S&P lowers its ratings on Omantel, OPWP
DUBAI: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services had lowered its ratings on two Oman-based companies, Oman Telecommunications Co. (Omantel) and Oman ...
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Mumtalakat outlook revises to negative
DUBAI: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Bahrain-based Mumtalakat Holding Co. (Mumtalakat) to negative from stable. At ...
S&P affirms BB+ rating on Batelco; outlook stable
DUBAI: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its BB+ long-term corporate credit rating on Bahrain-based telecommunications incumbent Bahrain Telecommunications ...
S&P revises its outlook from stable to negative on Bahrain
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on the Kingdom of Bahrain to negative from stable and affirmed its ...
Bahrain’s economic performance remains resilient
Bahrain's economic performance has proven resilient to shocks and real GDP growth averaged more than 4.5% between 2007 and 2013, ...
Falling oil prices may impact GCC sovereign ratings
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to stable from positive. At the ...
S&P affirms AA rating on Qatar, Outlook stable
Doha: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its AA long-term and A-1+ short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings ...
GCC banks report healthy growth in past 18months
Dubai: Gulf banks have shown healthy earnings growth over the last year and a half despite historically low interest rates, ...
Malaysia emerges as promising Takaful market
Dubai: Acceptance of the use of insurance serves as a key to the stability of Malaysia's insurance industry, particularly its ...
Basel III could help to boost Islamic banks’ capitalization
PARIS: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services believes the Islamic Financial Services Board's (IFSB) revised capital requirements for Basel III could ...