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Qatar Development Bank launches The Franchise Project to encourage local SME international growth

10 SMEs to 5 countries in 3 years

Alizz islamic bank CEO honoured with GCC’s ‘Top CEO’ Award

The awards celebrate the achievement of the region’s top players in the market, making them the most credible and transparent in the region

Iran's financial regulator plans mortgage-backed securities market

The new MBS rules, released by the SEO last week, include strong consumer protection features

UAE’s biggest bank says still hiring despite oil slide

NBAD announces it is not planning any redundancies

HSBC said to review operations in Lebanon amid cost-saving push

London-based HSBC said in June that it’s targeting annual cost savings of as much as $5b by 2017

UAE's RAKBANK to cut up to 250 jobs as part of review

"RAKBANK revisited the organisation structure of select departments and made changes where necessary to improve synergy and efficiency across the bank.

UNB holds its annual Best Service Branch Award ceremony

All UNB Retail branches were evaluated based on their achievements in attaining excellence in Customer Service & Customer Satisfaction”.

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait wins ‘Banker Middle East’ award

They also include the ABK Emirates credit and prepaid card program

BBK continues its growth and expansion with inaugurating its 17th Branch

That is in addition to the Bank's continuous efforts to further develop its services through different other channels such as ATM machines, internet banking and POS to name a few.

Emirates Development Bank offers comprehensive services from its Dubai branch

EDB has been established to help finance housing for UAE citizens, as well as investing in SMEs and key infrastructure projects

EDB opens new Dubai branch

Emirates Development Bank today announced that its recently opened Dubai branch is now fully operational and providing customers in the Emirate with a comprehensive suite of services and housing solutions.

BankDhofar Receives Best Banking Strategy Award

The bank's clear vision and focused efforts results in best customer experience, excellent operations and business growth.

BankDhofar Receives Best Banking Strategy Award

The bank aims to generate customer insight by leveraging analysis and understanding

FGB recognised at the 2015 Middle East HR Excellence Awards

The Middle East HR Excellence Awards took place as part of the 2015 HR Summit and Expo

Iranian banks to open in India

Iran’s leading banks will soon open branches in India to energise commercial ties between New Delhi and Tehran.

Private deposits in Oman's commercial banks rise to OMR11.78 billion

Total percentage of loans to deposits touches 100.8 per cent

Gulf Bank awarded ‘Best Branch Experience’

The CEBI award recognized the efforts of 12 GCC banks for their contribution to continuous customer experience improvement, and is considered to be the most extensive customer experience benchmarking study in the GCC.

UNB wins the International Award "Luca Pacioli"

The Socrates Committee, established in Oxford, is an international independent society that over the past decade has recognized the best of the best. Amongst its members are leaders in business, science and culture.

Al Mouj Muscat joins hands with bank Nizwa to bring shari'a-compliant home finance to oman's lifestyle destination

"We are delighted to partner with Bank Nizwa and bring Shari'a-compliant home financing options to local and international investors in Al Mouj Muscat. Underpinned by strong ethical principles, Islamic banking products are growing in popularity

Gulf clients look to Al Rayan Bank for long-term ‘safe’ UK property investments

Will the new UK stamp duty charges announced in the autumn budget have a negative impact on foreign investment into property?

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