04/03/2019
Third of Gulf’s best 100 firms listed in Saudi Arabia, says Top CEO ranking
Ranking revealed by Top CEO conference organizer is based on firms’ financial performance and good corporate governance
Research, Comment and Analysis
04/01/2019
Ziad Al-Yousef, managing director of Saudi Payments
Al-Yousef became director of information technology for SAMA’s Payment Systems Department in 2015.
04/01/2019
Gulf banks to experience decline in asset quality in 2019 — 20
IFRS 9 loan classifications and slow growth to increase cost of risks
03/29/2019
Two Bahrainis on global list of top 100 women in fintech
Fatema Ebrahim, founder of Andra Public Relations and Corporate Communications and board member at the Economic Development Board
03/28/2019
Qatar ‘Energy Bank’ is credit ‘positive’ for GCC, says Moody’s
The bank’s establishment follows the end of Qatar’s self-imposed moratorium on the development of new natural gas projects.
03/27/2019
Islamic Financing Market 2019 Global Strategies – Al Rajhi Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Al Baraka Banking, Dubai Islamic Bank
The leading players of Islamic Financing industry, their market share, product portfolio, company profiles are covered in this report.
03/27/2019
Revealed: 7 UAE billionaires among world's richest in 2019; Majid Al Futtaim wealthiest in UAE
Forbes' latest list of 2,153 wealthiest people on earth includes homegrown businessmen
03/21/2019
Payments Landscape in Egypt: Opportunities and Risks
The report brings together GlobalData’s research, modeling, and analysis expertise to allow banks and card issuers to identify segment dynamics and competitive advantages.
03/18/2019
Nine private, foreign banks in Egypt gain net profits of EGP 25.80bn in 2018
Five banks only earn billions in net profits, other banks acquired under EGP 1bn each
03/18/2019
How finance empowers women in the Middle East
Positive effects on employment and economic development could be considerable
03/18/2019
Macro and Market Perspective - ''Meaningful'' Take 3? by Gary Dugan
The effective removal of No-Deal as a policy option finally provided sterling with a more substantive positive outlook.
03/14/2019
Most GCC banks remain resilient despite economic challenges, Moody's says
Ongoing consolidation in the GCC banking sector is good for lenders
03/13/2019
Dubai, Abu Dhabi have best 'quality of living' standards in Middle East, rank high globally: Mercer
Vienna is world's most livable city; Baghdad gets last spot
03/12/2019
M&A among strategies in GCC banking sector to enlarge benefits
GCC governments have had to dip into government deposits
03/11/2019
No real growth but North Africa’s economy positive: ENBD report
Emirates NBD purchasing manager’s Index for Egypt’s non-oil private sector dropped from 48.5 in January to 48.2 in February.
03/08/2019
Championing women across the global ecosystem
With the event being hosted in Sweden, our expert panelists will leverage how gender equality is a cornerstone of society in the country and discuss how we can shape best practice in financial services.
03/07/2019
The rise of the super-rich: A five-year forecast
Asia is set to outperform as global wealth growth slows, according to a new analysis of UHNWI populations carried out exclusively for The Wealth Report.
03/07/2019
Moody’s downgrades Oman on challenges to fiscal consolidation
Both Fitch and S&P have also cut Gulf country’s rating to junk over the past two years
03/06/2019
Time for Asia to integrate
Regional integration is important to address issues, says H.E. Dr Thaksin Shinawatra
03/06/2019
Bahrain’s financial services sector presents 35% cost advantage over regional neighbors
The kingdom was the first country in the GCC to set up a banking system and is now home to over 400 financial institutions, all underpinned by a highly skilled and educated workforce.