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Research, Comment and Analysis

Forbes Middle East unveils the Middle East’s top 100 CEOs 2023

Meet the titans heading the region’s biggest homegrown companies

Google to support AI research and sustainability solutions in the UAE

Wealth & Asset Management

Exclusive survey by Lombard Odier shows high-net-worth Middle East investors’ strong shift to sustainable investment and Islamic Finance

Cybersecurity skills gap contributed to 80% of breaches

Research, Comment and Analysis

UBS Investor Sentiment: Investors Concerned About the War Yet Stay the Course with their Portfolios

On the Move

Q5 appoints Scott Kennedy as Managing Director of Saudi business

UBP Middle East CEO exits

Dubai-based Hoxton Wealth appoints experienced Chief Compliance Officer for growing US business

Standard Chartered transformation chief leaves Singapore for new UAE job

Gigleux joins Gallagher Re’s EMEA team as Senior Reinsurance Broker

XS Appoints Stelios Pallis As Chief Technology Officer

Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance

Estithmar Holding signs MoU with Qatar Primary Materials Company

QBWA and Deloitte renew partnership agreement to empower women in business

Dentons wins four awards at the emeafinance Middle East Banking Awards 2024

CBB grants license to Mena Industrial Bank

Evolving customer demands driving transformation in UAE banking sector

Tax update: What’s new in the UAE? – February 2025

Retail Banking

Saudi Awwal Banks wins the Sustainability Program Award

HSBC Bahrain named top trade finance provider by Euromoney

Mashreq and First Abu Dhabi winning bank efficiency race

Qatar commercial banks’ assets up 3.3% to $560bln in January

Bank Nizwa’s focus on excellence, innovation, and social responsibility earns top honours at IFN Awards

Khaleeji Bank Offers Daily BD 1,000 Cash Prizes to “Al Waffer” Account Holders

Alternative Investments

Phoenix Group CEO increases stake, reinforcing confidence in Long-term growth strategy

Knight Frank: Dubai’s office rents climb 9.1% in H2 2024 amid rising demand

Dubai’s property boom accelerates into 2025, but real estate agents struggle to keep up

EGX closes higher on Thursday, led by local and Arab buyers

Buy, sell gold jewellery for maximum profit: Expert tips, strategies

Warburg Pincus expands Middle East push with Hassana Investment partnership

Wealth & Asset Management

HSBC MENAT CEO pledges more investments to lead in wealth, capital markets

Julius Baer’s Kunal Sumaya on Dubai’s rise as an investment haven for NRIs

Canaccord Wealth expands international footprint with Middle East office

Standard Chartered expands UAE private banking team

The Growth and Evolution of Independent Wealth Management in the UAE

Dubai strengthens position as global wealth hub at Family Office Summit 2025

FinTech

Serenity launches world-first Biometric-Secured Blockchain Card

Emirates NBD enters the digital asset space offering crypto on the Liv X App

Banking data theft attacks on smartphones triple in 2024, Kaspersky reports

SC Ventures partners with Visa to support SME growth and innovation in the MENA region

MoneyHash named a UAE Future 100 winner, recognized for driving innovation in the fintech sector

Basata raises equity in Jordan’s Madfoatcom to expand regional business

Islamic Finance

Islamic Finance Shows Potential in Central Asia as GCC Ties Deepen

WFW deal honoured with three awards by Islamic Finance News

Islamic treasury sukuk auction for February 2025 attracts bids worth AED 7.1bln

Dubai Islamic Bank publishes its first sustainability-linked finance facilities financing framework

ADIB becomes the first bank in the UAE to launch a banking experience on Apple Vision Pro as part of its 2035 vision

ADIB-Egypt’s strategy, future vision to strengthen its market position are on right track: CEO

Research, Comment and Analysis

Tourism growth bolsters Qatar’s surging retail demand

HSBC Global Research expects MENAT GDP to reach almost $4 trillion by year-end

Digital Dubai awarded "Great Place to Work" certification for the 2nd consecutive year

The Power of One Voice Summit

Turkey receives climate funding from Beijing agency

Rethink multipolarity – an investor’s roadmap

Investment Bank

QNB Capital named Best Investment Bank in Qatar 2025 by Global Finance

UAE's FAB prepares overhaul, picks Citi veteran as new investment banking head, sources say

Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait partners with JP Morgan Chase

EFG Hermes successfully completes USD 2.84bln marketed offering of ADNOC Gas shares on behalf of ADNOC

Turkish export credit bank in 2024 financed $7.8 billion

Al Ahly Pharos closes advisory on Capital Securitization’s $99mln securitization issue

Planet SOS

Gulf Bank completes sustainability governance infrastructure

Ahlibank reaffirms its Commitment to sustainability through the installation of solar energy systems at its headquarters

MENA’s transformative role in climate adaptation

Arab co-operation in energy sector discussed

United Arab Bank & Canon to deliver impactful carbon compensation for business printing in UAE

Sustainability Forum Middle East welcomes Boston Consulting Group as a Forum Partner for its third edition