Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has announced that the Al Nada Tower, a key residential building owned by its real estate fund MREF, has achieved LEED Gold certification. This comes as part of its broader strategy to strengthen sustainability and operational frameworks across its real estate portfolio.
Kuwait Financial Centre has announced the launch of its next-generation digital trading platform - iMarkaz Invest - designed to enhance the client experience and expand access to financial markets in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE and US through a secure, intuitive, and efficient digital interface.
The equity markets in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UAE led gains across Gulf in January, outperforming regional peers as strong earnings, economic momentum and policy support lifted investor sentiment. The Saudi equity index rose 8.5% for the month, the strongest performance in the Gulf, said a report.
The GCC real estate market is poised to sustain its upward trajectory into the first half of 2026, building on strong momentum recorded in the latter part of 2025, according to a new report by Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz).
The GCC real estate market is poised to sustain its upward trajectory into the first half of 2026, building on strong momentum recorded in the latter part of 2025, according to a new report by Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz).
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) said it has executed a voluntary acquisition offer worth KD64.12 million ($208.6 million) on behalf of Boodai Reliance Real Estate to boost its stake in Jazeera Airways. Following this, Boodai Reliance’s total ownership in the Kuwaiti airline has risen to 72.26%.
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has reported a 41% rise in annual profit, supported by higher revenues and growth in assets under management (AUM). The total revenue for 2025 rose to KD29 million ($94.3 million) from KD20.31 million ($66 million) a year earlier.
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has completed the private placement of the first tranche of bonds with a total value of KWD35 million ($113.92 million) issued under KWD50 million Senior Unsecured Bond Program.
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has announced that its real estate fund closed 2025 on a successful note delivering a return of 9.7%, supported by strong operating performance across its property portfolio. At the end of the 12-month period, its assets under management hit KD81.1 million ($263.3 million).
The GCC region witnessed the launch of 40 initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2025 that raised a total of $5.1 billion in proceeds, said a report. Saudi Arabia led the region raising a total of $4.1 billion, which constituted 79% of the total GCC IPO proceeds during the year.
