Finance & Capital Market

Finance & Capital Market

Shams hosts ‘Shams Connect 2.0’ with Mashreq NEO BIZ

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Sharjah Media City (Shams) has hosted the second edition of “Shams Connect” in partnership with Mashreq NEO BIZ.

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Alya establishes regional headquarters at DIFC

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Alya, a new institutional platform for premium residential developments across the GCC, has established its regional headquarters in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

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Total CX and Al Salam Bank sign MoU

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Total CX, a leading provider of customer experience and digital engagement solutions in Bahrain and part of the Beyon Group, and Al Salam Bank have signed an MoU to explore AI-powered customer experience solutions.

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Bahrain’s Mumtalakat, Benefit tie up to explore fintech opportunities

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, and Benefit, the kingdom’s leading company in financial technology and electronic transaction services, have announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement.

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Falcon Capital takes strategic stake in energy investor Pont Capital

Mon, 02 Nov 2026

Falcon Capital Investments (Falcon Capital), part of the Falcon Family Office Group, is investing in London-based energy and natural resources investor Pont Capital, becoming a strategic shareholder in the company.

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Arab Bank Group's nine-month net profit up 10pc

Mon, 02 Nov 2026

Jordan-based Arab Bank Group has delivered solid results for the first nine months of 2026 recording a 10% jump in its net profit after tax to hit $902 million compared to the last year's figure of $818 million despite a rapidly changing regional and international operating environment.

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JP Morgan opens new private banking branch in DIFC

Mon, 02 Nov 2026

JP Morgan Private Bank has announced its new branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) deepening its commitment to clients in the UAE and across the Middle East.

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Egypt signs $1bn World Bank financing agreement

Mon, 02 Nov 2026

Egypt has signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank for the second phase of its Development Policy Financing (DPF) programme, which supports structural reforms.

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Mumtalakat, ARP Group to launch AI-native bank in Bahrain

Sun, 01 Nov 2026

Bahrain's wealth fund Mumtalakat and ARP Group have partnered to establish an AI-native and blockchain enabled wholesale bank in the kingdom. It is being designed to use AI across its operations and offer programmable services that connect directly with clients’ systems through APIs.

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Ziina is winner of Dubai-it Award for Companies in Field of Business

Sun, 01 Nov 2026

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, congratulated Ziina on winning the Dubai-it Award for Companies in the Field of Business.