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IG Group Preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2015
July 21st, 2015
IG Group announced today results for the year ended 31 May 2015 Operating and financial summary Good growth in revenue(1); underlying(2) up 8% at £400.2 million; reported up 4.9% at £388.4 million Reported results impacted by Swiss franc event ...
Time for state energy companies in Middle East to rethink overseas strategies
July 6th, 2015
The long, hot summer is usually a quiet period in the Arabian Gulf. But this season marks some dramatic changes for Middle East state energy companies and their overseas ventures. The falling oil price creates opportunities for some, problems ...
Greek meltdown has UAE tour operators scrambling for holiday alternatives
July 2nd, 2015
As the Greek debt crisis drags on, scaring away potential visitors, tour operators in the UAE are looking at alternative destinations for the summer. The Mediterranean nation is technically in arrears after having missed its €1.6 billion (Dh6.52bn) payment ...
UAE among priority countries for Standard Chartered
June 26th, 2015
Standard Chartered has outlined a plan to spend more money growing its business in emerging-market countries including the UAE, where the fallout from lower commodity prices has not been as crippling as it has been in countries such as ...
Lower Oil Revenues See Saudi-Arabia Open Up Stock Exchange
June 18th, 2015
Saudi Arabia may be rich enough to weather the current trend of low oil prices, but it’s losing money nonetheless and has found a way that it believes could help make up for the loss: opening its stock market ...
DGCX Group receives recognised body status by DFSA
June 8th, 2015
Recognition allows DIFC registered entities access to DGCX Group to trade and clear wide ranging products The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and its CCP Operator arm, Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) has been granted the status of ...
CRYEX to establish crypto currency exchange and clearinghouse using turnkey solutions from Cinnober
May 19th, 2015
A new start-up in digital currency, CRYEX, has made its entrance on the financial stage. The company announced recently that it has filed an application with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) to become one of the world’s first regulated ...
Gateley: Announcement of Intention to Float on AIM
May 12th, 2015
Gateley (Holdings) plc, a leading UK commercial law firm, today announces its intention to launch an initial public offering (“IPO”) and application for admission of its ordinary shares to trading on AIM (“Admission”). Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is acting as ...
Saudi Arabia expected to retain popularity in private equity investment
May 5th, 2015
Saudi Arabia will remain a favoured destination for private equity investment in the coming years in spite of volatile oil prices and instability in neighbouring Yemen, investment professionals said yesterday. Lower oil prices in the past year are unlikely ...
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 ...
