S&P expands family of Shariah Indices to include BRIC countries
Continuing to pave the way for Islamic investors around the world, Standard & Poor's announced... Read full article »
Dubai Sukuk Centre Ltd.'s trust certificates due 2012 assigned 'A+' preliminary rating
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it had assigned its 'A+' preliminary credit rating... Read full article »
Dubai insurer Salama rated 'BBB+'; subsidiary best re upgraded to 'BBB+'; outlook stable
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it assigned its 'BBB+' long-term counterparty credit and... Read full article »
GE's sale of its plastics business to Saudi Basic Industries Corp. does not affect ratings
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that General Electric Co.'s (GE; AAA/Stable/A-1+)... Read full article »
Dubai's DIFC Investments LLC assigned 'A+/A-1' ratings on strong state support; outlook stable
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it has assigned its 'A+' long-term and 'A-1' short-... Read full article »
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. 'A+/A-1' ratings affirmed on plan to buy GE Plastics; Otlk Stbl
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it affirmed its 'A+/A-1' long- and short-term foreign... Read full article »
Emirates Islamic Bank's Sukuk trust certificates program assigned 'A/A-1' preliminary ratings
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its 'A/A-1' preliminary... Read full article »
L-T ratings on three Gulf Cooperation Council banks raised to 'A+'; 'A-1' S-T ratings affirmed
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it raised to 'A+' from 'A' its long-term... Read full article »
International General Insurance Co. Ltd. Jordan ratings unaffected by reorganization
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on Jordan-based... Read full article »
Middle East & Central Asia sovereigns show strong growth, better creditworthiness, says report
Middle Eastern, North African, and Central Asian sovereigns continued to benefit from strong real... Read full article »
S&P launches Shariah-compliant indices for GCC
Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, today announced the launch of a fully... Read full article »
Further reforms needed to capitalize on diversification efforts in Gulf states, says S&P
Although record oil receipts have enabled Gulf states to shore up their balance sheets and... Read full article »
Islamic finance set to expand across regions and business lines, says S&P
Islamic finance will continue to expand, both geographically and in terms of products offered,... Read full article »
S&P to open office in Dubai to support development of Gulf capital markets
Standard & Poor's, the leading provider of financial market intelligence to the Middle East,... Read full article »
GCC holding companies to form the next wave of capital market pioneers, says S&P
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is among one of the most attractive developing markets for... Read full article »
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