08/06/2020
Afreximbank wins 2 EMEA Best Structured Finance awards
Afreximbank’s $100 million global guarantee facility in favour of Orascom Construction was also awarded best structured trade finance deal in Africa.
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08/04/2020
Saudi banks’ investments in gov’t bonds down 4.6% in H1-20
Total bank investments in Saudi bonds hiked by 21.7% YoY
08/04/2020
JPMorgan revamps shareholder activism defense practice -sources
Hunker, who had worked at JPMorgan for 16 years, will join Ernst & Young and lead the professional services firm's push in advising boards on shareholder enragement, three people familiar with the matter said.
07/31/2020
EFG Hermes concludes advisory role in $50m sale of Fawry shares
EFG Hermes was ranked first on the ECM ranking league tables for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region for the first half (H1) of 2020.
07/31/2020
HSBC rolls out trading platform for UAE investors
The number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs), those with investable assets in excess of $1 million, has declined slightly in the first half of 2020 but the UAE still had more than 340,000 HNWIs as of June this year.
07/23/2020
BpiFrance seeks more Gulf investors for its LAC I fund
French national bank ready to deploy first tranche of capital
07/22/2020
BNY Mellon gets green light on new Saudi Arabia office
The new office opening is in addition to the bank’s Dubai International Financial Centre branch office and a representative office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. It also has representative offices in Lebanon and Egypt.
07/17/2020
MENA M&A transactions totaled $50 billion in the first half of 2020
Saudi Arabia generated the most fees in the region during the first six months of the year
07/09/2020
Dubai business conditions show signs of improving as city emerges from lockdown
Non-oil private sector activity in the Middle East’s business hub improved for the first time.
07/03/2020
Citi targets more growth in Saudi Arabia after adding over 20 bankers in two years
David Livingstone told a conference on Thursday that while there was no set time-table for the lender to obtain a full banking licence in Saudi Arabia, the outlook for financial sector activity is positive.
06/16/2020
Sharjah's Invest Bank to tap reserves to offset Dh.2.2b accumulated losses
It will take a combined Dh901.36m form special and legal reserves to do so
06/09/2020
Bank of America takes stake in Dubai's Emirates NBD
The North Carolina-based bank is believed to have bought 100 million shares - about 1.51% - of Emirates NBD
06/03/2020
SHUAA steps up support to address frozen credit markets with its strengthened corporate restructuring and financial services
SHUAA brings track-record of structuring and investing over US$ 4 billion of debt deals
06/01/2020
Natixis opens investment banking office in Saudi Arabia
Western financial institutions have been seeking opportunities in Saudi Arabia
05/17/2020
Boost of US$ 100 million from EBRD to Turkey’s Yapi Kredi
The EBRD stands ready to provide support worth €21 billion over the 2020-21 period.
05/14/2020
Egypt- NBE, EG Bank, AIB arrange syndicated EGP 650m loan to Misr Italia properties
The loan arrangement also looks to raise infrastructural efficiency to meet the requirements of companies looking to seize investment opportunities in Egypt.
05/14/2020
EBRD €100 million financing to Turkey’s QNB Finansbank for trade finance and SMEs
The other half will be on-lent to local companies suffering from the negative economic consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak.
05/13/2020
JPMorgan sees more Gulf companies linking up but no liquidity crunch
The region had entered 2020 with strong finances and, after an initial phase of assessing liquidity needs, companies and governments are now looking more strategically at potential opportunities
05/12/2020
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala hires banks for bond issues - sources
The extra cash could give Mubadala more firepower to buy stakes in companies later this year when many are expected to seek liquidity due to the economic crisis.
05/12/2020
Emirates Investment records losses in Q1-20
The bank's operating income decreased by 48%