05/04/2020
GCC's road to recovery amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
The region benefits from strong sovereign wealth funds and foreign currency reserves that could provide support in the short-term.
05/04/2020
The region benefits from strong sovereign wealth funds and foreign currency reserves that could provide support in the short-term.
05/04/2020
Israel’s tech sector -- including ore than 6,000 startups -- is a critical component for the country, accounting for about 10% of all jobs.
05/04/2020
Pressure on the peg has again intensified with low oil prices and a drawdown of reserves
05/04/2020
If you look even in the Middle East, where you have countries like Kuwait, UAE among others, you have so many countries that are commodity dependent but they save and save because what goes up must come down.
05/04/2020
The double whammy of declining economic activity and falling oil revenue make drastic and speedy action inevitable for the Kingdom, Al-Jadaan indicated.
05/04/2020
Last year, Kuwait Finance House offered to buy Ahli United Bank in an all-share deal that was valued at about $8.8bn
05/01/2020
NBE has sold $4.76bln of the 15% yield certificates
05/01/2020
As part of the tax-evasion settlement, Bank Hapoalim B.M. admitted the firm conspired with U.S. taxpayers
05/01/2020
The companies have joined the list of others permitted in the 2 previous cohorts, bringing the total number to 30.
05/01/2020
Profit pressure is a threat to every bank, says Qatar Islamic Bank’s group CEO Bassel Gamal
05/01/2020
While economies are dwindling, fraudsters are taking advantage of 'insecure' people
04/30/2020
Syria accuses Lebanese parliament speaker of corruption
04/30/2020
The BIS Innovation Hub, through its Singapore Centre, and the Saudi G20 Presidency have published high-priority RegTech/SupTech operational problems and invite private firms to develop innovative technological solutions.
04/30/2020
Regulators are determining how to change these standards and where they apply for best results in a way that keeps both FIs, third-party providers and consumers as safe and secure as possible.
04/29/2020
The company admitted the breaches and, in the judgment, the court said that if the regulations were not followed it would impact on the Island’s reputation as a finance centre.
04/29/2020
British businesswoman targeted by fraudster recounts experience
04/29/2020
The World Economic Forum rolled out a guide for deploying the technology
04/28/2020
PM Mostafa Madbouli says IMF aid package crucial as flights are grounded and tourism halted
04/28/2020
DFSA had earlier warned consumers about an increase in scams and other fraudulent activity since the onset of Covid-19.
04/28/2020
According to a central bank circular last week, depositors with dollar accounts in Lebanon will be paid cash in the local currency