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UK-headquartered Standard Chartered Plc has revealed plans to further develop its operation in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the two largest and fast-growing in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), reports say. In a statement seen by Bloomberg, the Read more
Malta Government Investments (MGI), the Sovereign Fund of Egypt (SFE), and French public investment bank Bpifrance have signed to found the European, Middle East, and North Africa (EMENA) Sovereign Wealth Funds Foundation in Malta, the three said in a statement. Read more
British bank Standard Chartered will start operating in Egypt from September after it has received preliminary approval from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). Gamal Negm, the deputy Governor of the CBE, reportedly revealed that Standard Chartered will open its Read more
The British bank’s global Islamic banking brand, Standard Chartered Saadiq, has launched an Islamic financial programme to fund Halal businesses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Zawya reports. The fund, $100 million in Read more
Government will create 25,000 for citizens in a move to numb social unrest that silently brews in the Sultanate, reports say. The Gulf country even though spared by 2011 Arab spring that swept through the Arab region, has been rocked Read more
A billion dollar bond has been launched by Qatar National Bank (QNB) and it is due to mature in February 2018. The launching will be its second debt markets foray this year. The bond came in with stricter guidance because Read more
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) is considering a sale to boost its core capital ratios ahead of an investors meeting on Wednesday. It’s the largest sharia-compliant lender by market value in Abu Dhabi and rarely issue sukuks. A source at Read more
After two years of absence in the sukuk market, the board of the Qatar Islamic bank (QIB) has approved the issuance of another sukuk program. According to a released statement, an amount of $1.5 billion has been given the green Read more
Dubai’s biggest private healthcare provider, Emirates Healthcare Limited (EHL), has been taken over by the Mediclinic International, a South African firm, after buying out minority shareholders. Mediclinic International is South Africa’s second biggest private healthcare operator. It now owns 46.93% Read more
According to a Reuters report, the void left by European financial institutions in UAE’s loan market is being filled by the local banks and they are reaping the fruits despite the conditions entitled to such a venture in the country. Read more