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20 January 06:17 PM Saudi Paper signs $40m financing agreement with Kuwait Finance House
Riyadh—Mubasher: Saudi Paper Manufacturing Company inked a credit facilities agreement with Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain) for an amount of $40 million on 19 January, according to a bourse filing. The loan includes a long-term facility, which will …
Companies Investments
The KFH will contribute to KWD 304 million in financing
4 October 2020 00:38 PM NBK, KFH ink KWD 1bn credit facility agreement with KPC
Mubasher: The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and Kuwait Finance House (KFH) have signed a credit facility agreement worth KWD 1 billion with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to fund the KPC's capital expenditure. Under the agreement, the KFH …
Banking and Finance
The CBK’s decision is in line with KFH’s board directives
7 May 2020 10:53 AM Kuwait C. bank asks KFH to reassess AUB’s acquisition
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has received a letter from the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) on Tuesday, 5 May, requesting KFH to conduct a comprehensive reassessment of its acquisition of Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank (AUB). The reassessment …
Central Banks
The termination is effective as of Monday 4 May
4 May 2020 02:13 PM KFH terminates CEO contract
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has rescinded the contract of the bank’s CEO Mazin Saad Al Nahedh effective Monday, 4 May, without a notice period. The board assigned Ahmad Saud Al Kharji to assume the duties and responsibilities of the CEO …
Management Decisions
A 10% bonus share distribution has also been approved
13 April 2020 02:26 PM KFH approves 20 fils/shr dividends for 2019
Mubasher: The general assembly of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) on Monday approved the proposed cash dividend distribution of 20 fils per share or 20% of the share’s nominal value for the fiscal year (FY) 2019. A bonus share distribution of 10% of …
Board of Directors
The new agenda will be provided in due course
12 April 2020 03:49 PM KFH, AUB acquisition procedures delayed until December
Mubasher: The board of directors of Ahli United Bank (AUB) has approved suspending all acquisition offer procedures in Kuwait and Bahrain until December 2020 in coordination with Kuwait Finance House (KFH). The decision was subject to the Central …
Companies Investments
The new agenda will be announced in due course
23 March 2020 00:06 PM KFH amends timeline of AUB’s acquisition deal
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has amended the timeline applicable to its acquisition offer of Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank’s (AUB) total issued share capital in response to Kuwait’s decision to suspend work in public entities until 12 April, …
Mergers and Acquisitions
Number of real estate transactions increased by 6.4% YoY in 2019
3 March 2020 00:38 PM Kuwait registers KWD 3.7bn real estate deals in 2019 – KFH
Mubasher: The real estate sector in Kuwait has continued its positive trajectory that started four years ago, as it recorded sale transactions worth KWD 3.7 billion in 2019, signalling the second-highest level since 2015.      Last year’s value …
Real estate
The acquisition deal will be executed on 18 May
1 March 2020 03:10 PM KFH's takeover of AUB set to take place in May
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announced that the initial offering of its acquisition offer for 100% of Ahli United Bank (AUB) capital shares will begin on 26 March 2020 until 15 April 2020, and could be extended.  The acquisition is set to …
Mergers and Acquisitions
KFH will provide further details in a timely manner
1 March 2020 09:49 AM KFH submits document for Bahrain’s AUB acquisition deal
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has submitted the document for its acquisition offer for 100% of Ahli United Bank (AUB) capital shares. The step comes in line with the requirements of the regulatory authorities in Kuwait and …
Corporate Actions
KFH will convert AUB’s subsidiary in Kuwait to a digital bank
6 February 2020 01:45 PM KFH to change AUB’s name to ‘KFH Bahrain’ following merger
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) intends to change the name of Ahli United Bank (AUB) to Kuwait Finance House – Bahrain (KFH Bahrain) following the merger once the bank determines the proper timing. AUB will continue to operate normally and …
Companies Investments
KFH will provide further details later on
5 February 2020 04:07 PM KFH officially submits acquisition offer to AUB
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has submitted a letter of intent to Ahli United Bank (AUB) in regards to its proposed full takeover of AUB’s shares, in compliance with the requirements of regulatory authorities in Bahrain and Kuwait.    The …
Mergers and Acquisitions
KFH’s followers on online platforms amount to one million
2 February 2020 02:53 PM KFH partners with LinkedIn to bolster online presence
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has entered into a strategic partnership with LinkedIn to promote its presence on the professional social network. The partnership will enable KFH to utilise the network’s large-scale suite of benefits, …
International Agreements
Financing income increased to KWD 931.6 million
28 January 2020 05:26 PM KFH’s provisions rise to KWD 647.6m in 2019
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House’s (KFH) sustainable profits accounted for 97% of the total profits recorded in 2019, compared to 92% in 2018, the group’s CEO Mazin Al-Nahedh said. The bank’s total provisions amounted to KWD 647.6 million at the end …
Banking and Finance
Depositors’ accounts rose by 15% annually in 2019
28 January 2020 05:03 PM KFH targets KWD 100m exits in 2020 - CEO
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is projected to exit non-strategic assets worth KWD 100 million during 2020, the CEO, Mazin Saad Ali Al Nahedh, disclosed on Tuesday. he highlighted that total exits in 2019 amounted to KWD 137 million …
Management Decisions
Net profits registered KWD 60.53 million in Q4-19
27 January 2020 00:23 PM KFH logs 10.4% higher annual profits in 2019; dividends approved
Mubasher: The financial statements of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) revealed a net profit attributable to the owners of the parent company worth KWD 251.02 million ($828.32 million) over the fiscal year ended 31 December 2019, up by 10.4% …
Banking and Finance
KFH has not made any official acquisition offer to AUB yet
27 January 2020 09:38 AM AUB says no official acquisition offer made by KFH to date
Mubasher: Ahli United Bank (AUB) announced that no significant developments concerning the proposed takeover of the bank of by Kuwait Finance House (KFH) have taken place until the present time.     It further added that no official acquisition …
Mergers and Acquisitions
Moody's affirmed KFH's, AUB's BCA
24 January 2020 03:27 PM Moody's affirms ratings of KFH, AUB Kuwait
Mubasher: Moody's Investors Service has affirmed credit ratings of two Kuwaiti banks, according to a statement released on Friday. The global rating agency affirmed the A1 / Prime-1 long and short-term domestic and foreign currency deposit ratings …
Banking and Finance
The capital increase will be made through the issuance of 4.2 billion shares
20 January 2020 04:41 PM Kuwait Finance House’s shareholders approve capital raise to KWD 1.12bn
Mubasher: The extraordinary general meeting of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) approved to increase the authorised capital to KWD 1.118 billion. The capital increase will be made through the issuance of 4.2 billion shares at the share’s nominal value, …
Corporate Actions
Chairman of Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Hamad Abdulmohsen Al Marzouk
20 January 2020 03:59 PM KFH, AUB merger to generate higher profits; BHB listing approved
Mubasher: The chairman of Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Hamad Abdulmohsen Al Marzouk stressed that the bank focuses on merger and acquisition opportunities, CNBC Arabia reported on Monday. He noted that KFH’s merger with Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank …
Macroeconomics
Real estate sales dropped by 25% in October 2019
8 January 2020 00:12 PM Kuwait records KWD 230m real estate deals in October 2019 - KFH
Mubasher: The real estate sale transactions in Kuwait decreased by 31.5% month-on-month (MoM) in October 2019 to stand at KWD 230 million, yet signalling below-average sales during the year, as the number of trading days marginally declined over …
Sector Reports
Al Enmaa organised the auction on Monday
26 December 2019 01:43 PM KFH generates KWD 1.35m profit from sale of properties
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) achieved a net profit of KWD 1.353 million from the latest real estate auction held by Al Enmaa Real Estate Company, a subsidiary of KFH. Al Enmaa organised the auction on Monday, 23 December, to sell four …
Real estate
KFH’s profits have increased by 12.1% in Q3-19
15 December 2019 05:18 PM KFH gains KWD 400k profit from Al Enmaa property auction
Mubasher: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) achieved nearly KWD 400,000 net profit from the latest real estate auction held by Al Enmaa Real Estate Company, a subsidiary of KFH. Al Enmaa organised the auction on Monday, 9 December, to sell four …
Real estate
Moody's confirmed “stable” long-term outlook
5 December 2019 10:47 AM Moody’s affirms KFH’s credit ratings, ‘stable’ outlook
Mubasher: Moody’s Investors Service confirmed the credit ratings of Kuwait Finance House’s (KFH), and its “stable” long-term outlook, according to a bourse filing. The ratings agency left the domestic and foreign currency long-term and short-term …
Ratings
Al Enmaa’s stocks will resume trading
3 December 2019 01:39 PM Al Enmaa Real Estate rebuffs news of takeover bids
Mubasher: Al Enmaa Real Estate Company dismissed news that it received any acquisition proposals from strategic investors, according to its statement to Boursa Kuwait. Kuwait Financial House’s (KFH), Al Enmaa’s main stakeholder, also did not …
Real estate