Cedrus set to acquire Standard Chartered as staff issue solved
Cedrus Invest Bank is expected to formally acquire the retail operations of Standard Chartered Bank operations in Lebanon, having finalized…
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UK private bank adds three to its Middle East advisory board
Coutts today announces the appointments of Hind Bahwan, Raja Easa Al Gurg and Lama Al Sulaiman to its Middle East…
Burnt Out Middle East Bankers Seek Change as 53% Pursue New Jobs
More banking and finance professionals in the Middle East than in any other region are seeking new jobs because they’re…
New Turkish asset management laws should help boost assets under management
New Turkish asset management laws due to take effect 1 July should help boost assets under management while also encouraging…
King & Spalding welcomes back Zaid Al-Farisi to their Islamic finance practice in Riyadh and Dubai
Working with Islamic Finance partners Isam Salah, Jawad Ali, Nabil Issa, Rizwan Kanji, Mike Rainey and Andrew Metcalf, Mr. Al-Farisi…
Middle East private wealth surged 11.6 per cent in 2013
Private financial wealth in the Middle East region grew by 11.6 per cent to reach $5.2 trillion (Dh19 trillion) in…
Burnt Out Middle East Bankers Seek Change as 53% Pursue New Jobs
More banking and finance professionals in the Middle East than in any other region are seeking new jobs because they’re…
Saudi Arabia to maintain currency peg to the dollar
Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf reiterated Tuesday at the same news conference that the Kingdom would continue to peg its…
Saudis to keep reserve management strategy -c.bank
Saudi Arabia's central bank will keep its current strategy for managing the country's foreign reserves, central bank governor Fahad al-Mubarak…
Egypt brings banker into government to lure investment
Egypt's new Investment Minister, Ashraf Salman, will need to make full use of his investment banking experience to attract businesses…
The march of the sovereigns
Sovereign wealth funds, typically set up by oil-exporting nations, have been around for decades, in the case of Kuwait since…
Meethaq forum highlights Zakat fund investment, inheritance
Meethaq, the Islamic banking from Bank Muscat, hosted a business forum, which highlighted the investment opportunities for Zakat funds and…