Bank Muscat's '09 profit drops 21%

Oman's largest bank, Bank Muscat, has said its full-year profit had dropped 21% after provisions... Read full article »
Oman: Tuesday, January 26 - 2010 at 09:27

Boubyan Bank starts rights issue

Kuwait's Boubyan Bank has launched a major rights issue aimed at raising its capital by 50% to... Read full article »
Kuwait: Monday, January 25 - 2010 at 10:15

Qatar Islamic unit plans $150m funds in Asia

Asian Finance Bank, the Malaysian unit of Qatar Islamic Bank, plans to start funds worth at least... Read full article »
Qatar: Monday, January 25 - 2010 at 09:24

UAE Central Bank sets cheque security deadline

Banks in the UAE have started asking their customers to mention "PDC deposit" clearly when... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, January 24 - 2010 at 10:16

Commercial Bank Qatar posts 2009 profit

Commercial Bank of Qatar has posted a net profit of QR1.52bn in 2009 and increased Q4 profits by... Read full article »
Qatar: Sunday, January 24 - 2010 at 10:10

Commercial Bank Kuwait placed on 'Rating Watch Negative'

Commercial Bank of Kuwait's (CB) individual rating of 'C/D' has been placed by Fitch Ratings at... Read full article »
Kuwait: Sunday, January 24 - 2010 at 10:01

National Bank of Bahrain net profits up 23.3%

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has reported an increase of 23.3% in net profit, reaching... Read full article »
Bahrain: Saturday, January 23 - 2010 at 09:17

United Arab Bank posts 2009 results

United Arab Bank has said that it has maintained its earnings momentum and recorded net profit... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 21 - 2010 at 09:50

Mashreq launches Egypt CoDs

UAE-based lender Mashreqbank has announced the launch of its Certificate of Deposit in Egypt.... Read full article »
Egypt: Thursday, January 21 - 2010 at 09:45

Qatar banks' provisions up 12.5%

Provisions made by Qatari banks rose 12.5% to QR5.9bn in December, up from QR5.2bn in the month... Read full article »
Qatar: Wednesday, January 20 - 2010 at 09:18

Dubai Group mulls sale of Bank Islam Malaysia stake

Dubai Group may sell its stake in Bank Islam Malaysia for around $300m, Malaysian Reserve... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, January 20 - 2010 at 09:15

Qatar Commercial Bank Q4 net rises 33%

Andrew Stevens, CEO of Commercial Bank of Qatar, has said its net income had climbed to QR186m ($... Read full article »
Qatar: Wednesday, January 20 - 2010 at 09:14

Corporate credit still 'tight' in Saudi

A new report by Samba Financial Group, Saudi Arabia's second largest bank, has said that... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Tuesday, January 19 - 2010 at 09:23

NBK plans capital hike

National Bank of Kuwait has announced plans to raise its capital by 10% through a rights issue by... Read full article »
Kuwait: Tuesday, January 19 - 2010 at 09:22

National Bank of Oman profit drops 43%

Full-year profit of National Bank of Oman fell 43%, as expenses rose and operating income... Read full article »
Oman: Monday, January 18 - 2010 at 09:18