Key facts from Saudi Aramco’s intention to float in Riyadh

The final offer price, number of shares to be sold and percentage of the shares to be sold is yet to be determined

World’s most profitable company gets approval to list IPO on Saudi stock market

Aramco’s shares are likely to start trading in December

Saudi Crown Prince gives ‘green light’ to Aramco IPO, accepts lower valuation

Aramco is also considering boosting next year’s dividend to $80bn to win over investors

Saudi Aramco IPO to come at ‘right time’ and when Crown Prince decides

The initial public offering will happen soon, says energy minister

Kuwait, Bahrain wealth funds to consider investing in Saudi Aramco IPO

Saudi Aramco is working toward an IPO that may raise $40bn

Saudi’s BinDawood picks JPMorgan, Goldman for IPO

The group operates the BinDawood and Danube supermarkets and hypermarkets

Dr B.R. Shetty, Founder and Co-Chairman of Finablr, at the London Stock Exchange[2] copy

Abu Dhabi billionaire BR Shetty mulling IPO of pharmaceuticals business

Work on the potential share sale in Neopharma is at an initial stage

World leaders and business elites to attend Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative

Thiam to Fink – the who’s who of finance head to the global investment forum slated to be held this week

Dubai’s Emirates NBD appoints new CFO, reports 63% rise in nine-month profit

The bank had announced in April that the outgoing CFO Surya Subramanian will return to Singapore to pursue family interests

Abu Dhabi lender ADCB to exit operations in Qatar, Kuwait

The bank completed a three-way merger in May

HSBC to embark on job cuts across the MENA region in November

The global banking and markets and commercial banking units may bear the brunt of the reductions, sources said

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UAE named largest fintech hub in the MENA region

A total of $237m has been invested in MENA fintech firms since 2015

UAE’s tax authority reveals minimum prices for cigarettes, waterpipe tobacco

A 100 per cent excise tax on tobacco and tobacco products, as well as electronic smoking devices and liquids comes into effect this year

Saudi Aramco pushing to complete mammoth IPO this year

The state-owned oil producer is considering making a formal announcement of the listing plan as soon as the next few weeks

New low-cost money transfer service launches in the UAE

Tech firm to launch service in 2020

Saudi plans to issue $2.5bn sukuk

The kingdom has already raised $10.9bn of Eurobonds this year

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala launches new fund for startups

The $250m fund will empower local tech talent with a wider regional focus

UBS is cutting 40 banking jobs in Asia

UBS has embarked on a sweeping overhaul of its investment bank, in changes that may ultimately eliminate hundreds of positions

Saudi Aramco IPO hangs on same old question: Is it worth $2 trillion?

The outlook for what could be the largest IPO ever is likely to dominate the Future Investment Initiative at the end of the month

Saudi Aramco delays launch of its mega IPO

A listing of the oil giant is unlikely before December or perhaps January

Aramco’s IPO comes as Saudi markets head for even rougher waters

The Tadawul All Share Index is down 14 per cent since the end of June

Selling Aramco: The Wall Street A-listers on the Saudi oil giant’s IPO

A former Donald Trump national security adviser is among the list of top bankers working on the mega IPO

Dubai’s biggest bank Emirates NBD plans $1.76bn rights share sale

The lender plans to use the proceeds of the sale to strengthen its capital base and support growth

Saudi Arabia venture investor considers second $500m fund

STV expects venture capital investments in Saudi Arabia alone to grow tenfold by 2025

Saudi Aramco is set to pay up to $450m in fees to IPO advisers

The payment would represent a fee of about 1 per cent on the $40bn Aramco is seeking to raise

Dubai bank Mashreq appoints new chairman, CEO

Former CEO Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has now been appointed chairman

Bahrain’s Investcorp leads $11.2m funding in Indian startup Bewakoof

Following the deal, Investcorp will hold 14 per cent equity and a board seat in the Indian apparel company

Some of 2019’s wackiest investment predictions are coming true

Market strategists come up with their wildest predictions

Saudi Aramco to give green light for world’s biggest IPO next week

About 2 per cent of Aramco may be sold, which could raise $40bn

Singapore’s Temasek to rule out investment in Saudi Aramco IPO

Aramco is expected to list with a valuation of between $1.1 trillion to $2 trillion later this year