Finance & Capital Market

Finance & Capital Market

Emirates NBD provides green finance to Arabian Gulf Steel Industries

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has successfully structured and completed a green facility for Arabian Gulf Steel Industries (AGSI).

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Emirates NBD structures green facility for Arabian Gulf Steel Industries

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, said it has successfully structured and completed a green facility for Arabian Gulf Steel Industries (AGSI), a leading private sector recycler in the UAE. AGSI will use the facility to boost its low-carbon steel production capacity.

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IMF allows Egypt to access $2.3bn new financing

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

The International Monetary Fund has paved the way for about $2.3 billion in fresh financing for Egypt following the completion of the fifth and sixth reviews of Egypt’s economic reform programme and the first review under its Resilience and Sustainability Facility.

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Qatar's inward FDI rises 7% to $43bn; outward FDI tops $55.9bn

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Qatar's inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased 7% at the end of Q3 2025 compared to Q2 2025, reaching approximately QAR157 billion ($43.26 billion).

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BENEFIT advances cashless push with new digital debit launch

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

BENEFIT, the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service, has announced the launch of a Digital Direct Debit service through its BenefitPay app, thus expanding the kingdom’s push toward cashless payments.

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GCC-India launch free trade negotiations

Wed, 25 Feb 2026

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and India have launched trade agreement negotiations, marking a new phase in the strategic partnership.

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Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund assets exceed $1 trillion

Wed, 25 Feb 2026

Kuwait marks its 65th National Day today (on February 25), highlighting a year of strong financial performance underpinned by sovereign wealth fund assets exceeding $1 trillion, according to a regional statistical report.

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Emirates Islamic, EDGE Group sign Islamic financing deal

Tue, 24 Feb 2026

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has announced a landmark partnership with EDGE Group, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups.

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BENEFIT charts three-year digital payments expansion with Bahrain Banks

Tue, 24 Feb 2026

The Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB) and BENEFIT, the leading fintech and electronic financial transactions service provider in the kingdom, held a strategic meeting to review the company’s corporate strategy for 2025–2027, in a move aimed at accelerating digital transformation across Bahrain’s financial sector.

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Beyon Connect signs partnership deal with Mubasher for EKEY

Tue, 24 Feb 2026

Beyon Connect, part of the Beyon Group, has signed an agreement with Mubasher Capital, one of the region’s leading investment brokerage firms, to adopt EKEY for Business (EKEY-B) Bahrain’s national digital identity authentication and consent-based eKYC platform for the private sector.