Real estate sector development panel to help boost realty market: Ezdan
The approval to the Cabinet decision to form a dedicated committee on `real estate sector development strategy` will provide plenty…
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Coronavirus crisis changing public attitudes in the Middle East, polls suggest
Public opinion surveys conducted in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are revealing a mix of sharp changes in attitudes and…
IMF Response Signals Positive Agreement with Lebanon
Lebanon’s economy is entering a new stage next week, with the start of direct negotiations with International Monetary Fund officials…
Bahrain Clear inks deal with First Abu Dhabi Bank
Bahrain Clear, a major clearing house in the kingdom, has signed a depository agent (custodian) agreement with First Abu Dhabi…
Saudi Tabadul opens e-platform for bank guarantee service
Saudi Company for Exchanging Digital Information (Tabadul), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched a first-of-its-kind digital…
GCC arbitration centre gets $5.5m claims in Q1
The GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre has received arbitration claims worth $5.5 million during the first three months despite the current…
The IFSB and AMF renew Mou to support the development of the Islamic finance among member countries
The Islamic Financial Services Board and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) sealed the continuation of collaboration between the two institutions…
GCC banks face 'earnings shock' from lower oil price, Covid-19
GCC banks will see significantly reduced revenue and credit growth in 2020 as they face an earnings shock from the…
Refinitiv Releases Findings of Sub-Saharan Africa Financial Crime Survey for 2020
Refinitiv today released its Financial crime in Sub-Saharan Africa Report 2020, which highlights several noteworthy compliance trends. Responses show…
QFB reports 7% increase in income to QR34.2m in Q1
Qatar First Bank (QFB) has reported a profit of QR12.3m for the first quarter of this year (Q1, 2020) attributable…
Qatar- Bank brokerages account for 46% of QSE trade turnover in April
The commercial banks' brokerage businesses accounted for more than 46% of the trade turnover on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE)…
Fitch Places Gulf International Bank B.S.C.'s Viability Rating on Rating Watch Negative
Fitch Ratings has placed Gulf International Bank B.S.C.'s (GIB) Viability Rating (VR) on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). All other ratings…