11/21/2016
Abu Dhabi banks deny merger talks, shares fall
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank denied merger plans
Retail Banking
11/21/2016
Large Saudi bank cuts money quote; rates may fall back below repo
The government is the biggest shareholder in the bank.
11/21/2016
Chinese banks active in UAE to spur regional growth
Bond listings by Chinese banks have totalled 1.98 billion US dollars, according to a Nasdaq Dubai spokesperson.
11/21/2016
Ithmaar Bank's retail banking subsidiary in Pakistan, Faysal Bank Limited, shows improved profitability and expands branch network
FBL planned to open 75 new Islamic branches in 2016, of which 43 branches have already been opened.
11/20/2016
Commercial Bank wins ‘Best Cash Management Bank in Qatar’ award
Commercial Bank is proud of their track record of supporting Qatari businesses and the economy for a sustainable future
11/20/2016
Gulf Bank awarded “Best Customer Loyalty Programme in Kuwait” from Banker Middle East
Gulf Rewards credit card program has been received very positively by our customers and the industry
11/18/2016
Fitch affirms ratings for five Bahraini banks
Fitch does not factor any Bahraini sovereign support in the ratings of the wholesale banks, GIB and ABC.
11/17/2016
Abu Dhabi Rallies on Bank merger speculation; Saudi, Egypt rebound
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank climbed 4.7 percent after Bloomberg said it could be merged with Al Hilal Bank.
11/17/2016
Middle East Shares Advance, Abu Dhabi Jumps on Speculation of More Bank Mergers
El Sewedy Electric said quarterly profit jumped 153% to 720.7 million pounds.
11/17/2016
Federal Bank to expand overseas footprints
On the dramatic demonetisation of 1,000 and 500 denomination rupee notes by the Indian government.
11/17/2016
Doha Bank's Board will submit a recommendation to the EGM to raise the capital of the bank by 20%
The Board’s recommendation with regards to this Capital increase is subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities and the Extra Ordinary General Assembly of the Shareholders.
11/16/2016
Egypt, Saudi bourses hit by profit-taking
The Cairo-listed shares of Commercial International Bank, for example, fell 3.9 percent to 66.60 Egyptian pounds.
11/16/2016
Qatar's Doha Bank picks banks for conventional bond issue -sources
Doha Bank received approval earlier this year to raise funds with up to $5 billion worth of short term instruments
11/15/2016
AUB named ‘Best Private Bank in Bahrain 2016’
AUB has received the award for the third consecutive year amidst the numerous local and international banks operating in the Kingdom
11/15/2016
Bahrain's Gulf International Bank requests proposals for dollar bond issue -sources
The new bond is likely to be issued early next year
11/14/2016
ENBD expects retail lending growth to fall to around 5 pct in 2017
The bank's consumer lending book has grown by 10 percent since the end of 2015.
11/10/2016
Bank Sohar bags Worldcob award
This award is not only a clear testament to the successful integration of our sound business strategies into our growth plans.
11/10/2016
Ahli united bank B.S.C. Net profit attributable to the equity shareholders surges by 5.5% to US$ 442.1 million for the period ended 30 september 2016
The Basic Earnings per Share in YTD Q3/2016 increased to US 6.3 cents, from US 6.2 cents in YTD Q3/2015.
11/10/2016
Business activity in Dubai slows down in October, index says
The bank did not give corresponding figures for the sub indexes for September.
11/10/2016
Ithmaar 9-month profit rises to $16.7m
Ithmaar Bank’s continued focus on growing its core retail banking business is clearly delivering results.