Kuwait's Mushrif to raise KD14m ($53m) capital
Kuwait's Mushrif Trading & Contracting Company is in the process of raising capital valued at KD14m ($53m).
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Middle East companies and markets news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Companies and Markets - Latest 20 news stories
- Creation of a single financial regulator faces further delay
- Kingdom Holding seeks $1.3bn loan facility
- GCC markets continue to slide
- Low trading volumes undermine case for Dubai Financial Market
- Middle East Capital Markets
- Dubai suspends trading in Shuaa Capital shares
- National Commercial Bank moves team to Bahrain
- Inflation hits Cairo’s reforms
- Business Close-up: Banque Audi on merger rumours
- Regional exchanges follow global markets with a week of losses
- Middle East contracts awarded: July 2008
- Finance ministry invites interest in Omantel
- Tadawul joins the race to modernise
- Middle East contracts awarded: June 2008
- Amman sells electricity distribution companies
- Abu Dhabi market benefits from speculation by retail investors
- Gulf sovereign wealth funds hold meeting in France
- Electricite du Liban makes massive loss
- Saudi Industrial Services wins approval for rights issue
- Dubai bourse moves to Nasdaq-OMX trading platform
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Special Report: Capital markets - The drive for credibility
The region's stock exchanges have had great success in making headlines as they have attempted to boost their profile as regional hubs for international capital.
Special report: MEED Top 100 - Region's biggest listed companies
MEED's analysis of the Middle East's top 100 publicly quoted companies by capitalisation shows that the 18-month-long correction in the Gulf's capital markets, which began in February 2006, has created some good opportunities for investors, if the authorities can restore confidence in the bourses.
Special report: Sector outlook 2008
The urgent need to install the infrastructure required to support the region's economic development means government-backed power, water, transport and energy projects will become the principal drivers of the region's project sector in 2008.Commentary
- Privatisation will benefit Cairo bourse
- Gulf banks need to diversify income
- North Africa can compete on gas
- Alinma adds to Saudi banking sector’s woes
- Gulf exchanges face shake-up
- Opec cannot ignore concerns of consuming nations
- Egyptian index needs new privatisations
- Reforms will help capital markets mature
- Aramco needs help with trading hub
- Telecoms firms must be accountable
