On the Move

Alba appoints Sohaila Rahman as Chief Legal and Governance Officer

Edmond de Rothschild names new Middle East CEO

Coface appoints Mohamad Jomaa CEO/country manager for GCC and Egypt

IFS appoints Kriti Sharma as CEO of Nexus Black

Roland Berger promotes 4 to Managing Director and welcomes 8 new leaders

Utmost Wealth Solutions announces leadership appointments in Asia

Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance

UAE participates in 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in South Africa

UAE announces new tax benefits for fair value investment properties

Board of Directors of the Financial Stability Council holds first meeting of 2025

FRA approves establishment of five new firms for investment fund management, SME financing

Central Bank of Oman issues treasury bills worth over OMR10m

South African and Middle Eastern employers urged to review and adapt harassment policies 

Retail Banking

United Arab Bank net profit up by 50% for the first half of 2025

Dukhan Bank announces July Thara’a draw winners

Going cashless in UAE? Top digital payment options tourists must know

QIB net profit up 5.3% to QR2.18 billion in H1

Tap‘N’Go from Bank Muscat: Enhanced Payment Experience During Khareef Season

Commercial Bank named ‘Best Performing Bank in Qatar’ by The Banker

Alternative Investments

Emirates Franchise strengthens Japan ties through Expo 2025 Osaka Mission

Binghatti opens its London Boutique Marking Larger International Presence

PGIM and ADGM Academy launch RealAssetX Abu Dhabi to drive innovation and AI for the real asset industry

Sohar International extends OMR63mln consolidated loan facility to Liva Group

Kuwait unveils major capital market reforms to boost efficiency, attract global investments

Global asset manager Nuveen expects to grow Middle East AUM up to $10bln

Wealth & Asset Management

Asia and the Middle East both see significant growth in 2024 of HNW international life insurance new business sales

PIMCO Announces New Partnership with Aditum in the United Arab Emirates

GCC wealth management landscape is shifting to address investor concerns around agility and technology

Family Office Summit’s Obediah Ayton on trends impacting generational wealth transfer

Dubai Beckons: Bugatti Towers and Billion-Dollar Funds Emerge

The Great Wealth Flight: Millionaires Relocate in Record Numbers

FinTech

Fortinet report: OT cybersecurity risk elevates within executive leadership ranks

Gulf Bank signs MoU with global cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike

UBF reaffirms commitment to strengthen digital infrastructure of financial and banking sector

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait forge AI partnership to advance governance, innovation

Middle East: the emerging global hub for digital health innovation

Commercial Bank awarded ‘Most Innovative Use of AI Technology’

Islamic Finance

Dubai Islamic Bank arranges $1bln sovereign financing for Government of Pakistan

Sukuk issuances: AAOIFI unlikely to implement Standard 62 this year

New Milestone for Al Baraka Bank Egypt: Four prestigious awards from EMEA Finance Cement its leadership in Islamic Finance

BIBF launches a new series of professional micro-credentials in Islamic finance

ADIB participates in the “Midday Break” initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation

Leonteq partners with Emirates Islamic on Shari’a products

Research, Comment and Analysis

Middle East Cybersecurity Market Forecast Report 2025-2030 | Government Investments, Cyber-Insurance Demand, Expanding Services, and a Thriving Startup Ecosystem - ResearchAndMarkets.com

AWS and Deloitte ramp up Middle East alliance and eye $1 billion goal by 2030

Pamela Thomson-Hall on WTW’s next phase of growth in the Middle East

Saudi banking sector assets hit $1.2trln in 2024

Top 20 Middle East and Africa banks by market cap, Q2 2025

«Reputation, Trust, And Presence Matter as Much as Investment Returns»

Investment Bank

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

Eurasian Development Bank raises funds on the UAE Capital Market to finance its investment projects in Central Asia

Mashreq expands global footprint with opening of representative office in Türkiye

Citi presses revival in banking after making gains, despite exits: IFR

Alvarez & Marsal released Q1 2025 UAE Banking Pulse

Planet SOS

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

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