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Comment & Analysis

Key Challenges and Issues Shaping the Banking Industry – KPMG

August 22, 2013

"Facing profitability pressures, growing regulatory compliance costs, and revenue-growth difficulties, banking executives are increasingly looking to reshape their organizations' future,…

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Bank Leumi clarify exec pay policy

August 22, 2013

In view of public criticism, Bank Leumi  has raised the target for awarding bonuses to employees and executives. It announced…

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Islamic Finance

Bank of Sharjah signs $200m club term loan

August 22, 2013

The Bank of Sharjah has signed a $200 million Club Term loan facility with a Group of Local and International…

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Investment Banking

Turkey bankers kept busy as deal flow defies protests

August 22, 2013

Investment banking activity in Turkey is riding high despite a summer of often violent political protests, and bankers expect to…

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Islamic Finance

Indonesia marketing new Sukuk in London, Middle East

August 21, 2013

  Indonesia is meeting with investors in London and the Middle East ahead of a possible sukuk, or Islamic bond,…

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Islamic Finance

Oman Development Bank considers Islamic window

August 21, 2013

  Oman Development Bank is considering the launch of an Islamic window to offer sharia-compliant products to small and medium-sized…

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Islamic Finance

Bank of Sharjah signs $200 million loan refinancing

August 21, 2013

  Bank of Sharjah has signed a $200 million Club Term Loan Facility with a Group of Local and International…

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Investment Banking

Dubai’s Emirates NBD to Boost Fees on $12 Billion Debt Deals

August 21, 2013

Emirates Nbd Pjsc (Emirates), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest bank by assets, expects to raise more than $12 billion for…

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FinTech

Noor Islamic Bank equips branches with iPads to encourage customers to bank online

August 20, 2013

Noor Islamic Bank has equipped six of its branches in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi with 15 of the latest…

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Executive Moves

Top Dubai banker Asghar leaves Lazard to start boutique-sources

August 20, 2013

U.S. investment bank Lazard Ltd's most senior banker in Dubai, Ali Asghar, has left to set up his own emerging…

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Swiss private bank to wind up Oman operation

August 20, 2013

Sarasin Alpen, the Oman arm of Swiss private bank, is planning to wind up operations in the Sultanate by the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai’s gold trade waits on India windfall

August 19, 2013

UAE’s gold and jewellery trade aims to be a direct beneficiary as India imposes further controls on domestic consumption of…

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