First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has sealed a strategic partnership with Water.org, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to expanding access to water and sanitation, and its affiliated impact investment manager, WaterEquity in bid to advance water and sanitation access through market-based financial solutions.
EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company and a leading investment bank in the Mena region, has announced the successful closing of an E£5.1 billion corporate bond issuance for EFG Corp-Solutions. The transaction marks the largest corporate bond issuance ever completed in Egypt’s debt capital market.
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent banking, financial services, and markets regulator of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has appointed Armin Peter as its new Managing Director, Markets effective August 3. Peter will also become a member of the DFSA Executive Committee.
The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has achieved a significant milestone, with all of its Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes reviewed by the Bahrain Education & Training Quality Authority (BQA) receiving a “Confidence” rating, the highest judgement awarded by the Authority for academic programme.
Bahrain Bourse (BHB) has signed the Pledge of Allegiance to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, thus reflecting its steadfast pride in the kingdom’s wise leadership and reaffirming its commitment to playing an active role in driving its sustainable growth and progress across Bahrain.
The Saudi economy is proving resilient in the face of the war in the Middle East thanks to strong fundamentals and diversified logistical and oil infrastructure, said an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission statement.
Independent global professional services firm Praxis has appointed Brian Reilly as its senior regulatory advisor. He brings over 25 years’ experience across financial services, spanning funds and trust administration, investment management, banking and risk management to the new role.
WTW, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced that it has received approval to operate within Dubai International Financial Centre. With this, WTW will be able to proactively arrange access to its full suite of regulated investment capabilities in and from DIFC.
Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, has announced that its corporate advisory practice has chosen to implement Bloomberg’s globally recognised sustainability data and analytics, in a move aimed at providing strategic advice to UAE companies on financially material risks and opportunities.
SAB Invest, the investment arm of Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), has joined hands with Retal Urban Development Company for the launch of a CMA-regulated real estate investment fund valued at SAR1.9 billion ($502 million). The project will be developed on a 19,000sqm site in Riyadh's Almalqa district.
