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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

FTI Consulting names Adrian Predoi as Middle East leader of Advisory & Transformation

IWBD appoints Sarah Safi to new Committee at Women in the Boardroom Annual Summit 2025

Gulf Bank appoints Bader Al-Ali as General Manager of Consumer Banking and Faisal Al-Gharabally as General Manager of International Banking

David Kneeshaw to retire as IFGL CEO

Qatar Stock Exchange appoints new CEO

Franklin Templeton investment solutions expands team with new Solutions Portfolio Manager role in UAE

Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance

BBVA confident on Sabadell bid approval, optimistic on Türkiye

Executive, legislative authorities continue consultations on 2025-2026 state budget

FRA approves fintech integration for 8 non-banking financial, brokerage firms

The Central Bank of Egypt hosts a specialized technical team in cybersecurity from the Central Bank of Tanzania

Oman’s New Banking Law: Key Regulatory Changes, Compliance Requirements, and Business Impact

Ripple secures DFSA licence to offer regulated crypto payments from DIFC

Retail Banking

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait-Egypt signs a long-term partnership with Visa to expand digital payment solutions

Emirates NBD recognized as the “Best Foreign Bank in KSA”

First Abu Dhabi Bank: Comprehensive company overview

Loans extended by Bahrain banks increase 4.6% in 2024

Qatar’s Ahli Bank prepares to launch 5-year $500mln debt

Bank of Jordan announces 2024 financial results

Alternative Investments

View from the top with Goldman Sachs’ Hilary Lopez

March pensions to be disbursed next Monday, announced the GPSSA

GFH General Assembly approves 6.2% cash dividend and strategic capital enhancements

OECD predicts 3.8% economic growth for Saudi Arabia in 2025

The Financial Academy Of KSA receives accreditation by Chartered Insurance Institute

UK businesses eyeing Middle East investments amid growing regional appeal: report

Wealth & Asset Management

Nomura expands in Singapore, Dubai as wealth turns a profit

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

Gulf investors will no longer go for formulaic wealth management advise

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

FinTech

Vision Bank becomes operational with Finastra's cloud-native, Islamic banking treasury solution

AWS partners with Accenture to bring its Cloud Institute to KSA and UAE

Crypto payments outfit Ripple secures key Dubai licence

SME BankDhofar partners with Smartech to launch advanced POS solutions for SMEs

Doha Bank unveils fintech, innovation hub to drive QNV 2030

Oman sovereign wealth fund invests in US biotech firm Tidal Vision

Islamic Finance

Gulf banks seal refinancing trades

Gulf Islamic Investments to double investment in the US

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

Research, Comment and Analysis

Deloitte Middle East report: Gulf SWFs lead global growth as assets forecast to reach $18trln by 2030

Saudi Arabia dominates Forbes’ 2025 list of MENA’s most valuable banks

1 in 5 GCC organisations planning to grow headcount in 2025

S&P Upgrades Saudi Arabia, Yet Enthusiasm Diminishes

Saudi bank earnings aided by lower interest rates, despite liquidity tightening

Qatar Chamber announces economic entity to boost private sector investments between Qatar and Sudan

Investment Bank

NBB expands mortgage financing for Bahraini expats in Saudi Arabia, UAE

EFG Hermes completes advisory on $333mln IPO of Asyad Shipping Company on the Muscat Stock Exchange

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

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