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The Dubai-based group Al-Futtaim has decided to multiply nearly two-fold its investment in Cairo Festival Mall from an original investment ranging between $850.8 and $964.2 million. The revaluation has been announced by the group managing director Ashraf Ezzeldin at a Read more
For its 2018 ranking of the World Richest Arabs, the US-based Forbes Magazine has not included Saudi billionaires in the wake of the November anti-graft purge, which saw dozens of Saudi business tycoons locked up for several months The 2018 Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman showed generosity during his first visit to Egypt Sunday as the two nations have signed agreements to activate a 60 billion Saudi riyal ($16 billion) investment fund, agreed upon in 2016. The Crown Read more
Gaza hospitals will be able to offer health services after the United Arab Emirates donated $2 million in support of a UN program, supplying electricity to hospitals across the strip, the Abu Dhabi-based official news agency said. The UAE announced Read more
Saudi Arabia’s gigantic Public Investment Fund (PIF) is eyeing 5 to 10 per cent of stakes in Endeavor, the holding managing Hollywood talent agency WME, for an investment to exceed $500 million in the end, reports say. According to Bloomberg, Read more
The UAE government Thursday expressed surprise at its presence on the European Union’s black list of countries considered tax-havens, although it aligns with the block’s transparency standards. EU countries Tuesday published a list of 17 countries, including the United Arab Read more
Despite the economic blockade imposed by its neighbors and a plunge of crude prices, Qatar’s economy is still projected to expand by 3.1% in 2018 up from 2.5% in 2017. The real GDP growth is expected to pick up on Read more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed €15 million to Mediterrania Capital III Funds to boost small businesses in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. This funding is part of the first close of Mediterrania Capital III LP (MC Read more
Plagued by security fears following an attempted coup and a series of terrorist attacks, Turkey saw its tourism revenues dwindle to $22.1 billion dollars, down from $31 billion in 2015. The warming of ties between Turkey and Russia has resulted Read more
A major purge of Saudi political and business leaders has been launched by Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, aka MBS, in a bid to consolidate his power grab. The newly established, anti-corruption committee, headed by Bin Salman himself, has Read more