MENA: Dipping Into Digital
The MENA fintech sector is booming, with more than $100 million raised by start-ups in the last decade. Dubai-based digital…
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More than half of GCC employers expect new jobs this year
More than half (53%) of employers surveyed in the Gulf Cooperation Council region anticipate new jobs to be created this…
Saudi Arabia: Transformational changes in the Islamic world
Crown Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia has initiated massive changes in Saudi Arabia. Being the temporal head of Sunnis, others…
Saudi Arabia beats Qatar to market with $11 billion bond
Saudi Arabia is set to raise $11 billion with a triple-tranche dollar bond, while Qatar is meeting global investors ahead…
Egypt's Recovery Room
Newly competitive Egypt is expected to be the fastest-growing economy in the Middle East in the next 12 months, as…
Commercial Bank wins ‘Best Retail Bank in Qatar’ award for 2nd year in a row
Commercial Bank has been awarded the ‘Best Retail Bank in Qatar for 2018’ by the Asian Banker for the second…
Equal pay cleared
The UAE Cabinet has approved the issuance of the Law on Equal Wages and Salaries for Men and Women to…
BNP Paribas named Mena region’s best M&A financial advisor
Mergermarket last night announced the winners of its third annual MENA Mergers Forum, recognising the top M&A financial and legal…
Islamic finance embracing small, medium enterprises
Traditionally, SMEs have not played a substantial role in oil-rich Middle Eastern countries where the economy used to be dominated…
President ratifies international agreements
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Decrees ratifying a number of bilateral agreements between…
Dubai's DAMAC starts marketing dollar sukuk in 6 percent area
DAMAC Properties, the second-largest listed real estate developer in Dubai, has given initial price guidance in the 6 percent area…
Funding pressure eases for GCC banks with rising oil prices, Moody's says
Three years of intense funding pressure for banks in the Arabian Gulf region has largely eased and financial institutions stand…