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A formal announcement on the potential IPO of Dubai Investment Park (DIP) could come as early as next week, according to industry sources familiar with the matter
MENA equity and equity-related issuance during the first nine months of 2026 declined 79% from year-ago levels, according to LSEG data
Jordan will buy back all bonds submitted under its tender offer for part of its outstanding $1 billion 5.75% notes due in 2027, after investors tendered $396.2 million of the debt
Citigroup Global Markets acted as dealer manager for the transaction
Agility Global to divest entire stake in Dubai’s Tristar for $581mln
Indian firm Aegis Logistics acquiring a total of 89.8% stake in Tristar for $809mln
Dubai-based Mashreqbank has mandated a group of banks to arrange investor calls for a three-year Dim Sum bond offering, IFR reported
Investor calls are scheduled for Tuesday
The UAE-based Islamic lender Emirates Islamic Bank PJSC has mandated a group of banks to arrange fixedincome investor calls ahead of a potential US dollar-denominated benchmark sukuk issue
The planned issuance will via EI Sukuk Company Ltd.'s $4bln Certificate Issuance Programme
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to fund a new wave of artificial intelligence investments, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter
Masayoshi Son has held discussions in recent weeks with senior figures in the Gulf, including in the UAE
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital will move ahead with a $6.2 billion acquisition of US billboard operator Clear Channel Outdoor after the firm received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
The billboard operator says the firm expects the merger to close by October 14
DeutscheBank has made three key appointments in its Dubai office across its investment banking division in a move to cover more clients and expand its portfolio
The investment bank has appointed new leaders to its DCM, Distressed Products Group and Institutional Client Group businesses
OpenAI is in talks with multiple UAE investment funds, including Abu Dhabi's MGX, to participate in OpenAI's $30 billion financing round Bloomberg reported, citing sources
The UAE funds have discussed investing as much as $10bln
Oman-listed Al Batinah Power Company SAOG and Al Suwadi Power Company SAOG said they are making progress on refinancing existing debt facilities and securing funding for capital expenditure requirements under their new power purchase agreement periods
The firms said they have appointed AMJ as legal adviser and KPMG as financial consultant
The Kuwait-listed Boubyan Bank, rated A2 by Moody’s, and A by S&P and Fitch, is eyeing another debt raise, its second issuance in several weeks
This will mark the bank’s second issuance since September when it raised KWD 90 million through an AT1 sukuk
The UAE’s non-oil private sector maintained strong momentum in September, with robust demand supporting business activity and giving firms greater scope to pass on rising costs to customers, a new survey showed
Dubai’s non-oil private sector expanded at its strongest pace in seven months
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala is the most active fund among the top 10 sovereign wealth funds in the GCC in the first nine months of 2026, followed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF)
MENA sovereign investors deployed $102bln in 245 deals between January and September, according to Global SWF
Dubai-based Airtel Money, the mobile money arm of telecom giant Airtel Africa, has priced its IPO at £1.96 ($2.60) per share, implying an estimated market capitalisation of £5.3 billion ($7.02 billion)
The shares will list on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
Saudi Arabia has projected a fiscal deficit equivalent to 191 billion riyals ($50.87 billion) or 3.6% of gross domestic product in 2027, the finance ministry said in a pre-budget statement on Wednesday
Total expenditure was estimated at $370.21bln and revenue projected at $319.61bln in 2027
Banks operating in the Egyptianmarket recorded net profits of EGP 373.133bn in the first half (H1) of 2026, according to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)
According to the CBE, the 10 largest banks accounted for 81.453% of the sector’s total profits
GCC sovereign wealthfunds are deploying capital to strengthen economic resilience amid uncertainty stemming from the Iranconflict
Dealmaking across the region indicates a renewed focus towards sectors such as energy, transportation, supply chain security, technology, and infrastr...
The report on Strategic Tourism Ambition in the GCC Countries, issued by the GCC Statistical Centre, indicated that the direct and indirect economic value of tourism in the GCC countries rose to approximately US$254.7 billion in 2025
The number of tourism-related jobs in the GCC countries reached approximately 4.5mln
The Middle East has largely overtaken the rest of Asia in adoption of systematic co-investment and direct investment programmes, driven largely by regional sovereign wealth funds, according to Houlihan Lokey
In five years, co-investment and direct investing will together outraise primary private equity fundraising, according to Houlihan Lokey
Microsoft is planning to invest more than $10 billion across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait between now and 2030, including in cloud and AI infrastructure, a senior executive said on Wednesday
Gulf countries are pouring billions into AI as they strive to become global hubs
Kuwait’s Burgan Bank has completed its rights issue to boost its capital position, raising a total of KWD 50 million ($161.7 million)
Offering oversubscribed 1.34 times, reflects strong investor interest