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Sunday, December 6 - 2009

Jebel Ali Free Zone FZE rated 'A+/A-1'; outlook stable

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it had assigned its 'A+' long-term and 'A-1' short-... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 11 - 2007 at 08:13

Economic reform in Egypt is bringing FDI flooding in, S&P reports

Economic reform is progressing fast in the Arab Republic of Egypt, attracting record amounts of... Read full article »
Egypt: Wednesday, November 07 - 2007 at 16:50

Qatar-based Doha Bank assigned 'A-/A-2' ratings; outlook stable

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it assigned its 'A-/A-2' long- and short-term... Read full article »
Qatar: Wednesday, November 07 - 2007 at 15:07

Qatar-based QAFCO 'A+' CCR affirmed despite high fifth train build-out costs; outlook stable

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it affirmed its 'A+' long-term corporate credit... Read full article »
Qatar: Tuesday, October 30 - 2007 at 07:21

S&P launches three new global Shariah indices

Standard & Poor's today announced the launch of three new indices designed to meet demand from... Read full article »
Middle East: Monday, October 29 - 2007 at 09:35

S&P launches first investable index for frontier equity markets

Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, announced the launch of the S&P Select... Read full article »
Middle East: Wednesday, October 24 - 2007 at 09:32

TAQA North Ltd. senior unsecured notes rated 'AA-' on Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. guarantee

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that it assigned its 'AA-' long-term debt rating to TAQA... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 21 - 2007 at 15:32

Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Co. BSC outlook to positive following outlook revision on parent

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it revised its outlook on Bahrain-based insurer Bahrain... Read full article »
Bahrain: Saturday, September 29 - 2007 at 12:43

Gulf Insurance Co. K.S.C. outlook to positive on reduced risk profile; ratings affirmed

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it revised its outlook on Kuwait-based non-life insurer... Read full article »
Kuwait: Saturday, September 29 - 2007 at 11:06

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. 'AA-/A-1+' ratings affirmed on proposed PrimeWest purchase

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it affirmed its 'AA-' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, September 29 - 2007 at 08:55

LNG projects RasGas II and RasGas 3 debt affirmed at 'A'

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it affirmed its 'A' long-term debt ratings on the $... Read full article »
Qatar: Thursday, September 27 - 2007 at 07:21

S&P report outlines approach used to rate Sukuk

In a report published, 'Standard & Poor's approach to rating Sukuk,' Standard & Poor's Ratings... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 18 - 2007 at 09:56

Standard & Poor's appoints Jan Willem Plantagie as Regional Manager for S&P in the Middle East

Standard & Poor's, the leading provider of financial market intelligence to customers in the... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 17 - 2007 at 13:33

M&A and real estate drive Gulf banks' future growth and risks

Increasing M&A activity among banks in the Gulf region and development of the real estate sector... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 10 - 2007 at 15:07

Regulatory risks offset upside for Nordic Exchange Operator OMX, says S&P Equity Research

Nasdaq's proposed sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange could give it more flexibility... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, September 01 - 2007 at 16:03