Banks Socgen Plans $300 mln Sukuk Program in Malaysia – Sources Yomna Yasser Aug 24, 2013 0 Societe Generale (SOGN.PA: Quote) will launch a 1 billion ringgit ($300 million) Islamic bond program in…
Banks SocGen Profit More Than Doubles on Investment Bank Yomna Yasser Aug 1, 2013 0 Societe Generale SA, France’s second-largest bank, said second-quarter profit more than doubled, beating…
Tech news Telecom Italia Is Said to Plan $13 Billion Network Spending Yomna Yasser May 30, 2013 0 Telecom Italia SpA (TIT) is planning 10 billion euros ($13 billion) in fiber-optic investments for its…
Banks Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Looks To Egypt For Potential Acquisitions Yomna Yasser Apr 9, 2013 0 Kuwait-based Burgan Bank is looking at potential acquisitions in Egypt to step up international expansion and is…
Banks Barclays Plans To Expand In Egypt As French Banks Retreat Administrator Apr 2, 2013 0 Barclays Plc (BARC) plans to add branches in Egypt this year as Britain’s second-biggest bank by assets seeks to…
Industry & Trade Abraaj Capital Said To Plan Spinneys Stake Sale Yomna Yasser Feb 12, 2013 0 Abraaj Capital Ltd, the Dubai-based buyout firm with over $7 billion of assets under management, plans to sell its…
Banks Gulf Banks Replace Europeans As Middle East Buyers, S&P Says Yomna Yasser Feb 3, 2013 0 Gulf banks will remain big buyers of financial assets in the Middle East and North Africa, attracted by lower…
Banks QNB Sees Egyptian Central Bank’s Approval For SocGen Takeover In Two Weeks Yomna Yasser Jan 16, 2013 0 Qatar National Bank, the Gulf state's largest lender by market value, said on Wednesday it hopes to complete the…
Banks QNB Requests CBE’s Approval To Acquire NSGB Administrator Dec 23, 2012 0 National Societe Generale Bank – (NSGB) announced that Qatar National Bank's (QNB) submitted a request to Central…
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…