Media IN Manama, Jun. 9 (BNA): Bahrain All Share Index has closed at 1,446.01 points marking an increase of 11.38 points above the previous closing. This increase was due to the rise in the Commercial Banks Sector, Investment Sector and Services Sector. Bahrain lslamic Index has closed at 769.97 points marking an increase of …
Read More »USD Stable at KD 0.303: Central Bank of Kuwait
Media IN Kuwait, 9th June 2019 (KUNA) The exchange rate of the US Dollar remained at KD 0.303, while the Euro came up to KD 0.343, said the Central Bank of Kuwait on Sunday. The Central Bank of Kuwait indicated that the British pound sterling went up KD 0.386, and …
Read More »UAE and Oman bodies sign MoU to jointly promote Internal Auditing
Media IN Dubai 9th-06-2019: The UAE Internal Auditors Association (UAE-IAA) and Institute of Internal Auditors-Oman (IIA-Oman) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a validity of three years. The agreement will facilitate both the organisations go in for joint cooperation and promotion and also to work for professional honing …
Read More »Bahrain’s money supply hiked to BD 13.2bln in Q1- 2019
Media IN Manama, Jun. 5 2019 (BNA): Bahrain’s money supply (M3) increased to BD13.2 billion ($34.7 billion) at the end of the first quarter (Q1) of this year compared to BD12.4 billion at the end of Q1 2018, according to data released by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). The …
Read More »Bahrain: Government Treasury Bills oversubscribed by 109%
Media IN Manama, 3 June, 2019 BNA: The Central Bank of Bahrain announced that this week’s BD 70 million issue of Government Treasury Bills has been oversubscribed by 109%. The bills, carrying a maturity of 91 days, are issued by the CBB, on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom …
Read More »USD stable at KD 0.303 – Central Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait, June 3rd-June-2019 KUNA The exchange rate of the US Dollar remained at KD 0.303, so did the Euro at KD 0.339, said the Central Bank of Kuwait on Monday. The Central Bank of Kuwait indicated that the British pound sterling came down to KD 0.383, while the Swiss Franc …
Read More »Kuwait Bourse ends Monday’s trading in green Zone
Kuwait, 3rd-June-2019 KUNA Boursa Kuwait ended trading Monday in the green Zone as the premier market index went up by 47.13 points to reach 6,276.36 points. The main market index went up by 22.31 points to reach 4,767.42 points; on the other hand, the All share market index went up …
Read More »Asian markets mixed on Monday.
Media IN Seoul, 03, June 2019, SPA China’s Shanghai Composite lost 0.3% to 2,890.08 after surveys showed a deteriorating manufacturing outlook in May. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.9% to 20,410.88, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.1% to 26,871.23. The S&P ASX 200 dropped 1.2% to 6,320.50, and South …
Read More »Oman introduces New decree to boost 2040 tourism plan
Media IN Muscat 3rd-June-2019: Oman has introduced new decree granting tax exemptions for tourism projects in Musandam, plans are underway to introduce more than 30 plots of land to investors according to the Minister of Tourism. The Minister of Tourism said that the Ministry currently has several plots in the …
Read More »Mumtalakat’s consolidated assets value sees continuous growth
Media IN Manama, 3rd-June-2019 (BNA): Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, released its consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2018 Total assets of the state investor grew to US $16.8 billion (BD 6.3 billion) in 2018 from $15.4 billion in …
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