12/03/2014
The IFM Awards set the benchmark for successful banking and financial institutions around the world. Mr. Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Neama, Head of Branch Operations accepted the award on behalf of the Bank at the ceremony.
12/01/2014
Doha Bank, which is planning to upgrade its branch set up in India into a wholly-owned subsidiary, yesterday received approval from shareholders to acquire HSBC Bank Oman’s operations in the South Asian country for about QR75mn.
12/01/2014
Qatar-based Doha Bank today said it has obtained shareholders' approval for acquiring the Indian operations of HSBC Bank Oman.
11/30/2014
FGB , one of the leading banks in the UAE, has launched a new flexible and comprehensive loyalty platform for its credit card holders.
11/30/2014
The event was attended by over 250 senior financial professionals from the Arab banking and financial industry in London, Europe and the Middle East.
11/26/2014
The step was taken after an internal review of the bank's terms and conditions for those products, a spokeswoman for the bank said without elaborating.
11/26/2014
A new law permitting non-bank for-profit lending institutions may unleash a revolution in microfinance by allowing more actors and innovators to get involved.
11/26/2014
National Bank of Kuwait has been awarded by VISA for its “Outstanding performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in 2014”. Ahmed Al Khader, NBK’s Deputy Head, Consumer Banking Group, received the award from Paul McCrea
11/25/2014
The event will take place on November 27, at the Standard Chartered Towers, Emaar Square in Downtown Dubai, UAE, and will be managed and attended by the bank’s employees including senior officials.
11/24/2014
Gulf Finance Corporation (Gulf Finance), an independent commercial lender to small and medium enterprise (SMEs) in the UAE and Saudi Arabia sees huge growth opportunities in financing smaller SMEs and micro business, said David Hunt, chief executive offic
11/23/2014
Bank to open DIFC branch next year and go for an AD
11/21/2014
The transaction is expected to close after obtaining final regulatory approvals before the end of the year.
11/21/2014
Bank Asya’s expansion plans have been disrupted by political turmoil stemming from conflict between President Recep Erdogan and the cleric, Fethullah Gulen
11/20/2014
The Abu Dhabi-based lender sees its loan book to expanding at a “high single-digit” rate in 2015 with revenue rising by more than 10 percent, analyst Jaap Meijer said in an e-mailed note today.
11/19/2014
DenizBank is Named the Most Innovative Bank of the Year
Commenting on the occasion, DenizBank President and CEO Mr. Hakan Ateş said, "It is a great honor to be the only bank representing Turkey on a platform featured as the innovation arena of the global banking industry and to be named the "Most Inn
11/18/2014
Bank Asya Had Led Expansion of Islamic Banking Sector
11/17/2014
The new Bank of Beirut Branch at The Walk an upmarket mall in The Wave, Muscat opened its doors on Wednesday, the 22nd of October.
11/12/2014
The bank has issued three profit warnings and has suffered a 30 percent drop in its share price. It has had to pay $667 million for violating US sanctions on Iran in 2012, and has been affected by a rise in bad debts in China and India.
11/12/2014
Ahmad Al Duwaisan, Deputy General Manager - Corporate Banking was presented with the award during an awards ceremony in Dubai, which took place at a gala dinner at JW Marriott Marquis, on Monday 10 November 2014.
11/08/2014
Ziraat Bank’s New York branch quits retail banking after FED pressure
Turkey's state-run Ziraat Bankası New York branch, which has been subjected to strict US Federal Reserve (Fed) inspections over accusations of illegal money transfers, has told its customers that it is quitting retail banking.