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

How to choose the right franchising opportunity in the UAE

Longevity, relevance and economic robustness play a crucial role

Blockchain poised to revolutionise the GCC’s remittance market

MoneyGram CEO Alexander Holmes and chief revenue officer Grant Lines explain the role of emerging technologies in their business

Dubai’s Emirates NBD to roll out banking with Amazon Alexa

Customers will be able to discuss their account details and other banking matters with Alexa

Saudi Aramco is said to pick BofA, Goldman, JPMorgan for top IPO roles

CEO Amin Nasser said earlier Tuesday that Aramco is going to sell shares “very soon”

Kuwait’s Capital Market Authority to start stake sale of bourse next month

Only Kuwaiti citizens will be eligible to buy the shares

Saudi holds talks with kingdom’s richest to anchor Aramco IPO

The kingdom is aiming to raise at least 1 per cent to 2 per cent of Aramco from these investors, according to sources

UAE’s Allied Investment Partners to invest Dhs5bn over the next four years

The company will launch funds that will invest in fixed income, private capital, venture capital, trade finance and infrastructure