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London Stock Exchange stake sale earns Dubai huge profit
March 30th, 2015
Dubai has made a profit of billions of dirhams on the sale of its eight-year-old stake in the London Stock Exchange. Essa Kazim, the chairman of Borse Dubai, confirming the disposal, said the shares had been sold at a ...
Dubai Islamic Bank signs $230 million aircraft financing deal with Air Arabia
November 19th, 2014
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Air Arabia announced today the signing of an aircraft financing deal to facilitate the delivery of six new Airbus A320 aircrafts in 2015.The signing ceremony was held in the DIB head office in the ...
Dubai Parks and Resorts Launches Dhs2.5bn IPO On DFM
November 17th, 2014
Dubai Parks and Resorts, the recently-created subsidiary of Dubai-based developer Meraas Holding, which is building a mega theme park complex in the emirate, announced on Monday that it has launched its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial ...
Government of Dubai repays AED 7.1 billion liabilities
November 4th, 2014
The Department said it has recovered all Sukuks by repaying the amounts required by holders of Sukuks with due revenues through the agent. Abdul Rahman Saleh Al Saleh, Director-General of the department, said the repayment in time reflects the ...
Emirates NBD lists first NZ currency bond on Dubai bourse
November 3rd, 2014
NASDAQ Dubai, the region’s international stock exchange, has welcomed the listing of a 100 million New Zealand dollar ($78.1 million) conventional bond by Emirates NBD. The bond is the first to list on a GCC exchange in New Zealand’s ...
Dubai, Saudi, Qatar bourses plunge amid oil price decline
October 17th, 2014
Markets across the Middle East tumbled on Thursday as global equities and oil prices continued to decline, while Saudi Arabia’s drop was magnified by investors selling to prepare for a $6 billion initial public offer of shares. Brent crude ...
Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Joins DMCC Free Zone
August 21st, 2014
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the first derivatives exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced that it has moved to a new permanent office in the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Free Zone. ...
Hedge-Fund Boutiques Show Dubai Nurturing Oasis Trading: Cities
July 16th, 2014
When Ahmad Zuaiter started a frontier-markets hedge fund, the former Soros Fund Management LLC money manager chose Dubai over New York and London. Zuaiter’s Jadara Capital Partners LP and VY Capital Management Co. Ltd. opened in the emirate in ...
Dubai Banking Analysts Seen Earning Double Bonus of London Peers
March 20th, 2014
Junior bankers in the United Arab Emirates are reaping almost 36 percent more salary than their counterparts in London, with bonuses almost double those paid in the U.K. capital, compensation data provider Emolument said. Fixed salaries at the analyst ...
Wirecard files for insolvency after ex-CEO arrested in $2 billion scandal
June 25th, 2020
Wirecard has filed for insolvency, just days after a $2 billion accounting scandal at the company burst into the open, crashing its stock and leading to the arrest of its former chief executive. The digital payments company said in ...
