Rashed al-Baloushi, CEO of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, did not specify a timeframe for the proposal.

Dubai’s Deyaar To Allow Up To 25% Foreign Ownership

At present, nationals from GCC countries can own up to 49 per cent of Deyaar’s shares while foreigners from outside the GCC have been prohibited.

Dubai Remains Bullish; Global Mkts Support

Emaar Properties is expected to report its earnings in the coming days.

Bahrain: Banking On Consolidation

The global financial crisis and political instability dented Bahrain’s banking sector but will a recent wave of M&A activity burn around its fortunes?

Empower

Dubai’s Empower $600m Acquisition Loan Starts Syndication -Sources

The loan, which was initially provided by four banks, is now being offered to other lenders interested in joining the deal, according to sources.

Oman May Sell Assets, Borrow Abroad If Oil Prices Drop

Oman relies on oil and gas for 87 per cent of its budget revenue.

Retail Banking To Outpace Corporate Banking In The GCC

The GCC’s young population, economic well-being and a steadily rising GDP per capita will boost retail banking.

Different Arab money

Assets Under Management In MEA To Hit $1.5 Trillion By 2020 – PwC

The amount represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 12 per cent.

Abu Dhabi Developer Aldar Q4 Profit Rises 79%

Profit rose on the back of gains from the acquisition of Sorouh and handover of residential units.

Mubadala Says Assessing Options For $1.25bn Bond Maturity

The maturity is part of a $1.75 billion, two-tranche bond which the fund sold in 2009.

Saudi Arabian Airlines Picks Adviser For Cargo Unit’s Share Sale

A stake in the maintenance subsidiary is expected to be sold to the public before June 2015.

JP Morgan Cuts Banking Ties With Emirates NBD

The bank has severed relationships in its cash management business in the Middle East.

Qatar’s CBQ Posts 32.9% Q4 Profit Drop

The bank made a net profit of 300 million riyals for Q4 2013 compared with 447.3 million riyals a year earlier.

Higher Spending Narrows Kuwait Nine-Month Budget Surplus

The IMF has warned that Kuwait’s expenditure could exceed oil revenues as early as 2017.

Qatar’s Qinvest, QIB In Islamic Funds Tie-Up

QInvest is streamlining its operations, focusing on investment banking and asset management business.

Dubai’s DFSA Obtains Court Orders Against Deutsche Bank

The bank was found in material non-compliance with requirements to produce information to the financial regulator.

Italy’s Monte Paschi Foundation In Talks With Qatar For Stake Sale

Qatar sovereign fund is reportedly seeking a 15-20 per cent in the troubled Italian lender.

Saudi Arabia’s Mortgage Law To Boost Markets

Changes in Saudi’s mortgage law in 2013 are expected to boost banks in the GCC’s largest domestic market.