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Bank ABC Islamic announces 2020 year-end net profit to US$28.6 million

The Bank remained resilient during the year and responded well to the pandemic across all fronts

Banque BEMO launches a deposit protection program

The program will be effective first, for the clients holding their accounts at Banque BEMO in Cyprus, and who transfer their deposits to the Bank in Lebanon

NCB and Mastercard Launch Best-in-Class Credit Card for Corporates in Saudi Arabia

Through the commercial credit card, our large corporate customers as well as SME clients will be able to make cashless transactions seamlessly and conveniently, while maintaining a stronger control over their cash flows.

Dar Al Takaful repays $27.2mln Emirates NBD financing ahead of schedule

The company made a net profit of $6.13mln in 2020 compared to $1.33mln in the previous year

Open banking can transform payments scene in Saudi Arabia

This allows those third parties to build products and services for the financial institution’s customers.

Dukhan bank enhances its corporate digital services

Launch of the Shari'ah-compliant Point-of-Sale Solution

Kuwaiti banks' non-performing loans increase to 2% amid COVID-19 crisis - central bank

"The non-performing loan ratio has seen only slight increases, and is still at historically low levels," the central bank cited its governor Mohammad al-Hashel as saying

Saudi bank profits face strain in 2021 despite economic recovery

Credit growth hinges on mortgage and public spending

Emirates NBD launches anti-phishing campaign in collaboration with Dubai Police

Bank leads efforts to educate public on fraud and online scams

NCB, Samba shareholders to discuss planned merger on March 1

Samba said, in a separate bourse filing, it will hold an EGM on March 1 to discuss the merger offer.

The Post Pandemic Opportunity For GCC Retail Banks

The report showed the projected revenue outlook of retail banks in key economies in the GCC, which includes the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Kuwait in three retail banking revenue growth scenarios.

Where will the Middle East and Africa fit into HSBC's revamp?

HSBC's Middle East and North Africa, or MENA, unit contributed 4.32% of group pretax income in the third quarter of 2020, a recovery from negative 1.16% in the previous quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Bank Nizwa's Wholesale Banking records remarkable double-digit growth

Performing this consistently is a proud achievement and thanks to our customers and stakeholders, our impressive financial results rightfully manifest our leading and most trusted position within Oman’s Islamic banking sector.

NBK Named Best Retail Bank in Customer Service in Kuwait for 2020

NBK was named the winner of the award

Bank ABC announces 2020 results

An increase in Loan Loss Provisions, largely related to unforeseeable major fraud cases and Covid-19 impact, created a Net Loss of US$89 Million, Attributable to the Shareholders of the Parent

Infinet Wireless provides NBO with reliable connectivity

It has over 60 branches and 173 ATMs and cash deposit machines spread across the country, serving a considerable portion of the country’s five million population.

National Bank of Bahrain goes live with Backbase-built digital banking platform

Partnering with Backbase to accelerate our digital transformation and launch our new app has helped us more readily address our clients' needs throughout various stages of their customer journey

New SME bank to help fill Kingdom’s financing gaps

The new lender will be called the Bank of Small and Medium Enterprise

National Bank of Bahrain B.S.C. reports a net profit of BHD 53.3 million

Attributable to the owners of the bank for the full year ending 31 December 2020

BBK records $34.48m profit for Q4

Net interest income dropped by 12% to BD20.5 million (BD23.3 million in the corresponding period of last year), mainly due to interest rate cuts during early 2020.

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