01/17/2020
Dubai's Noor Bank CEO to leave amid merger with DIB: sources
The resignation came as shareholders of both Dubai Islamic Bank, the United Arab Emirates largest sharia-compliant bank, and Noor Bank approved the acquisition last month.
On the Move
01/10/2020
Prime Securities appoints Shawkat El Maraghy managing director
Hany Genena appointed head of research
01/09/2020
Falcon makes three big hires in Asia and Middle East
Meanwhile, Farooq Siddiqi has been brought in as CEO of Southeast Asia, a role he took on in November.
01/09/2020
Savills strengthens MENA international residential team with Key Hire
Stan Ennor-Glynn as Head of International Residential Sales Middle East in their Dubai Office.
01/08/2020
New Head of Lombard Odier in Dubai as the bank continues to attract top talent to the region
Guy Olivier Bambule as Local Managing Director of Lombard Odier’s Representative Office in Dubai
01/07/2020
Squire Patton Boggs adds three partner team in Dubai
Their addition adds further depth to our corporate and financial services offerings and enhances our ability to perform sophisticated work for clients in the UAE and throughout the Middle East and Africa.
01/02/2020
Saudi British Bank appoints chairperson for 3 years
Saad Abdulmohsen Al-Fadly to serve as Vice Chairman
12/30/2019
Ithmaar Bank announces key promotions
The promotions are in line with the bank’s long-standing commitment to reinforcing its merit-based culture
12/29/2019
Ithmaar Bank announces key Bahrain promotions
Lauding the executives on their promotions, Abdul Rahim said: "Ithmaar is committed to becoming the retail bank of choice in Bahrain."
12/20/2019
Oliver Wyman promotes four new partners in Middle East & Turkey
Lale Dagli, of Oliver Wyman’s Istanbul office, has also been made partner, with the quartet following the five regional elevations made at the end of last year.
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
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