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Wealth & Asset Management

Wealth management 2.0: How has the regional landscape evolved

Wealth management has gone through layers of disruption to morph into its current advisory form

The race to net-zero: why it matters

Research, Comment and Analysis

Digitalisation is critical top tax compliance in the Middle East

Research, Comment and Analysis

The rise of using cryptocurrency in business

Research, Comment and Analysis

Despite COVID-19, Global Financial Wealth Soared to Record High of $250 Trillion in 2020

On the Move

QIC appoints new Chief Operation Officer- Qatar Operations

Visa appoints senior vice president to lead Gulf Cooperation Council region

Julian Haslam-Jones leads Driver Trett’s UAE office

PIF appoints three senior executives as fund continues expansion

McKinsey's Clara Cuvelier named a Future Energy Leader

Kearney promotes Adel Belcaid to Head of its CMT practice

Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance

Sohar International introduces Escrow accounts for real estate sector in Oman

UAE Central Bank raises interest rate by 5bp after US Fed move

CBUAE Financial Stability Report highlights resiliency of UAE's financial system amid COVID-19 pandemic

United Arab Emirates: Guidance issued on mutual agreement procedure

QCB denies QLM from paying interim dividend

UAE and Saudi central banks awarded 2021 Global Impact Award

Retail Banking

Banque du Caire reports EGP 1bn in net profit in Q1 2021

Emirates Development Bank signs agreement with Peer-to-Peer Platform

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank shareholder sells $300m stake

QNB named ‘Best Sub-custodian Bank in Qatar’

3,000 bankers in Lebanon have lost their jobs since 2019 crisis

Bank of Sharjah announces financial results

Alternative Investments

Dubai GFH Capital exits U.S. industrial portfolio

Abu Dhabi back to bond markets despite rebound in oil

Saudi-listed companies see total profits surge 44 percent in Q1 2021

World Bank forecasts Qatar economy to post GCC’s best growth rate of 4.5% in 2023

SH Capital secures DIFC brokerage licence to empower SMEs

Not a tough sell: UAE retail sector poised to be best in GCC

Wealth & Asset Management

Wealth management 2.0: How has the regional landscape evolved

Shuaa Capital launches digital wealth management arm

SS&C Intralinks Sees Steady Increase in Global Mergers & Acquisitions Activity in Q3 2021

Broadridge Collaborates with AWS to Extend its Private Market Hub, the Industry-Leading Private Equity Blockchain Solution

Mashreq partners with Comarch to digitize wealth management and enhance customer experience

Masraf Al Rayan launches high-end metal credit card

FinTech

Bahrain based Fintech wins RegTech Innovation Challenge

Leveraging Open APIs to build your digital ecosystem

The Bears Are Back, but Ripple’s Comeback Could Be Powerful

Kuwait Finance House Bahrain Announce Partnership to Enhance Compliance Operations

Finastra showcases Open Banking innovations during DIFC Innovation Month

Dubai Future Foundation launch report on cyber risk scenarios in banking and finance

Islamic Finance

Assets of UAE Islamic banks grow by 5% in 2020: Central Bank

Kuwait’s Ahli United Bank lists $600mln sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

Dubai Islamic Bank closes $1b senior sukuk

Qatar’s Islamic finance assets reach QR528bn in 2020

Kuwait Finance House Spearheads RegTech in the GCC with Expanded Partnership with Codebase Technologies

Bahrain's Islamic Banking Sector Projected to Grow Jolted By M&A

Research, Comment and Analysis

Forbes Middle East Reveals The Top 50 Banks In The Middle East 2021

Chetan Mehta on family office professionalisation and venture capital strategy

Booming Dubai property market hits 'record high'

Who is buying Dubai's villas, apartments?

Qatar set to enter period of accelerated growth

Bahrain's Sizable Islamic Banking Sector Has Scope for Growth

Investment Bank

NBK Capital wins The Banker's "Deal of the Year Award 2021"

HSBC’s expat account offers unique features on single, secure platform

Saudi economy set to grow much faster: Goldman Sachs

Egypt's EFG Hermes eyes start-ups after AIB deal, says CEO

Egypt's EFG Hermes to acquire control of state-owned Arab Investment Bank

SAIB Bank posts profits in Q1

Covid-19

DHA announces reducing quarantine period for certain COVID-19 and close contact cases

Pandemic speeds up UAE’s transition to cashless ecosystem

Ten Ways Covid-19 Has Changed the World Economy Forever

COVID-19 sees 36,447 new online stores launched in Saudi Arabia

Economic outlook improves; UAE, Bahrain to get a boost from COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Eight ways how Covid-19 is impacting the future of mobility

Planet SOS

The race to net-zero: why it matters

Sustainable mobility a $400 billion opportunity for GCC

Doha Bank to host virtual client conference on Qatar’s economic development and opportunities

NBK releases the documentary "The Path Towards A Sustainable Future"

Central banks integrate ESG into mainstream activities