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Awards and Recognition

Commercial Bank Financial Services receives two prestigious accolades

January 17, 2025

Commercial Bank Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Commercial Bank, has received two prestigious accolades at the 2024 International…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Standard Chartered: GCC To maintain economic resilience amid global uncertainty in 2025

January 17, 2025

Standard Chartered has announced its Global Market Outlook for 2025. In its report, the Bank highlighted the Gulf Cooperation Council…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Unlocking Saudi Arabia’s capital markets: Apex FundRock’s role in driving growth

January 17, 2025

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is undergoing a profound economic transformation under Vision 2030, to widen its sources of income…

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Retail Banking

Qatar’s banking sector to witness positive momentum in 2025

January 16, 2025

The Qatari banks are expected to be profitable and benefit from strong capitalisation and adequate liquidity, revealed S&P Global ratings…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Bahrain Airport Company, BBK sign strategic partnership to develop "Express Cargo Village"

January 16, 2025

Bahrain Airport Company, the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport, has signed a 15-year loan agreement with the…

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Executive Moves

CyberKnight appoints regional sales director for the Gulf Region

January 16, 2025

CyberKnight, a leading cybersecurity value-added distributor (VAD) in the META region, announces the appointment of Rabih Itani as the Regional…

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Investment Banking

Turkish export credit bank in 2024 financed $7.8 billion

January 16, 2025

Türkiye’s export credit bank, Turkish Eximbank, provided financing of $7.8 billion in 2024, including $3.6 billion in sustainability-related supranational funds,…

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FinTech

Qatar Central Bank grants sandbox entry approval to Madad Financial Technologies

January 16, 2025

In line with the Third Financial Sector Strategy, the FinTech Strategy, and Qatar Central Bank's (QCB) efforts to develop and…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

LSEG report on investment banking activity in the MENA region for 2024

January 16, 2025

INVESTMENT BANKING FEES An estimated US$1.5 billion worth of investment banking fees were generated in the Middle East & North…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

QNB net profit surges 8% to QR16.7bn in 2024

January 16, 2025

QNB Group, one of the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa region, announced that the Board of…

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Retail Banking

Central Bank of Kuwait issues $660 million bond and tawarruq with 4.125 percent yield rate

January 15, 2025

The Central Bank of Kuwait announced the issuance of bonds and tawarruq worth KWD200 million ($660 million). The bank revealed…

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FinTech

Mashreq Bank completes USD 385 million stake sale in NeoPay

January 15, 2025

UAE-based Mashreq Bank has announced the conclusion of the sale of a majority stake in NeoPay, its digital payments platform,…

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