Company Insights Dubai Islamic Bank Banking & Finance Dubai Islamic Bank News People & Lifestyle NMC Healthcare weighs IPO among strategic options The UAE hospital group NMC Healthcare has appointed Rothschild & Co as its first financial adviser, to review strategic options for its future, including a sale or initial public offering. The second financial adviser will be appointed in due course. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered healthcare provider completed its restructuring in March 2022, which included appointing a […] June 13, 2024 Banking & Finance Turkey’s Koç ends talks to sell Yapi Kredi stake Turkey’s Koç Holding has confirmed that initial talks over the sale of a stake in Yapi Kredi Bank, the country’s fourth largest private bank in terms of assets, have been terminated. Yapı Kredi’s parent corporation, Koç, said last month it was in talks with the UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) over the sale of a majority […] June 3, 2024 Finance Dubai wealth fund reports record net profit for second year running Investment Corporation of Dubai, the Dubai government’s main investment unit, has reported a record annual net profit. Earnings were bolstered by higher interest rates and a resurgent aviation sector. ICD owns Emirates and FlyDubai airlines, travel agency Dnata, Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) and stock exchange operator Borse Dubai. NewsletterGet the Best of AGBI delivered […] May 29, 2024 Banking & Finance First Abu Dhabi Bank targets Turkish lender One of Turkey’s largest corporations has confirmed it is in talks with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) over the sale of a majority holding in the Istanbul-headquartered lender Yapı Kredi, the country’s fourth largest private bank in terms of assets. A report by Reuters on May 21 said sources told it FAB was offering around […] May 21, 2024 Finance Aldar prepares for new 10-year green Islamic bonds Aldar Properties, the largest developer in Abu Dhabi, has appointed banks for its US-dollar-denominated 10-year green Islamic bond, according to a news report. HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank will lead as joint global coordinators, Reuters reported, citing a bank document. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, First […] May 8, 2024 Health NMC and Dubai Islamic Bank end legal dispute NMC Healthcare has reached an out-of-court settlement with Dubai Islamic Bank, ending the long-running legal dispute between the two businesses. The healthcare operator had borrowed around $400 million from DIB, which is the largest Islamic bank in the UAE. The loan used collateral known as insurance receivables, which are payments by insurance companies for medical […] March 19, 2024 Real Estate Deyaar trebles profits to $120m in 2023 Deyaar Development, majority-owned by Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), recorded preliminary unaudited net profit of AED440.7 million ($119.98 million) in 2023, an annual increase of 206 percent. Total revenue in 2023 increased 56 percent year on year to AED1.25 billion as income from the sale of properties reached AED412 million, mainly due to higher construction progress in its […] January 23, 2024 Finance Market cap of top 16 UAE-listed companies hit $591bln The aggregate market capitalisation of the top 16 national companies listed on UAE exchanges reached AED2.71 trillion ($590.83) as of January 2024. This figure is anticipated to grow significantly to AED 6 trillion in the coming years, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported, citing official market data. The top 16 listed companies accounted for […] January 7, 2024 Video length: 06:23 Banking & Finance How banks are navigating fossil fuel financing Banks are navigating a complex battleground over fossil fuel phase-out: deciding whether or not to fund companies in oil and gas and other high-emitting sectors, they told a Dubai event staged in parallel with the Cop28 summit. The chief executive of ING, the Netherlands’ biggest retail bank, said the company had stopped providing dedicated finance […] December 4, 2023 Banking & Finance UAE banks to increase green financing to $272bn Major national banks in the UAE are to boost their green financing commitments, aiming to exceed a collective AED1 trillion ($272 billion), sources have told AGBI. The banks aim to accelerate financing in areas such as assisting businesses in transitioning to zero carbon emissions, particularly in harder to abate and small and medium-sized enterprise sectors. […] December 4, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 2 3 … 6 Next
People & Lifestyle NMC Healthcare weighs IPO among strategic options The UAE hospital group NMC Healthcare has appointed Rothschild & Co as its first financial adviser, to review strategic options for its future, including a sale or initial public offering. The second financial adviser will be appointed in due course. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered healthcare provider completed its restructuring in March 2022, which included appointing a […] June 13, 2024
Banking & Finance Turkey’s Koç ends talks to sell Yapi Kredi stake Turkey’s Koç Holding has confirmed that initial talks over the sale of a stake in Yapi Kredi Bank, the country’s fourth largest private bank in terms of assets, have been terminated. Yapı Kredi’s parent corporation, Koç, said last month it was in talks with the UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) over the sale of a majority […] June 3, 2024
Finance Dubai wealth fund reports record net profit for second year running Investment Corporation of Dubai, the Dubai government’s main investment unit, has reported a record annual net profit. Earnings were bolstered by higher interest rates and a resurgent aviation sector. ICD owns Emirates and FlyDubai airlines, travel agency Dnata, Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) and stock exchange operator Borse Dubai. NewsletterGet the Best of AGBI delivered […] May 29, 2024
Banking & Finance First Abu Dhabi Bank targets Turkish lender One of Turkey’s largest corporations has confirmed it is in talks with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) over the sale of a majority holding in the Istanbul-headquartered lender Yapı Kredi, the country’s fourth largest private bank in terms of assets. A report by Reuters on May 21 said sources told it FAB was offering around […] May 21, 2024
Finance Aldar prepares for new 10-year green Islamic bonds Aldar Properties, the largest developer in Abu Dhabi, has appointed banks for its US-dollar-denominated 10-year green Islamic bond, according to a news report. HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank will lead as joint global coordinators, Reuters reported, citing a bank document. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, First […] May 8, 2024
Health NMC and Dubai Islamic Bank end legal dispute NMC Healthcare has reached an out-of-court settlement with Dubai Islamic Bank, ending the long-running legal dispute between the two businesses. The healthcare operator had borrowed around $400 million from DIB, which is the largest Islamic bank in the UAE. The loan used collateral known as insurance receivables, which are payments by insurance companies for medical […] March 19, 2024
Real Estate Deyaar trebles profits to $120m in 2023 Deyaar Development, majority-owned by Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), recorded preliminary unaudited net profit of AED440.7 million ($119.98 million) in 2023, an annual increase of 206 percent. Total revenue in 2023 increased 56 percent year on year to AED1.25 billion as income from the sale of properties reached AED412 million, mainly due to higher construction progress in its […] January 23, 2024
Finance Market cap of top 16 UAE-listed companies hit $591bln The aggregate market capitalisation of the top 16 national companies listed on UAE exchanges reached AED2.71 trillion ($590.83) as of January 2024. This figure is anticipated to grow significantly to AED 6 trillion in the coming years, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported, citing official market data. The top 16 listed companies accounted for […] January 7, 2024
Video length: 06:23 Banking & Finance How banks are navigating fossil fuel financing Banks are navigating a complex battleground over fossil fuel phase-out: deciding whether or not to fund companies in oil and gas and other high-emitting sectors, they told a Dubai event staged in parallel with the Cop28 summit. The chief executive of ING, the Netherlands’ biggest retail bank, said the company had stopped providing dedicated finance […] December 4, 2023
Banking & Finance UAE banks to increase green financing to $272bn Major national banks in the UAE are to boost their green financing commitments, aiming to exceed a collective AED1 trillion ($272 billion), sources have told AGBI. The banks aim to accelerate financing in areas such as assisting businesses in transitioning to zero carbon emissions, particularly in harder to abate and small and medium-sized enterprise sectors. […] December 4, 2023
