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Money will be used to refinance existing debt and general corpoate purposes.

Mayfair Pacific creates $300mn Sharia compliant fund to capitalise on region's rapid growth.

Deutsche Bank, Emirates Bank, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and Mashreq Bank among lenders.

Currency forwards strengthen as investors renew bets weak dollar will force change to dollar peg.

Strong commodities, growing domestic investment supporting markets.

As the credit crunch slows Western private equity, Daniel Stanton asks how it has affected Middle East PE activity.

Region's banking leaders on how financial markets will develop in the future and the direction the industry needs to take.

A study by Deutsche Bank finds that only 60 percent of Aldar Properties units have been sold since 2005.

DP World has again broken the mould in pursuit of its global ambitions and become the first UAE company to issue a sukuk in the US market.

Islamic finance could soon wrest control of the local $50bn project finance market.

A controversial Sharia-compliant fund has caused concern among some Islamic scholars. Arabian Business studies the hedge fund conundrum.

Group acquires 51% stake in financial advisory company Strategica and launches national subsidiary.

Andrew White meets Arif Naqvi - CEO, Vice Chairman of Abraaj Capital, and undoubted optimist-in-chief.

Arabian Business reports on why last week's investor conference in London could be just the beginning of the DFM's global drive for institutional investors.

HBG has made it through to the second stage of a two-stage tender for a US $88.9 million (£45 million) deal to revamp a shopping centre in Sheffield, according to a report in Construction News.

The 2.2% stake in the bank follows last year's investment in exchange operator Euronext.

Gulf countries are unlikely to meet the deadline, but Kuwait looks set to revalue its currency, say analysts.

Three firms have bid for the first phase of a US $1.47 billion (£750 million) scheme to transform Sheffield city center, according to a report in Construction News.

New research released by Deutsche Bank could help open up alternative asset classes to Islamic investment.

The UAE banking sector has recorded strong growth over the last five years, a report by Deutsche Bank has revealed.

The IT system backing a bank can make all the difference when the time comes for business expansion, whether it comes through acquisitions or from organic growth

2006 was the year mergers and acquisitions activity hit a record with deals worth US$3,700bn worldwide.  And there is no end in sight to the frenzy.

Oman has dealt a huge blow to the campaign for a single GCC currency by postponing its decision to join the Gulf monetary union scheduled to come into effect in 2010.