Moody's downgrades Gulf Bank

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the bank financial strength rating of Kuwait's second-... Read full article »
Kuwait: Wednesday, February 03 - 2010 at 09:17

UAE banks need Dhs25bn boost, says banker

The head of a Dubai-based bank says the banking sector in the UAE needs a further injection from... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 02 - 2010 at 09:35

UAE banks need no new liquidity, says Al-Suwaidi

UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi says there is no need for the government... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 02 - 2010 at 09:25

Union National Bank's Q4 profit rises

Abu Dhabi-based Union National Bank has said its fourth-quarter net profit more than tripled on... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, February 01 - 2010 at 09:49

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