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ENBD raises USD 1.5 bn in private issuance
The move comes as UAE debt markets have been seeing more activity after a war-induced lull
THIS MORNING: FAB sees USD 1.4 bn in orders for latest Tier 2 issuance + port closures and pricing pressures are delaying Dubai Creek Tower
Plus: Dubai placed first for the fifth year in a row for FDI projects
THIS MORNING: UAE eyes acquiring India defense systems + Mubadala weighs up investment in South Korean defense player
Plus: We have more details on the economic support package for firms in Sharjah
Citi taps new head of wealth for the UAE
He will oversee Citigold, Citigold Private Client, and Credit Cards in the UAE
The economics of speed: why Gulf consumers reject slow banking
The GCC’s shift toward real-time finance is changing how consumers and businesses evaluate financial institutions. Payments settle in seconds, onboarding…
Emirates NBD takes control of RBL Bank after securing 60% stake
The acquisition is the largest foreign direct investment ever made in India’s banking sector
UAE banks are tightening lending and building buffers — even as fundamentals sit at 15-year highs
Analysts say liquidity pressures, slower credit growth and pockets of sector-specific risk are beginning to test the industry's resilience
The new geography of power: why financial plumbing is the modern port
Measures of national power have shifted. Today, a largely invisible infrastructure has emerged as a defining lever of sovereignty: financial…
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