Category: FINANCE

Dubai: Dubai will get five more Food Bank branches, thanks to a Dh5 million sponsorship from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB). The UAE Food Bank and Dubai Municipality recently signed the sponsorship agreement with DIB, making it one of the key sponsors of the UAE ... ( read original story ...)

The board will also discuss its entry into a financing arrangement with First Abu Dhabi Bank, the company said in a statement posted on Dubai Financial Market’s website. Emaar had earlier said that it would use the proceeds of the IPO to distribute ... ( read original story ...)

DP World on Monday announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire Maritime World, the owner of Dubai Maritime City (DMC), for $180 million and to buy Drydocks World by means of a capital injection of $225 million. DMC is a maritime service ... ( read original story ...)

The UAE’s banking sector will see renewed growth in 2018 and remain “fairly robust” into 2019, a new analysis says. The UAE’s economy overall will benefit from higher oil prices and easing oil production cuts, driving a resurgence in bank lending ... ( read original story ...)

DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Dubai's state energy utility awarded a $3.9 billion contract to build and run a 700 megawatt solar power plant to a consortium comprising Shanghai Electric and Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power , the government said on ... ( read original story ...)

A financial services regulator in Dubai has issued a warning on initial coin offerings (ICOs). In a new statement today, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) became the latest markets regulator to urge caution to prospective investors, a list ... ( read original story ...)

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) have entered into an agreement to cooperate in the development of Fintech. According to both parties, this agreement reflects efforts by both authorities to provide a ... ( read original story ...)

DUBAI: The UAE has enhanced its position as the leading financial hub of the Middle East, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi claiming first and second regional spots in the twice-yearly Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI). Dubai jumped seven slots in the rankings ... ( read original story ...)

Aramco’s initial public offering remains on track for next year, the company told UAE’s The National in an email, following a report that suggested the initial schedule might be delayed. The delay, sources told Bloomberg yesterday, would be because of ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai: The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), the professional representative body of banking industry comprising 48-member banks operating in the UAE, on Thursday launched its first Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC) in the UAE. The centre is powered ... ( read original story ...)