Business / Middle East Business

Saudi to open $530bn bourse to foreigners 23 Jul 2014 - 02:18 am

A broker monitors stock prices on a screen in Riyadh. RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia plans to open its stock market, the Arab world’s biggest,...

MSCI could add Saudi Arabia as emerging market next year 23 Jul 2014 - 02:09 am

LONDON: Index compiler MSCI will consult with investors about adding Saudi Arabia to its broader stock indices and could make a decision to...

Bahrain opposition faces suspension for three months 21 Jul 2014 - 04:47 am

General Secretary of Bahrain's main opposition party Al Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman holding a banner with photo of Shi'ite scholar, Sheikh Hasan Najaty,...

Unnamed bidder offers to buy out pay TV OSN 21 Jul 2014 - 02:39 am

DUBAI: Middle Eastern pay-television operator OSN is the subject of a full takeover bid from an unnamed buyer, its parent company said yesterday,...

ADIB net profit jumps in Q2 21 Jul 2014 - 02:36 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), the largest Shariah-compliant lender in the emirate, beat analysts’ estimates yesterday as it posted a 22.5...

Oman likely to rescue Bulgaria’s Corpbank 21 Jul 2014 - 01:58 am

MUSCAT: An Omani sovereign wealth fund and other shareholders in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank are seeking to stabilise the troubled lender and hope...

SABIC net profit rises 7pc in Q2 21 Jul 2014 - 01:53 am

DUBAI: Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), one of the world’s largest petrochemicals groups and the Gulf’s largest listed company, reported a 7 percent...

Al Khodari profit slumps 68.8pc, misses forecasts 21 Jul 2014 - 01:47 am

DUBAI: Major Saudi Arabian construction firm Abdullah Abdul Mohsin Al Khodari Sons Co reported a 68.8 percent slump in second-quarter net profit yesterday,...

G20 trade ministers reaffirm growth commitments 20 Jul 2014 - 01:43 am

Saudi Arabia’s Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfig bin Fouzan Al Rabiah (left) and Russia’s Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukaev at the G20 Trade...

Bank Muscat Q2 profit jumps 22pc 20 Jul 2014 - 01:32 am

DUBAI: Bank Muscat, Oman’s largest lender, posted a 22.3 percent increase in its second-quarter net profit, beating analysts’ estimates as it booked a...

Oman plans Bulgarian bank rescue 19 Jul 2014 - 07:19 am

SOFIA: Bulgarian finance ministry officials held talks yesterday with Oman’s sovereign wealth fund on the chances of recapitalising the fourth-largest Bulgarian bank, CCB,...

Cyprus takes control of ‘money laundering’ bank 19 Jul 2014 - 07:18 am

NICOSIA: The Cyprus Central Bank said yesterday it had taken control of the local operation of FBME bank after Washington accused it of...

Ithmar Capital, Gulf Capital planning IPOs 18 Jul 2014 - 01:20 am

DUBAI/ABU DHABI: United Arab Emirates-based private equity firms Ithmar Capital and Gulf Capital are looking to sell shares to the public as they...

New UAE rules to boost listing, private equity 18 Jul 2014 - 01:20 am

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Economy has published new rules allowing firms in the Gulf Arab state to use existing shares...

Etihad to complete Alitalia deal this month 17 Jul 2014 - 05:49 am

ROME: Etihad Airways chief James Hogan said yesterday he aimed to complete negotiations on buying 49 percent of Alitalia by the end of...

Mena cloud services sector investments to hit $4.7bn 17 Jul 2014 - 05:45 am

DOHA: Given the cost efficiency and other benefits of Cloud Computing Services, the innovative technology for data storage is becoming increasing popular in...

DP World signs $3bn five-year loan deal 16 Jul 2014 - 06:16 am

DUBAI: DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, has signed a $3bn loan deal, becoming the latest Dubai entity to take...

Troika begins fifth review of bailed-out Cyprus economy 16 Jul 2014 - 06:16 am

NICOSIA: A delegation from the troika of international lenders yesterday began its fifth assessment of Cyprus’s economy and troubled banking system, focusing on...