03/09/2016
Retail Workbench is now going live in six markets: Malaysia, India, the UAE, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Kenya and is a part of the bank's last year announcement that it will invest $1.5bn in technology over three years.
03/06/2016
The 15th Pan Arab Web Awards Academy boasted a distinguished panel of judges who took into account a number of key factors when evaluating the over 500 Web nomination entries
03/04/2016
Barclays Group Chief Executive Jes Staley said that the bank intends to reduce its stake, amounting to 62.3 per cent
03/03/2016
The event is one of the many ways QDB provide support to the SME sector through offering lowrisk purchasing opportunities, linking SMEs with major stakeholders and promoting competitive business environment, he added.
03/03/2016
The strategy is starting to bear fruit
02/29/2016
CIB accepted a bid from billionaire Naguib Sawiris's OTMT to buy CI Capital earlier this month.
02/29/2016
In the best IR website category, Ooredoo, Al Khaliji and Vodafone Qatar were the winners.
02/29/2016
The improved performance was impacted by recognition of certain investment related impairment provisions, said a statement.
02/24/2016
Al Khaliji, Qatar's sixth-largest lender by assets, was also looking at issuing a dollar-denominated bond under its regular debt issuance programme to assist with its funding needs, having increased the size of the programme last year.
02/19/2016
The closures will have no impact on the bank's current financial statements, NCB said.
02/19/2016
According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC will likely announce its intention to restructure its Turkish unit instead of pursuing a sale when it reports annual results on Feb 22.
02/18/2016
They added that the bank had taken the decision to close its operation in Lebanon over a year ago.
02/17/2016
CPI Awards are based on a peer-vote process that reflects industry-wide recognition for winners.
02/17/2016
Informed banking sources expressed fear that the decision to close the bank’s two branches in Lebanon was the result of Hizbullah’s verbal attacks on Saudi Arabia.
02/15/2016
This award recognizes providers that offer sophisticated domestic, regional and/or global solutions with an innovative technology backbone and a client-centric front end.
02/08/2016
It includes awards in the categories of 'Best Premium Banking Service', 'Best Corporate Account', 'Best Current Account' and 'Best Call Center.'
02/04/2016
In statements to the Muscat Securities Market, Bank Sohar and Bank Dhofar separately advised that consultants appointed for legal and financial due diligence on the proposed merger of the two Omani banks had commenced work.
02/03/2016
Barclays has been reviewing its business globally after the appointment of Jes Staley as chief executive in December 2015.
02/02/2016
The opening of the Bahrain branch is an important milestone for us as it gives us our first footprint outside of Pakistan
02/01/2016
According to Brand Finance, NBK’s Brand value reached $1.39 billion, up 33 percent year-on-year. Also, NBK’s brand rating is ranked AA, among the top in the region.