Having trouble reading this email?  View it in your browser  Exclusive: Saudi banks may suspend dividend payouts for H1 2020 On Sunday, rumors were rife in the market that bank dividends would be withheld on a directive from SAMA Declining remittances due to COVID-19 bad for credit profiles of recipient countries Global remittance inflows, which reached an all-time high of $554bln in 2019, will drop by approximately 20% this year - World Bank GCC corporates to focus on preservation rather than growth: S&P Key priorities include cost optimization, managing liquidity, and cash flow preservation Most GCC stock markets gain in July on rising oil prices, easing lockdown The S&P GCC composite index surged 1.7% during the month Private investors look to Saudi healthcare sector for high profits "The government is keen to invest in and improve policies related to the sector, strengthening the legal and regulatory framework that would make it attractive for investors," Makarem Sobhi Batterjee, President, Saudi German Hospitals Group, told Zawya Dubai home sales plunge; job cuts, expat repatriation to hurt market As of June, property sales already down more than half, says ValuStrat Abu Dhabi's NMC Health secures $250mln bank funding NMC Health comes up with three-year business plan with a focused strategy that will deliver continued growth in its core UAE business Read more on ZAWYA.com Keep track of what’s happening in global markets. Sign up to our Daily Morning Briefing.  Have news to share? Email us at editorial.zawya@refinitiv.com, or send us your company press releases to pressrelease.zawya@refinitiv.com                                  All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Refinitiv content, including by framing or similar means, is prohibited without the prior written consent of Refinitiv. Refinitiv and the Refinitiv logo are trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies. Your privacy and trust are important to us. For more information we invite you to review our Privacy Statement. You are receiving this newsletter because you are in ZAWYA's database of newsletter subscriptions. To opt out of this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe. Refinitiv, Office 501, Building No. 1, Dubai Media City, PO Box 1426, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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