12/31/2018
UAE’s banking sector profitability to remain strong in 2019
Slow credit growth will be offset by higher loan yields
Research, Comment and Analysis
12/31/2018
Former UAE banker, trade body chairman to receive OBE
Richard Oliver was named in the 2019 UK New Year's Honors list and will be honored at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2019
12/28/2018
GCC banks lenders unite to be leaner and efficient in tough conditions
Scale and competitive edge among the reasons for a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector
12/27/2018
18 Accomplishments for Arab Women in 2018
So lets take a look back at the 18 accomplishments that Arab women achieved this year to remind ourselves that 2018 was actually groundbreaking
12/27/2018
GCC banks and regulators see new opportunities in mergers
UAE and Saudi Arabia to lead region’s financial sector consolidation
12/24/2018
GCC government borrowings set to surge on higher spending plans
Lower oil revenues and fiscal loosening will warrant higher levels of debt
12/21/2018
Kingdom of Bahrain ‘can become global open banking leader’
“It is testament to the vision of the Central Bank of Bahrain that our Kingdom now has a very real opportunity to become the most sophisticated and connected market for open banking globally.”
12/21/2018
Middle East investment in London set to rise 30% in 2018
Real estate firm Savills says investment from Middle East region in UK capital city set to top $1.75bn this year
12/19/2018
2018 in review: What can we learn for 2019? - Julius Baer
“2018 has been very different from 2008 or 2000,” says Chief Investment Officer Yves Bonzon in his video outlook. Instead, he draws parallels with the situation in 1987, when markets recovered rapidly after a sudden correction.
12/18/2018
Lebanon’s banks remain stable, seeing moderate growth
Standing against chaos
12/14/2018
New survey reveals areas where most of Dubai's millionaires live
Highest number of rich people live in Al Karama, Al Safa, Deira, Trade Centre area, Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah
12/14/2018
UAE, China explore means to boost RMB clearing
Agricultural Bank of China's secretary of the Board Directors Wanfu Zhou stated: "we are moving towards a higher level of trade and economic cooperation in light of the Belt and Road Initiative."
12/14/2018
Family offices become financial titans
The growing ranks of billionaires’ in-house investment teams
12/12/2018
Bahrain best for business
The World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking breaks countries’ complex regulatory ecosystems down into quantifiable components.
12/12/2018
Stewart Lockie Discusses the Opportunities in Retail Banking
Al Ahli Bank has launched a lot of innovative products/services in 2018.
12/12/2018
62.2 Percent of Employers in Kuwait Break Domestic Workers Law
This is the second part of the report on Rights of Domestic Workers Between Legislative System and Enforcement through Law No. 38 of Year 2015.
12/11/2018
A Win-Win: How Saxo Bank's Open Approach To Investing Duly Delivered
The bank now has 120 partnerships with other financial institutions across the globe, including 20 firms that use Open APIs to trade data with Saxo.
12/11/2018
Saudi Arabia reviewing fees on expat workers amid record unemployment
Saudi Arabia's minister of media, Awwad AlAwwad, denied that a review of the fee is taking place.
12/10/2018
Growing Middle East Market for Bombardier Jets
As of the third quarter of 2018, Bombardier claimed an installed base of more than 100 aircraft in the Middle East, or 26 percent market share, excluding very light jets and large corporate airliners.
12/06/2018
Institutional investors adopting factor-based allocations
Three fifths of investors overall planning on increasing factor allocations by 2021