12/17/2019
New Kuwait Cabinet Has Gulf’s First Female Finance Minister
The International Monetary Fund expects its economy to grow 0.6% this year
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12/17/2019
Barclays Private Bank promotes new Managing Directors in the UK and UAE
Rahim Daya joined Barclays in 2010 and is the Head of the Private Bank in the UAE and Market Management.
12/17/2019
SICO named issue execution advisor, receiving agent, and allotment agent in national bank of Bahrain acquisition of Bahrain Islamic Bank
It is set to be one of Bahrain's largest transactions to date and comes amid a raft of mergers and acquisitions throughout the banking sector in the GCC as banks look to cost savings, synergies, and efficiencies
12/17/2019
Kuwait appoints Gulf's first female finance minister
Kuwait appointed Mariam Al-Aqeel as finance minister, the first female in the Gulf region to hold the post
12/17/2019
Equinox partners with Alshaya group to bring portfolio of influential lifestyle brands to the middle east
Equinox, SoulCycle and Blink Fitness to enter the region beginning with Dubai in late 2020
12/17/2019
Bitcoin Association announces EMEA Ambassadors to enhance growth of Bitcoin SV
With the fastest growing blockchain ever, Bitcoin SV application development has exploded globally
12/12/2019
Bank Negara Malaysia to Helm IFSB Chairmanship for 2020
Prior to her appointment as Governor, Her Excellency served as Assistant Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Division of the International Monetary Fund.
12/10/2019
HSBC hires Citi veteran to boost EMEA private banking
HSBC Private Banking has appointed Gavin Rankin as regional head of investment services & product solutions for EMEA.
12/09/2019
Renaissance man: Riyad Bank's Tariq Al-Sadhan
In an exclusive interview, Sadhan tells CEO he is confident of what the future will bring.
12/09/2019
DWF strengthens banking & finance practice with partner hire
DWF, the global legal business, has appointed Yasser Yaqub as a partner to its Dubai banking & finance practice with a focus on project finance
12/08/2019
GIB appoints key investment, treasury official
This will help further build and manage this important area of our business and continue to support our strategy for sustainable growth and the expansion of our position as a leading pan-GCC universal bank.”
12/04/2019
Osama Hassan named Managing Partner at Taylor Wessing in Dubai
Hassan has more than 30 years of experience and was previously head of the Middle East for Pinsent Masons
12/02/2019
BNY Mellon’s Pershing hires Helen Oxley and Andrew Duffin
We are delighted to welcome Andrew and Helen to Pershing who will both be integral to our growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
11/29/2019
HSBC Securities Services names new MENAT region head
Adhami will continue to report on a functional basis to Diane Reyes and on an entity basis to Gareth Thomas.
11/29/2019
Deutsche Bank Taps Credit Suisse Bankers
Credit Suisse and Julius Baer bankers have been in demand at Deutsche Bank over the last year
11/29/2019
Emirates NBD Has Cut Over 400 Jobs Since October-Sources
Other banks in the UAE have been cutting staff this year, partly also because of bank mergers
11/29/2019
Renaissance man: Riyad Bank CEO, Tariq Al-Sadhan
Riyad Bank's new CEO, Tariq Al-Sadhan, is tasked with taking the company into a digital future ahead of Vision 2030. It's no small feat, writes Alicia Buller
11/28/2019
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management adds senior hires to Middle East and Africa team
Both Hamza and Malli cover the Gulf States, which play a pivotal role in Deutsche Bank Wealth Management’s proposition for MEA clients.
11/28/2019
Bridgestone MEA appoints new Managing Director
Stefano Sanchini has been appointed in the role of the Regional Managing Director.
11/27/2019
Calypso Taps Sameh Fouad to Head Middle East Operations
He specializes in software and managed services, principally for the financial sector in the Middle East.