Mashreq’s Retail Banking Profit To Double

The Dubai lender’s retail arm made a net profit of Dhs240 million last year.

Abu Dhabi’s ADIA Invests $200m In India Real Estate

ADIA has investments of about $400-$500 million in India which includes a $50 million investment in Red Fort Capital, a real estate private equity fund.

Morsi Fallout: Egypt’s Stock Markets

How have Egypt’s markets reacted to the second presidential ousting in as many years?

Bahrain’s GFH Hopes More Active Investment Will Secure Recovery

Gulf Finance House is banking on a revamped business model to revive its fortunes.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Buys Back Shares Worth $103m

The purchase price was equivalent to a 5.6 per cent discount to Tuesday’s closing share price of Dhs5.15.

Qatar National Bank Q2 Profit Surges 24%, Beats Estimates

Loans and advances during the second quarter rose 26.3 per cent to QAR296 billion.

Brazil’s EBX, Abu Dhabi Fund Agree On Debt Refinance Deal

The agreement will reportedly cut EBX’s debt with Mubadala by more than 25 per cent to between $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion.

GCC IPOs Raise $48m In Q2 2013

Political instability in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East have dampened investor confidence resulting in low offering values.

Qatar National Bank Names Ali al-Kuwari Acting CEO

Ali al-Emadi, QNB’s previous CEO, became Qatar’s new finance minister following a cabinet reshuffle in June.

UAE To Give Egypt $3bn Support, Saudis $5bn

The UAE will make a $1 billion grant to Egypt and a $2 billion loan.

Mortgage Lender Tamweel To Delist From Dubai Bourse

The move is in preparation for its complete acquisition by Dubai Islamic Bank

SMEs Attracting More Funds From MENA Private Equity Firms

As political uncertainty rises in the Middle East, PE firms are increasingly considering SMEs as a viable investment option.

Egypt’s Central Bank Governor Flies To Abu Dhabi

The UAE pledged $3 billion in aid for Egypt in 2011 that has yet to be delivered.

QNB Names Finance Minister As Board Chairman

Emadi was appointed finance minister only recently following a cabinet reshuffle after the ascension of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as Emir of Qatar.

Dubai Steps Up Asset Sales To Cut Debt Pile

Emirate’s creditors breathe a sigh of relief as Dubai government’s assets fetch good price.

Middle East M&A Deal Values Up 35.9%

According to a report from Mergermarket, the region saw its highest half-year value in M&A deals since 2010.

Solid Q2 Earnings Seen For Saudi Banks, Petrochemicals

The two sectors together account for over half of the Saudi market’s capitalisation.

Qatar’s New Wealth Fund Boss Expected To Continue Global Buying Spree

Ahmad al-Sayed has replaced former Qatari PM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani as CEO at Qatar Investment Authority.

India’s BSE Launches Futures Trading On Dubai Bourse

Under an agreement with Indian bourse BSE derivatives exchange DGCX started trading futures for the S&P BSE SENSEX.

Former Qatari PM Replaced As Head Of Sovereign Wealth Fund

Ahmed al-Sayed has now been appointed chief executive of Qatar Investment Authority

UAE Among Top 15 Most Attractive Global FDI Nations

Solid infrastructure and investor friendly policies have helped the country move up in a global FDI rankings list.

Bahrain Economic Growth Accelerates Strongly In Q1

Real GDP growth quickened to 4.2 per cent in the first three months of 2013.

Kuwait Fund Says More Than Doubled UK Investment In Past 10 Years

Kuwait Investment Authority, which has around $342 billion assets under management, has increased investment in Britain to over $24 billion.

Gulf’s Corporate Banks At Peak Levels

Corporate lenders in the GCC are falling behind their global counterparts in other areas however.

Dubai’s Emirates Plans New Aircraft Lease Deal For A380

The airline plans to lease the Airbus A380 aircraft from a finance company that will issue $630 million of bond-type certificates to fund the purchase.

Qatar Lifts 2013 GDP Growth Forecast To 5.3%

The Gulf state upped its forecast from 4.8 per cent, citing changes to its expected output of oil and gas.

Dubai-Based App Wally Receives Dhs1.5m Funding

The personal finance application has 100,000 active users and plans to introduce a new planning and budgeting feature.

Dubai Hires C.Suisse For Tunisia Telco Stake

Emirates International Telecommunications is stepping up sales from its telecoms portfolio to help repay Dubai’s debt pile.

Emirates NBD Announces Stan Chart’s Nelson As New CEO

Emirates NBD had previously said Pudner will see out his role until the end of the year when the change of position is expected to happen.

Bahrain Parliament Approves 11% Rise In Budget Spending

Budget expenditure in the small non-OPEC oil exporter is now expected to total 3.62 billion dinars in 2013, up from 3.26 billion actually spent last year.