On behalf of the owners Jones Lang LaSalle Ltd and Knight Frank LLP have been appointed to market Woolgate Exchange, 25 Basinghall Street, EC2 in the core of the City of London for £290 million. Originally developed in 2000 by [...]
The Bahrain insurance market posted continues annual growth over the period 2001-2010, with gross premiums increase steadily at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 15% to register BD 210.5 million in Bahrain insurance market in 2010 compared to [...]
Over 1,200 industry leaders, decision-makers and key regulators from over 50 countries are set to gather at the 18th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC 2011). Hosted with the strategic partnership of the Central Bank of Bahrain and supported by [...]
Al Baraka Banking Group BSC (ABG), the leading Islamic banking group based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced the acquisition of 60% of the issued shares of Al Tawfeek Financial Group through its subsidiary in Bahrain, Al Baraka Islamic Bank. [...]
Several nations including the UAE and Saudi Arabia have been named as some of the top connected countries in the World, according to a new, interactive application run by Western Union. The Network Challenge was launched by Western Union, a [...]
Since US GDP was revised down and the political impasse over debt ceiling talks in the US, the financial markets have been particularly volatile. Asset classes that ordinarily would exhibit low volatility have been exhibiting extreme volatility including foreign exchange [...]
Bahrain-based Ahli United Bank (AUB) reported a net profit, attributable to its equity shareholders, of $ 240.3 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2011, a 19.5% increase over the same period in 2010 (YTD Q3/2010: $201.1 million). During [...]
