UAE’s Mubadala is undecided on SoftBank’s Next Vision Fund

The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund said it will continue working with SoftBank

HSBC to cut up to 10,000 jobs to slash costs – report

European banks including Deutsche Bank AG, Societe Generale SA and Barclays Plc are cutting thousands of jobs

UAE set to be taken off EU list of tax havens

The UAE is reportedly set to be removed along with Switzerland and the Marshall Islands

Revealed: Top 10 banks in the GCC

The GCC’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

Revealed: Top banks in Kuwait

Kuwait’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

Rothschild, Moelis compete for $15bn Binladin debt revamp

The boutique banks made pitches to Saudi Binladin Group last month for what would be one of the Middle East’s biggest debt revamps

JPMorgan sees Middle East deal flow making up for lower fees

Investment banking fees in the Middle East are lower than in countries like the US

HSBC increases stake in Saudi subsidiary to 51%

SABB remains the other shareholder in HSBC Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADIA is stepping up its dealmaking with buyout firms

ADIA and Cinven are weighing a joint bid for KKR’s scientific measurement and testing company LGC Group

Saudi starts offering loans to develop renewable energy

The new programme will give loans of up to SAR1.2bn targeting renewable-energy component manufacturers

Kuwait family businesses should join stock market – minister

MSCI will add Kuwait to its main index tracking stocks in emerging markets in June 2020

Speedy Aramco IPO schedule leaves research teams scrambling

Aramco is speeding up preparations for the IPO with an aim of listing on the Saudi bourse as soon as November

Saudi Aramco set to formally announce listing plan next month

The firm is targeting a valuation of at least $2 trillion — more than double that of Apple

Emirates NBD launches digital bank for entrepreneurs and SMEs

E20. is geared specifically towards entrepreneurs and SMEs

Abu Dhabi appoints new tourism chief

Abu Dhabi sells $10bn of bonds in first international offering in two years

The emirate is taking advantage of investor demand for high-quality debt

Revealed: Top 10 banks in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

Abu Dhabi to sell dollar bonds amid demand for high quality debt

The emirate plans to sell benchmark-sized dollar-denominated bonds in three maturities

Dubai one of world’s top 10 financial centres – new report

Global Financial Centres Index ranks Dubai as the world’s eighth most-important financial centre – its highest ranking ever

Rothschild said to name new co-head of Middle East business

Saeed Al Awar will manage about a dozen bankers with Edoardo Fassati who recently relocated to London

World’s biggest banks are less likely to wreck the economy than a decade ago

The most important institutions today are more resilient to shocks, finds new report

Revealed: Top 10 banks in the UAE

The UAE’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

UAE’s Commercial Bank plans to cut up to 18% of its workforce

Between 80 to 100 people are expected to accept the offer via a voluntary redundancy programme

Saudi Aramco adds Barclays, BNP, Deutsche, UBS as bookrunners for IPO

Aramco aims to stick to its schedule for planned analyst presentations and hasn’t told banks of any plans to delay the IPO

Lebanon needs to implement reforms needed for Saudi aid to exit debt trap

Without outside assistance, Lebanon, which has a debt-GDP ratio of more than 150 per cent, may struggle to avoid a default

Different Arab money

UAE, Saudi central banks lower interest rates after Fed cut

The UAE’s central bank lowered the repo rate and its certificates of deposit rate by a quarter percentage point

Aramco attacks had ‘zero’ impact on Saudi revenue – minister

The kingdom has used oil reserves to fill the gap during the past few days

Aramco chairman says attacks won’t derail IPO preparations

The company is ready to do it any time in the next 12 months, says chairman

Over 100 fintech firms register in Dubai’s DIFC since 2018

The centre offers fintech firms subsidised licensing options and access to a $100m fintech fund

Saudi stocks drop as tensions surge after Aramco drone attacks

The Tadawul All Share Index fell as much as 3.1 per cent

Kuwait Finance offers to buy Ahli United in $8.8bn deal

The combined entity will potentially become the Gulf’s sixth-biggest lender with $100bn in assets