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Global seeks to relist in Kuwait

Kuwait’s Global Investment House said on Tuesday it aimed to relist its shares on the Kuwaiti bourse, after its listing was cancelled last year because of accumulated debt. In an interview with Reuters, Global’s…

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Margin trade crack down prompts Shariah push

Brokerages in the United Arab Emirates, where the market regulator last month vowed it may create new rules to control so-called…

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Americana disclaims knowledge of Savola bid

Kuwait Food Co (Americana) said on Monday that it had no knowledge of any talks with Saudi Arabia’s Savola Group on…

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Taqa shares rise on return to profit

Shares of Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (TAQA), which took an impairment of $858 million in North America last year, climbed…

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Dubai Investments bullish on upgrade

Dubai Investments (DIC), whose profit jumped 240 percent in the second quarter after it sold assets, says it may be on…

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DFM makes strongest gains since 2007

Dubai shares gained the most in almost seven years in July, helping claw back some of the losses sustained in a…

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Emerging markets stocks drop on sanctions

Emerging-market stocks fell as the European Union and U.S. said they’re imposing tougher sanctions against Russia to punish President Vladimir Putin…

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Retailer Marka to list on DFM in September

Dubai retailing and restaurants group Marka plans to list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) in the second week…

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Saudi Savola CEO quits

Saudi Arabian food company Savola Group said on Tuesday its chief executive officer, Abdulraouf Mannaa, is to step down for personal…

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Ooredoo signs $1 billion loan deal

Qatar’s Ooredoo has signed a $1 billion five-year revolving credit facility, the telecommunications operator said in a statement on Thursday. Ooredoo…

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Saudi Telecom launches $1.3b sukuk programme

Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Gulf’s largest telecommunications operator by market value, has established a 5 billion riyals ($1.33 billion) riyal…

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Emaar villa sale revenue drops 17%

Dubai’s Emaar Properties said on Thursday that its revenue from villa sales dropped by nearly 17 percent in the first quarter…

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Algosaibi offers 10% down-payment to creditors

|By TAP Staff|Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers today  offered to make an upfront payment equal to approximately 10 percent of creditors’…

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ME private equity market revives

As Dubai freight-forwarding firm Able Logistics Group began preparing early this year to go public, it conducted a leveraged recapitalisation, taking…

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Dubai shares climb most in three months

Dubai shares jumped the most since January after first-quarter earnings boosted investor sentiment. Qatar’s gauge also advanced. The DFM General Index…

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Arabtec to launch construction unit IPO

Dubai contractor Arabtec Holding plans to list a portion of its construction unit in an initial public offering (IPO) on the…

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Emaar may list mall unit on DFM

Emaar Properties is talking to regulators about the possibility of listing its shopping malls unit on Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the…

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DFM profits soar on market recovery

Dubai Financial Market, the Gulf Arab region’s only listed bourse, said on Wednesday that first-quarter net profit surged eightfold, outstripping analysts’…

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Arabtec to buy major European firm

Arabtec Holding Co, the United Arab Emirates’s biggest listed construction company, is in talks to buy a large European company and…

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TAKA signs yen loan to repay debt

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) said on Thursday it had signed a 20.5 billion yen ($200.4 million) loan with Bank…

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Investors book profits in Gulf markets

Investors in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar booked profits for a second day on Monday as global markets remained gloomy and…

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Record-setting Sensex may take breather

The Sensex could pause for breath after a record-setting rally as quarterly earnings reports, inflation data and the continued five-week long…

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Rupee lower as banks buy dollar

The rupee falls to 60.27/28 from its Wednesday close of 60.14/15, as state-run banks are spotted buying dollars, which traders say…