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FinTech

Misr Life Insurance accepts premium payments through electronic platforms

March 24, 2020

Misr Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Misr InsuranceHolding Company, has taken measures encouraging its customers to reduce cash transactions…

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus regulation for the working hours of banks

March 24, 2020

The Banks Association of Turkey, the banks went to the coronavirus outbreak due to changes in working hours. bank branches…

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Executive Moves

Chairman of Misr Bank appointed head of Egyptian Banks Federation for three years

March 24, 2020

The Federation of Egyptian Banks has appointed chairman of Misr Bank Mohamed El-Etreby to chair the federation for the coming…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Emirate of Sharjah lists US$200 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

March 24, 2020

The Emirate of Sharjah has listed a US$200 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai, bringing the total value of Sukuk listed…

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus postpones IPOs of Banque du Caire, TAQA Arabia

March 24, 2020

Offering Banque du Caire and TAQA Arabia on the stock market after the spread of coronavirus in Egypt and the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

FAB provides laptops worth AED 5m to students to support distance learning

March 24, 2020

First Abu Dhabi Bank, FAB, has partnered with the Ministry of Education to support its distance learning platform.   The…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Annual General Meeting of Al Baraka Banking Group Approves Cash Dividend Payouts of US$ 24.9 million to Shareholders

March 24, 2020

Mr. Abdulla Ammar Al Saudi, Vice Chairman of ABG chaired the  Meeting, in  which the Group's shareholders discussed the Report…

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Coronavirus

Saudi banks to postpone repayment of loans for healthcare employees

March 24, 2020

Saudi Arabia has announced an initiative supporting the kingdom’s healthcare workers, who are among those on the front lines of…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Lebanon to stop paying all dollar Eurobonds -finance ministry

March 24, 2020

Lebanon will discontinue payments on all its foreign currency Eurobonds, the government said on Monday, as it seeks to devise…

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Coronavirus

Detained in Dubai calls upon Gulf States to release expat detainees at risk of Coronavirus

March 24, 2020

The overwhelming majority of Western expats currently detained in the Gulf States have been convicted on financial charges which are…

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Comment & Analysis

10 home quarantine activities to keep boredom at bay

March 23, 2020

It is still early in the home quarantine game, but are you bored to death by now? To interrupt the…

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Comment & Analysis

Why this Nobel laureate predicts a quicker coronavirus recovery: ‘We’re going to be fine’

March 23, 2020

Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, began analyzing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide in January and correctly…

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