On the Move

EFG Expands South Asia Team in Singapore with Senior Hires from First Abu Dhabi Bank

Emirates Growth Fund appoints Khalifa Al Hajeri as Chief Executive Officer

Dentons strengthens UAE Corporate team with the appointment of Ramy Ramadan as a partner in Dubai

FAB Private Banking names new SG head

Mirabaud appoints new Middle East CEO

SentinelOne appoints Ana Pinczuk as President of Product & Technology

Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance

UAE: Abu Dhabi court orders five to repay over Dh631,000 in banking scam

Bank Dhofar signs digital banking pact with Social Protection Fund

Gulf Bank signs partnership agreement with the Institute of Banking Studies

UAE’s FTA reports record corporate tax filings, cites these factors

GCC Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meet with IMF Managing Director

Egyptian Pound Continues Upward Trend against US Dollar

Retail Banking

Wio Bank deposits cross Dh50 billion as digital banking accelerates in UAE

Kuwait’s banking sector posts profit growth in first half of 2025

NBK named ‘Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Kuwait’

Mastercard and Tiqmo Partnership Drives Saudi Digital Shift, Focusing on Network and Financial Inclusion

Warba Bank launches first digital “Easy Finance” in Kuwait for domestic workers

UAE banks failing to meet customer expectations, PwC report finds

Alternative Investments

Arabian Development Company, has announced a bold new expansion plan in the Egyptian real estate market

Standard Chartered’s Future of Trade report reveals a complex, yet compelling outlook beyond tariffs

Bahrain’s 8-year long sukuk, 12-year bond launched, raising a combined $2.5bln

Dubai's property boom to continue despite rising prices, Property Finder CEO tells The Hustle

DMCC launches wealth hub to support family office and private capital expansion in Dubai

Knight Frank: $1.4bln of private capital targets Egypt’s residential market as demand surges

Wealth & Asset Management

Apex Group partners with Wealthbrix to power independent, next-gen wealth management from DIFC

Dubai’s Rising Role in the Global Private Capital Landscape

ABK Capital DIFC adds LGT Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. as a new international partner

Family offices must balance legacy with digital-first investing, says IQ-EQ GCCO

Citi Wealth releases 2025 Global Family Office Report

M2 Repositions as Digital Asset Wealth Management Platform for High-Net-Worth, Family Offices, and Institutional Investors

FinTech

How Online Marketplaces Face Escalating Fraud Threats

Wio Bank surpasses AED 50bln in deposits as digital banking adoption accelerates

Saudi Arabia to serve as regional HQ for fintech growth, says Paymentology CEO

UAE to launch first Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence

Tarabut Opens Regional Headquarters in Riyadh to Drive Open Banking Growth

Qatar expanding its role in supporting digital innovation regionally, globally

Islamic Finance

Oman’s Islamic finance sector to top $40bn amid regulatory reforms, sukuk growth: Fitch

Sohar Islamic reaffirms commitment to Islamic finance as main sponsor of the 3rd Zakat Forum in Salalah

Saudi-listed Elm renews $133mln credit facility with Al Rajhi Bank

Emirates Islamic issues world’s first sustainability-linked financing sukuk of $500 million

Egypt: Faisal Islamic Bank’s consolidated drop 78.6% YoY in H1 2025

Sohar International & Sohar Islamic introduce new housing finance product for GCC nationals and expatriates

Research, Comment and Analysis

MENA startup funding hits $3.5 billion in September 2025, lifting Q3 total to $4.5 billion

CBB’s GP15 Programme Shapes Bahrain’s Future Leaders

Business education in the Middle East

Boston Consulting Group expands in Egypt with larger office in Cairo Festival City

HSBC Qatar graduates complete global induction programme

World Nears Quarter Million Crypto Millionaires in Historic Wealth Boom

Investment Bank

Goldman Sachs Opens Office in Kuwait

EFG Hermes concludes advisory on Premium International for Credit Services 10th Securitization Issuance Worth EGP224mln

EFG Hermes KSA Completes Advisory on the IPO of Jamjoom Fashion the Company behind the Nayomi and Mihyar brands on Nomu

EFG Hermes successfully concludes advisory as listing and financial advisor to Orascom Construction on its listing on ADX

EFG Hermes concludes advisory on Bedaya Mortgage Finance’s seventh securitization issuance worth EGP1.56bln

SNB Capital reaches a landmark milestone of successfully closing 100 investment banking transaction milestone

Planet SOS

Sustainable freight can deliver major CO2 cuts across GCC by 2035

QatarEnergy ranked among most-valued global energy brands

Emerge, Emirates Development Bank to collaborate on developing, financing solar projects in UAE

Boubyan Bank releases 2024 Annual Sustainability Report

Crédit Agricole Egypt and Infinity join forces to accelerate transition to solar energy

Qatar-based GAB becomes the first accreditation body from the MENA region to sign APAC's MRA for GHG Accreditation