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Environment and Sustainable Investments

World Bank urges Gulf countries to prioritise environmental sustainability

December 5, 2019

The World Bank has urged countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council to prioritise environmental sustainability while diversifying their economies away…

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Awards and Recognition

HSBC to leapfrog Barclays in equity rankings after Aramco coup

December 5, 2019

Saudi Aramco’s record-shattering stock market debut is redrawing the league tables.   HSBC Holdings Plc will be catapulted into the…

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Executive Moves

Osama Hassan named Managing Partner at Taylor Wessing in Dubai

December 4, 2019

Law firm Taylor Wessing has appointed Osama Hassan as the managing partner of its Dubai office and the Head of…

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Awards and Recognition

Ithmaar Bank named Fastest Growing Islamic Fintech Bank

December 4, 2019

Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. (closed), a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank, was named Fastest Growing Islamic Fintech Bank at the World Islamic…

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Comment & Analysis

World Islamic Banking Conference opens in Bahrain

December 4, 2019

The 26th anniversary edition of The World Islamic Banking Conference, the largest and most prestigious gathering of Islamic banking and…

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Comment & Analysis

IQ-EQ talks impact investing with LeapFrog’s Clare Murray

December 4, 2019

Impact investing is a hot topic across the investment industry at present, and will only become more prominent as the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Deyaar and Dubai Islamic Bank to Provide Attractive Home Financing Solutions

December 4, 2019

Deyaar Development PJSC, one of Dubai’s leading property developers and real estate service providers, has partnered with Dubai Islamic Bank,…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Calling all entrepreneurs: Falcon Network launches 2020 funding round

December 4, 2019

The Falcon Network has launched its second “call for funding” to provide strategic capital to start-ups focused on the Network’s…

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Awards and Recognition

Etihad Credit Insurance receives AA- rating with stable outlook from Fitch

December 4, 2019

The Etihad Credit Insurance, ECI, has been assigned Insurance Financial Strength, IFS, Rating and an Issuer Default Rating, IDR, of…

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FinTech

Bahrain's Rsquare Technologies Signs MoU with Singapore's Startup Accelerator

December 4, 2019

Bahrain-based software development company Rsquare Technologies and Singapore-based venture accelerator Startup Accelerator have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to…

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Comment & Analysis

Kuwait’s Real Estate sector requires data and information

December 4, 2019

Gulf Bank gathered industry leaders, experts and decision makers from real estate companies, government institutions and nonprofit organizations in a…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Egypt’s top lender seeks approval to buy Mayfair Bank

December 4, 2019

Egypt’s largest private lender is planning to buy a controlling stake in Kenya’s Tier III Mayfair Bank in a transaction…

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