On the Move

NBB appoints Bassam Al Tattan as Head of Private Banking

SICO appoints Manuel Shaker Almutawa as Group Head of Fixed Income Asset Management

King Hussein Business Park appoints Imad Matarneh as Chairman of the Board of Directors

St. James’s Place appoints Richard Garfield as Head of Talent Acquisition for Middle East

EBRD appoints Dasha Dougans as first Head of Benin

Praxis strengthens global reach as Dominic de Mariveles relocates to UAE

Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance

Turkish Central Bank lowers key policy rate to 40.5%

Oman’s law protecting bank savers comes into force

Middle East M&A defies global slowdown with double-digit growth

DIFC Courts opens Mediation Service Centre and notary service

GCC secretary-general condemns Israeli minister’s calls to expand settlements, annex West Bank

Qatar Chamber, GOIC discuss connecting factories to R&D centers

Retail Banking

Doha Bank, Seviora ink MoU to expand investment opportunities

Commercial Bank and TASMU Accelerator partner to champion Qatar’s startups

BankDhofar showcases digital leadership and customer-centric innovation at COMEX 2025

Qatari banks’ net profit amounts to $3.90bln in H1 2025

Sohar International invites visitors to experience the future of banking at COMEX 2025

Oman's Bank Nizwa rolls out e-mandate service for direct debit

Alternative Investments

Invest Qatar strengthens global partnerships at Asia Leaders Conference, Belt and Road Summit

Boursa Kuwait and MSCI organize a corporate research session

QSE index closes higher

Equity Group to Become First Kenyan Bank to Expand into UAE

Gold price in Qatari market increases by 1.26% this week

Oman offers 78 investment opportunities to Qatari investors

Wealth & Asset Management

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

HSBC sharpens focus on affluent segment with first Middle East wealth centre in the UAE

FirstCape selects FNZ as it consolidates JBWere NZ’s wealth management platform and custodian

Lombard Odier: 81% of ME next gen heirs plan to ditch parents’ wealth advisors

Rothschild in deal with LLB to boost its wealth management ops in Dubai

Copernicus Wealth Management Expands to the Middle East

FinTech

Citi Deploys Advanced AI Tools Across UAE and Middle East & Africa Operations

Central Bank of Oman Launches National Payment Card “Maal” to Boost Self-Sufficiency in the Payment Sector

Citi launches transformative AI tools in the UAE

Saudi fintech unicorn Tamara secures $2.4bn financing deal

Binance and Franklin Templeton to develop digital assets initiatives and products

QFC Digital Asset Lab launches blockchain-based POC

Islamic Finance

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

Al Baraka Islamic Bank signs strategic partnership with “Dhaman”

Al Baraka Islamic Bank returns to Q2 profitability

ADIB Capital launches ADIB Islamic Trade Opportunities Fund

GCC ties to propel ASEAN Islamic finance past $1tn, Fitch says

Research, Comment and Analysis

Trade policies, regional coordination key to GCC’s economic resilience: KPMG

Alex Chiniborch: Building wealth in an uncertain market

Lombard Odier Middle East study: succession planning shortfalls emerge in next generation wealth transfer

Jumeirah Bay tops Dubai as most expensive ultra-luxury neighbourhood

Family Offices Accelerate Their Professionalization and Diversification Amid Geopolitical and Regulatory Uncertainty

First Abu Dhabi Bank announced as main partner of Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro Egypt National Championship

Investment Bank

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

Investment Banking Surge in the GCC: From Oil to Assets

EIB, Banque Misr to help Egypt-based SMEs post-COVID-19

EFG Hermes advises on the signing of landmark $190mln investment in Alameda Healthcare by DPI

Planet SOS

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

NBK wins best bank for sustainable finance in Kuwait by Global Finance