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KFH sees earnings flat, targets US and China
Monday, 8 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
With 43% of earnings coming from overseas, bank to continue international expansion.
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Kuwait Finance House pulls out of Malaysian tower deal
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
No reasons given for the pullout, but a statement is set to be issued later.
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Mideast investors eyeing Indonesian banks
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Kuwait Finance House is one of the lenders skeen on setting up new banks in the country.
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Kuwait Finance House posts 46% drop in Q3 profits
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Sunday, 25 October 2009
The country's biggest Islamic lender said net income for Q3 fell to KD34.3m ($120.1m).
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Kuwait property sales slide 38% in year to July
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Sales fall to KD99.8m ($348.2m) compared to KD160.7m in July 2008, data shows.
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Kuwait Finance, UDR to set up US property JV
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Joint venture to buy high income residential real estate in major cities in the US.
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Kuwaiti banks post H1 profits despite global downturn
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Profits come against backdrop of implementation of financial stability law.
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Kuwait's KFH sees Q2 profits hit by provisions
Monday, 20 July 2009
Monday, 20 July 2009
Gulf's 2nd largest Islamic lender does not reveal level or purpose of provisions.
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Kuwait's KIA to auction stake in Boubyan
Monday, 22 June 2009
Monday, 22 June 2009
UPDATE 1: Sovereign wealth fund looking to offload 20% stake via public auction in July.
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$1bn Bahrain Health Oasis launched
Friday, 22 May 2009
Friday, 22 May 2009
Project extends over a combined site of circa 60 hectares of multiple inter-related components.
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'Worst over' for Kuwaiti banking sector
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Q1 profits expected to decline year on year, but improve from losses in prior quarter.
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KFH unit seals Russia Islamic finance deal
Monday, 6 April 2009
Monday, 6 April 2009
Liquidity Management House and Russia’s VTB Capital team-up to develop Islamic products across Russia.
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Fitch downgrades Kuwait Finance House
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Ratings agency revision reflects KFH’s exposure to distressed Kuwaiti investment companies.
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KFH to work on $6bn real estate project in Malaysia
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Kuwait Fianance House will hlep build Eskander City, the biggest realty project in Malaysia.
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VTB to enter sukuk issuance market
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Russia's 2nd largest bank may issue the country's first Islamic bonds in a deal worth 'several' million dollars.
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Islamic bond sales tipped to fall in 2009 due to crisis
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Kuwait Finance House's Asian arm predicts more drops, following 56% fall in 2008.
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Kuwait Finance House warns of tough Q1
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Islamic lender may book provisions in 2009 as global credit crisis hits Kuwait.
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Call for KIA to invest in local banks
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Bank chief says Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund should help economy by investing in local banks.
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Top Kuwait Islamic bank mulls Asia buyout
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) eyes regional Islamic lenders to fill gap for large banks.
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Real estate stocks drag UAE bourses; Saudi edges higher
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
UPDATE 5: Banks and real estate stocks weigh on UAE markets on Tuesday.
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Kuwait's KFH posts $219mn Q4 net loss
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Major Gulf Islamic lender posts heavy losses a day after NBK reports 78% fall in profit.
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Kuwait, Oman, Qatar markets end at multi-year lows
Monday, 19 January 2009
Monday, 19 January 2009
UPDATE 8: Investors fear poor Q4 results and lack of immediate government action.
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Islamic lender wins licence for Saudi operation
Thursday, 6 November 2008
Thursday, 6 November 2008
$133mn unit of Kuwait Finance House gets go-ahead to offer services in kingdom.
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Kuwait bank eyes $10bn Russian real estate project
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Development in Tatarstan may be followed by money for infrastructure.
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Liquidity crunch prompts outlook cut for Gulf banks
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Region's largest, Emirates NBD, among those in Standard and Poor's report.
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Kuwait lender seeks $600mn for Asia investments
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Kuwait Finance House eyes move to buy ships, properties and company stakes.
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Kuwait's KFH sees profit rise 5%
Monday, 13 October 2008
Monday, 13 October 2008
Islamic lender Kuwait Finance House posts Q3 net income of $235.9mn, missing analyst forecast.
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Kuwait bank denies AirAsia buyout
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Kuwait Finance House says it has 'never considered' financing buyout of airline following press report.
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Turkish delight
Monday, 15 September 2008
Monday, 15 September 2008
Major regional banks are busy capitalising on Turkey's thriving real estate scene - which should tell you something about its investor potential.
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Kuwait Finance invests $275mn in China project
Saturday, 30 August 2008
Saturday, 30 August 2008
KFH in deal with Nan Hai Corp to invest in the $3bn Peninsula real estate development.
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Kuwait Finance earnings soar 29%
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Sunday, 13 July 2008
KFH second Kuwaiti bank to post double-digit profit growth in Q2 as Islamic lender expands abroad.
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KFH subsidiary buys Deera stake
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Kuwaiti islamic lender buys 28% stake in Jordan investment and real estate firm for $33.9mn.
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Kuwait's KFH to expand in Turkey and Gulf
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
UPDATE 1: Islamic lender also considering entering Hong Kong and Australia, CEO says.
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Bahrain's IIFM to host review of landmark contract
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Islamic financial regulator to host review of first standardised Islamic contract.
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Building a better Bahrain
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Saturday, 26 April 2008
A plethora of projects is under way or in the pipeline in Bahrain. Hugo Berger monitors their progress.
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Kuwait Finance House profit surges 43%
Monday, 14 April 2008
Monday, 14 April 2008
Gulf's second-largest Islamic lender posts Q1 income of $276.4mn, beating forecasts.
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KFH plans $1.5bn Bahraini real estate project
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Kuwait Finance House looks to invest in several commercial and residential projects.
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Kuwait to clinch $1.5bn Bahrain deal
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Islamic lender Kuwait Finance House to construct malls, hotels and clubs as part of 50-year contract.
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Gulf Islamic bank assets to hit $300bn
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Twenty-two Islamic banks set to grow stronger over decade, says investment bank Morgan Stanley.
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PCC wins US $32Million Bahrain park project
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Poullaides Construction Company has won a US $32 million (BD 12 million) contract to build an industrial park in Bahrain.
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Dirham at five year high - depegging 'inevitable'
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
The dirham has hit a five-year high with speculation the UAE will move to depeg its currency.
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Kuwait Finance House deploys SWIFT network
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
KFH is deploying Eastern Network's SWIFT integration method to migrate its bank-to-bank payment processes
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Kuwait Finance gets all clear on RHB deal
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Gulf bank receives Malaysian central bank approval to go ahead with talks to buy branches of RHB Bank.
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Kuwait's KFH to trade sukuk
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Kuwait Finance House will invest $356.9mn in firm to take advantage of growing trade in Islamic bonds.
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Kuwait Finance wants up to 30 RHB branches
Thursday, 30 August 2007
Thursday, 30 August 2007
Executive says Gulf ban plans to buy between 20 and 30 branches of Malaysia's RHB Bank.
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Gulf firms agree $1.2bn Malaysia investment
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Mubadala, Kuwait Finance and Dubai's Saraya to develop 'international city'.
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Malaysia's central bank yet to okay RHB talks
Sunday, 19 August 2007
Sunday, 19 August 2007
Kuwait Finance House says it has not received approval to begin negotiations to buy RHB Bank.
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Malaysian bank in sale talks with Kuwait
Thursday, 16 August 2007
Thursday, 16 August 2007
Kuwait Finance says it wants to transform state-controlled RHB Bank into the world's largest Islamic bank.
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Kuwait Finance eyes stake in 3rd mobile firm
Sunday, 24 June 2007
Sunday, 24 June 2007
Islamic lender plans an alliance with foreign investors and telecom operators.
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KFH plans $1bn expansion
Monday, 18 June 2007
Monday, 18 June 2007
Kuwait Finance House will use cash from share sale to expand in Middle East and Asia.
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KFH starts India private equity fund
Sunday, 17 June 2007
Sunday, 17 June 2007
Kuwait Finance House is to start a $200m fund with Gulf partners to invest in India.
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Green light for Kuwait's third Islamic bank
Monday, 11 June 2007
Monday, 11 June 2007
Parliament approves government plans to set up Islamic bank with $347m capital.
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Kuwait denies KFH stake sale report
Sunday, 3 June 2007
Sunday, 3 June 2007
A state fund says that it has no plans to sell its Kuwait Finance House holding.
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Kuwait becoming Islamic finance heavyweight
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
The country is taking steps to bolster its local sharia-compliant institutions.
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KFH Bahrain to launch Jordan branch
Sunday, 20 May 2007
Sunday, 20 May 2007
KFH hopes Jordan subsidiary will tap growing foreign investment in the country.
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Chapo collects Durrat villa deal
Friday, 11 May 2007
Friday, 11 May 2007
Bahraini contractor Chapo has picked up a US $41.66 million contract to build 171 villas on two islands of the Durrat Al Bahrain project.
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GIF’s US$1.3bn project in the works
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Gulf Investment House Acting CEO Mr Bader Abdullah Al-Ali said that GIH has underwritten US$26.6m (BD10m) of the capital of the Durrat Al Marina project in the Kingdom of Bahrain, about 15% of the project's total capital.
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Revealed: Gulf's most admired companies
Saturday, 14 April 2007
Saturday, 14 April 2007
Arabian Business has published its '50 Most Admired' list of regional companies.
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Kuwait Finance House profit up 42%
Friday, 13 April 2007
Friday, 13 April 2007
The bank said it earned 114.63 million dinars after a total profit of 80.51 million dinars in the same quarter a year ago.
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Arabian Business recognises Kuwait's market leaders
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
Tuesday, 13 March 2007
A number of high-profile government and business leaders gathered in Kuwait City on Monday for the inaugural Arabian Business Kuwaiti achievement awards.
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Pacific Healthcare eyes Middle East
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
The Singapore company wants to jointly run Kuwait's Al Salam Hospital with its partner the Kuwait Finance House.
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Big money in Islamic banking
Monday, 12 February 2007
Monday, 12 February 2007
Kuwait Finance House faces some opposition in creating the world's largest Islamic bank.
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Someone's taking the Mickey in Bahrain
Wednesday, 7 February 2007
Wednesday, 7 February 2007
Disney denies rumours that GCC investors are in talks to bring Disneyland to Bahrain.
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KFH buys stake in Malaysian bank
Friday, 2 February 2007
Friday, 2 February 2007
Kuwait Finance House will spend $1.26 billion for a 32% stake in Malaysia's RHB Capital.
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Autodesk helps Kuwaiti estate agent go digital
Monday, 2 October 2000
Monday, 2 October 2000
The real estate division of Kuwait Finance House can now instantly match house-hunters to available properties with the click of a mouse.
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