Saudi fund buys stake in mortgage lender Refco

A board member of Saudi-based Real Estate Financing Co (Refco) has said the kingdom's Public... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Monday, February 01 - 2010 at 09:45

Dubai World owes ADCB $2.7bn

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank is owed some $2.7bn in outstanding loans to Dubai World entities, the... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, February 01 - 2010 at 09:26

Bank of Sharjah sets up $200m real estate fund

Varouj Nerguizian, executive director and general manager of Bank of Sharjah has announced plans... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, January 31 - 2010 at 10:41

Ahli United ups Egypt subsidiary stake

Bahrain's Ahli United Bank (AUB) has said it has increased its ownership stake in its Egyptian... Read full article »
Bahrain: Sunday, January 31 - 2010 at 10:28

Arab Banking Corp posts $122m net profits in 2009

Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) has announced its 2009 Group performance has made $122m of net... Read full article »
Bahrain: Saturday, January 30 - 2010 at 09:19

Ahli Bank posts 44% net profit increase

Oman's Ahli Bank has reported a 44% rise in its 2009 after tax net profits to OR8.54m. Net... Read full article »
Oman: Thursday, January 28 - 2010 at 10:33

NBK to post 'small growth'

Ibrahim Dabdoub, CEO of Kuwait's largest bank by market value, National Bank of Kuwait has said... Read full article »
Kuwait: Thursday, January 28 - 2010 at 10:27

First Gulf Bank Q4 profit up 27%

Abu Dhabi-based lender, First Gulf Bank (FGB) has said its Q4 net profit rose 27% to Dhs855m... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 28 - 2010 at 10:24

Emirates NBD discontinues Standard + Poor's ratings

Following the completion of the integration and the migration to the Emirates NBD core banking... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 28 - 2010 at 10:14

Dubai may sell stake in Bank Muscat

Dubai Holding plans to sell its stake in Bank Muscat as it offloads low-profile assets to meet... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, January 27 - 2010 at 09:47

Sharjah Islamic Bank '09 profit rises 12.3%

Sharjah Islamic Bank has reported a 12.3% rise in net profit for 2009 at Dhs260.1m, compared to... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, January 27 - 2010 at 09:41

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank posts $330m loss

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank posted a fourth-quarter loss of Dhs1.2bn ($330m), compared with a loss... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, January 27 - 2010 at 09:31

HSBC Middle East delays debit card roll out

HSBC Middle East has delayed the roll out of debit cards to its customers for the second time,... Read full article »
Middle East: Tuesday, January 26 - 2010 at 11:05

Commercial Bank of Dubai '09 net grows 4%

Commercial Bank of Dubai has posted a 4% increase in full-year earnings on increased interest... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, January 26 - 2010 at 09:46

UAE banks see decline in assets

The assets, deposits and loans of UAE banks posted the sharpest drops of 2009 in December as the... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, January 26 - 2010 at 09:36