Central Bank of Bahrain on the forefront of innovation
A delegation from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) recently visited the Visa Innovation Center. The visit came in…
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Deutsche Bank cuts 8 equities research positions in Dubai
Deutsche Bank has cut eight positions within its equities research team in Dubai, as it moves to close the unit…
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait seeks acquisitions as Gulf lenders merge
Al Ahli Bank, which bought Piraeus Bank Egypt in 2015, is seeking to increase income from non-domestic operations to about…
Omani lenders seek to join merger wave in Mideast banking
The wave of consolidation among banks in the Gulf is spreading to Oman from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.…
Turkish officials say cbank ready to act, dialling back Erdogan rhetoric
Two senior Turkish officials have dialled back on their president’s combative message to markets on interest rate policy, insisting the…
‘Goodwill’ bonds that will spark a Middle East transformation
The economic transformation of the Middle East is being driven by aspirations for innovation and social responsibility. Transformational projects abound: …
Qatari banks exposed to new banking bad loan rules
Qatari banks have been hardest hit by new accounting rules aimed at ensuring Gulf lenders have put enough aside to…
Tighten corporate governance, Saudi firms urged as MSCI looms
Saudi companies should boost efforts to align their corporate governance and investor relations functions with international standards ahead of a…
Global Retail Banking 2018: The Power of Personalization
You could more easily find a yachtsman willing to sail into a sustained 40-mile-an-hour headwind than a retail bank trying…
Cost of living in cities around the world
Key highlights from our 2018 ranking THIS YEAR OUR Prices and Earnings study covers 77 cities across the globe.…
Former Falcon CEO resurfaces as fintech adviser
The former CEO of Falcon Private Bank, Walter Berchtold, is moving into a new role as an adviser at Swiss…
Whipsawed Investors by Gary Dugan
Short sellers are squeezed in the US government bond market Oil price fall misrepresents the news flow Turkey- not as…