11/13/2019
Bank of America hires First Investment Bank head in Saudi Arabia
Bank of America is one of many institutions working on Aramco’s initial public offering
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11/13/2019
Mirabaud Appoints Wealth Manager as Partner
His approach to private management, which focusses on personalised support and tailored solutions with high added value, is characteristic of the expertise exercised by Mirabaud for 200 years.”
11/11/2019
Credit Suisse Loses Middle East «Big Gun»
A seven-year veteran of Credit Suisse, Al Nabulsi will join BoS' growing presence in the region, targeting wealthy Middle Eastern clients as well as the region's Indian diaspora.
11/08/2019
BisB Appoints Khaled Waheeb Alnaser as Chief Internal Audit
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Khaled Alnaser as Chief Internal Audit, this comes as part of our efforts to invest in young Bahraini talent and encourage them to take up more senior roles in the Bank.
11/07/2019
New Qatari graduates join HSBC
HSBC Qatar has welcomed this year’s intake of eleven young Qatari graduates who will join the business teams to start their new careers in international banking.
11/07/2019
Doha Bank appoints Gudni Stiholt Adalsteinsson as Chief Treasury & Investment Officer
His roles have spanned Fixed Income; where he held positions in Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers and Treasury; where he was associated with Allied Irish Bank UK, Kaupthing Bank and Legal & General Group London.
11/05/2019
EU Bank appoints new EIB Cairo head office
Alfredo brings extensive experience of development finance which will make a valuable contribution to our cooperation with Egypt.”
11/05/2019
Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank appoints new CEO
New CEO was formerly the COO and CFO of the bank
11/05/2019
Ithmaar Bank announces three key appointments
Janahi joined the Group in 2002, has more than 34 years of banking experience, and holds a Professional Diploma in Banking
11/03/2019
GFH appoints Senior Executive Officer
He brings to his role more than 21 years of experience in the fields of Investment, Relationship Management, Wealth Management and Business Development with over 13 years of experience in the UAE marke
11/03/2019
International law firm appoints Head of Middle East
Catherine is a strong advocate of gender diversity and acts as a role model for female progression.
10/31/2019
DWF appoints banking & finance partner to continue ME expansion
Majed Almarshad has more than 17 years’ experience and will be based in the legal firm’s Dubai offices
10/30/2019
Emirates NBD Hires Group CFO from Standard Chartered
Sullivan was previously Standard Chartered’s group chief financial officer.
10/28/2019
Dentons boosts Middle East practice with Counsel and litigator hires in Saudi Arabia
Imtyaz is qualified in Ontario, Canada and had worked in Toronto for a number of years before moving to Riyadh
10/27/2019
HSBC to embark on job cuts across the MENA region in November
The global banking and markets and commercial banking units may bear the brunt of the reductions, sources said
10/24/2019
Goldman Sachs ousts banker over compliance breach
A spokeswoman for Goldman Sachs declined to comment.
10/23/2019
Deutsche Bank Wealth Mgt names new head of global products & solutions for EM
He is currently global South Asia group head of Middle East for Deutsche Bank Wealth Management
10/21/2019
Standard Chartered appoints Regional Chief Information Officer for Africa and the Middle East, Islamic banking
Mohamed Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Razek will play a strategic role in driving the bank's technology strategy across the region
10/21/2019
UAE's Majid Al Futtaim hires banks for dollar "green" sukuk
Green bonds are a growing category of fixed-income securities and green sukuk could widen the appeal of Islamic bonds beyond traditional markets in Asia and the Middle East to include ethical investors in Western countries.
10/17/2019
Gulf International Bank appoints group head of wholesale banking
Khaled Abbas, a seasoned banker with more than two decades of experience, as Group Head of Wholesale Banking at GIB.