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NBAD eyes up debt deals with export credit agencies as part of international expansion plan
May 4th, 2015
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the country’s biggest lender by assets, is keen to arrange debt for export credit agencies (ECAs) as part of plans to expand its loans portfolio. “I see an increasing role for export credit ...
UAE’s NBAD launches market-making on Abu Dhabi bourse
February 3rd, 2015
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) officially began market-making – quoting buying and selling prices – on the Abu Dhabi stock exchange (ADX) on Tuesday, aiming to boost trading volumes. The bank, the largest lender by assets in the ...
Cashless payments get easier in the UAE
September 1st, 2016
Making payments through mobile phones is not a dream anymore, as sixteen banks have become equity partners in an entity which will own and operate mWallet platform. The mWallet or mobile wallet platform is the financial component of the UAE Government’s Smart ...
UAE’s largest lender posts 10.7% drop in Q1 net profit
April 28th, 2016
National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the emirate’s largest lender by assets, on Wednesday posted a 10.7 percent fall in first-quarter net profit as revenues dropped and impairment charges for bad loans rose. NBAD, almost 70 percent owned by an ...
China to be Iran’s top partner in 2016
January 7th, 2016
The expected removal of the nuclear deal opens up new opportunities for Iran. Though the sanctions haven’t lifted yet, many countries and their respective companies have lined up to gain more advantage from the renewal or restoration of economic ...
How VAT in UAE will impact consumers
October 19th, 2015
Impact would be negligible if VAT won’t exceed 5% and food essentials are exempted The impact of a value-added tax (VAT) system on consumers in the UAE may vary depending on household incomes and spending behavior, and how much ...
Top companies in the Arab World 2015
June 15th, 2015
The UAE features heavily in the Forbes Middle East study into the top-performing companies in the Arab World. Find out which firms made the top 10 1st: Sabic. The list was based on disclosed financial statements for 2014, collated ...
Saudi Market Opening May Help Neighbors
June 15th, 2015
Other Arab countries—including Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates—are likely to be among the major beneficiaries When Saudi Arabia opens up its stock market to foreign investors Monday, the loudest cheers may come from the Persian Gulf country’s ...
DFM enrols “First Gulf Financial Services” to Margin Trading members
May 12th, 2015
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced that “First Gulf Financial Services” has been accredited to provide Margin Trading service, lifting the total number of DFM brokerage firms providing this service to 27 companies. Margin Trading permits brokerage companies to fund a ...
UAE set to be the first to offer green-energy sukuk
March 12th, 2015
The UAE is expected to issue the world’s first Sharia-compliant bond aimed at financing green energy projects this year, possibly as early as next month, according to industry experts. “We are going to get one, possibly two , ...