Industry & Trade Dubai retailer MAF to invest $2.3 bln in Egypt Yomna Yasser Jan 23, 2014 0 Dubai retailer Majid Al Futtaim, which holds the Carrefour franchise in the Middle East, plans to invest about $2.3…
Industry & Trade Citadel’s Heikal Bullish on Egypt’s Return to Growth Yomna Yasser Dec 7, 2013 0 Citadel Capital’s Founder and Chairman Ahmed Heikal said in a key note interview at the Egypt/GCC Investment Forum…
Banks Qatar Bank Grants Tunisia $500 Mln to Support Currency Reserve Yomna Yasser Nov 23, 2013 0 Qatar National Bank, part owned by the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, has given Tunisia a $500 million deposit…
Banks Morgan Stanley Sees Worst Over For Middle East Banking Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 29, 2013 0 Morgan Stanley Inc is seeing resurgence in investment banking activity in the Gulf Arab region and expects an end…
Banks Qatar’s Islamic Banks On A Fast Track To Growth Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 22, 2013 0 The Qatari government's strategy to grow Qatar as an Islamic banking center means that it is highly supportive of…
Egypt News Egypt To Return Taxes Collected From Qatar Bank Deal Amwal Al Ghad English May 26, 2013 0 Egypt will refund taxes collected from Qatar National Bank 's acquisition of National Societe Generale Bank to…
Indices news Ahmed Heikal: Triple Combo Will be Key to Accelerating Economic Growth Yomna Yasser Jan 20, 2013 0 Amidst the many challenges that Egypt currently faces, the ‘triple combo’ of Development Finance Institutions,…
Banks J.P. Morgan May Grab Mkt Share As Others Pull Back Amwal Al Ghad English Jan 3, 2013 0 When US banking giant Citigroup Inc moved one of its top bankers, Alberto Verme, to Dubai in 2008, it was a sign of…
Banks Gulf Banks Ready To Invest In Egypt Yomna Yasser Dec 20, 2012 0 Gulf banks are betting on Egypt despite anti-government protests continuing in several cities. Hot on the heels of…
Banks Qatar’s Ahli Bank Says Top Shareholder To Sell Most Of Stake Amwal Al Ghad English Nov 28, 2012 0 Ahli Bank, Qatar's seventh-largest listed bank, said on Wednesday that its strategic partner, Bahrain's Ahli United…