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Investment Banking

EFG Hermes acquires Pakistani brokerage Invest and Finance Securities, inaugurates Pakistan office

May 23, 2017

EFG Hermes inaugurated its office in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, following the firm’s acquisition of Pakistani brokerage Invest and Finance…

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Awards and Recognition

HSBC Qatar picks up three honours at Euromoney awards

May 23, 2017

HSBC received three major awards at the annual ‘Euromoney Awards for Excellence’ event held in Dubai recently.   HSBC was…

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Awards and Recognition

KIB wins ‘Best Change Management’ award – Award reaffirms role bank plays in supporting national economy: El Saka

May 23, 2017

Kuwait International Bank  was recently awarded “Best Change Management — Kuwait” by The Banker Middle East; an organization specializing in…

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Comment & Analysis

Saudi, UAE pledge $100m to Ivanka's women's fund

May 23, 2017

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $100-million R1.3billion) to a women's business fund supported by Ivanka Trump,…

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Islamic Finance

Bahrain's Al Baraka Banking gets orders in excess of $1bln for dollar sukuk- lead

May 23, 2017

Bahrain's Al Baraka Banking Group has received orders in excess of $1 billion for its planned U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, a…

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Islamic Finance

Oman revises pricing for seven-year US dollar sukuk

May 23, 2017

The Sultanate of Oman has revised pricing for a seven-year US dollar benchmark-sized sukuk offering to 250bp area over mid-swaps,…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Gulf bidders emerge for UAE's UASC-linked shipping unit – sources

May 23, 2017

Gulf-based bidders have emerged for the part-owned subsidiary of United Arab Shipping Company whose sale is key to finalising the…

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Comment & Analysis

Region's family businesses well prepared for disruptions

May 23, 2017

Nearly half (46) per cent of next generation of leaders of family-owned businesses expect that the market in which they…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Tehran, Muscat after stronger banking ties

May 23, 2017

In a bid to boost bilateral banking relations, Iran and Oman have reached a number of agreements including connection of…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

EFG Hermes opens Pakistan office

May 23, 2017

EFG Hermes, the leading financial services corporation in the Middle East and North Africa, inaugurated its office in Pakistan, making…

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Awards and Recognition

Top 10 banks in Saudi Arabia

May 23, 2017

Reflecting the lagged effect of the lower oil prices in 2015, which was maintained in 2016, economic growth across the…

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Investment Banking

EGBANK signs $20m loan agreement to finance SMEs

May 23, 2017

EGBANK has signed a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to receive a $20m loan to finance small…

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