Emirates Steel Seeks $1.3bn Loan To Refinance Debt, Buy Assets

The deal is expected to cut the costs of a loan which was signed in 2010.

Qatar’s First IPO Since 2010 Fully Subscribed

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co, a unit of state-owned Qatar Petroleum, raised QAR3.2 billion.

Kuwait Investment Firm KIPCO Plans Up To $500m Bond Sale

The company has hired a group of international banks to help arrange the sale.

National Bank Of Kuwait Q4 Net Profit Drops 48%

BK reported a full-year profit for 2013 at $844 million, down from the $1.08 billion recorded for 2012.

Middle East CEOs’ Confidence Rises Sharply In 2014

Middle East CEOs are the most confident globally about short-term revenue growth in 2014.

Abraaj Group Acquires Majority Stake In Turkish Dairy Firm

Abraaj’s investment will help Yörsan Group grow both domestically and internationally.

Bank Dhofar Posts 3.6% Q4 Profit Hike

The lender made a net profit of 9.3 million rials in the three months to December 31.

Qatar’s Doha Bank Boosts Capital With Bond Sale

Doha Bank has been raising its reserves in the last year to improve its capital ratios.

Kuwait’s Zain Seeks New Loan As $867m Facility Nears Maturity

The $867 million revolving facility is due to mature in March.

Fitch: Saudi Banks’ Performance To Remain Strong In 2014

Performance of Saudi lenders is being driven by business growth and declining loan impairment charges.

Saudi’s Al Rajhi Capital Plans Sukuk Push, Sees Better Year For IPOs

Corporates and state-owned entities in Saudi Arabia raised the equivalent of $15 billion from the sale of sukuk in 2013.

Oman’s Bank Sohar Q4 Net Profit Climbs 20.5%

Bank Sohar is currently in talks with rival lender Bank Dhofar over a possible merger.

Kuwait’s KIPCO Picks Banks Ahead Of Potential Dollar Bond Issue

The firm is the first Gulf-based issuer to announce plans for an international bond offering in 2014.

Kingdom Holding Posts 10.3% Rise In Q4 Profit

Full-year net profit for Prince Alwaleed’s investment firm rose five per cent to 742.5 million riyals.

Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate Sells Barwa Bank Stake For $656m

BRE is selling some of its assets to Qatari Diar to help eliminate its debts.

Deutsche Sees Saudi Local Debt Sales Surpassing International Issues In 2014

High liquidity in the country has kept funding costs low.

Qatar Islamic Bank Q4 Net Profit More Than Triples

QIB made a net profit of $100.2 million during the three months to December 31.

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Middle East Investment Banking Fees Up 20% In 2013

Total fees rose to $722 million in 2013, the highest since 2010.

Sager Is Frontrunner To Succeed Dabdoub At Kuwait’s NBK

Isam al-Sager, 58, is currently the deputy chief executive of National Bank of Kuwait.

Saudi’s Al Rajhi Bank Halves H2 Dividend After Q4 Profit Drop

Al Rajhi reported a 19.1 per cent drop in fourth-quarter net profit.

Investcorp Sells UK-based TDX Group to Equifax for $327m

TDX is the UK’s largest debt placement services and debt management platform company.

Dubai Launches Entrepreneurship Academy

The academy aims to equip entrepreneurs with practical skills and knowledge they need to become future businesspeople.

UAE Attracts Top Talent Ahead Of Expo 2020

Around 49,000 LinkedIn members have moved to the UAE in the last 12 months.

Dubai Group Signs $10bn Debt Restructuring Deal

Ahmed al-Qassim was appointed chief executive of Dubai Group last week.

UAE To Attract $14.4bn FDI In 2014

The UAE attracted FDIs worth $12 billion in 2013 owing to increased government spending and resurgence in some service sectors.

Qatar’s Masraf Al Rayan Buys Islamic Bank Of Britain

IBB was majority-owned by another Qatari lender, Qatar International Islamic Bank.

Qatar Holding Deal Maker Fakhroo Leaves For Govt-Linked Role

Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, a Qatari national and a director at the fund’s mergers and acquisitions team, left late last year.

MENA IPOs Raise $726.2m In Q4 2013

IPOs in the MENA region recorded a 133 per cent increase in terms of volume and 114 per cent increase in terms of value compared to Q4 2012.

Saudi’s Samba Q4 Profit Up 15.8%

Samba attributed the profit rise to an increase in operating income.

Saudi’s Mobily Q4 Profit Rises 8.6%, Beats Forecasts

The company said more income from data and business clients were the reason for the quarterly and annual profit increases.