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Goldman Lampe Private Bank Named Best Global Wealth Management Solutions Provider 2023 by MEA Markets UAE Business Awards

June 13, 2023

Goldman Lampe Private Bank has announced its recognition as the Best Global Wealth Management Solutions Provider 2023 by MEA Markets…

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Comment & Analysis

What are the implications of local and international developments on Family Businesses in the Middle East?

June 12, 2023

Ian Rumens, Head of Private Client – Jersey, and Lynda O Mahoney, Global Head of Business Development, recently met with…

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Investment Banking

First securitized bond issuance for Enmaa Finance Company

June 12, 2023

Al-Ahly Pharos investment banking a subsidiaries of Al-Ahly Financial Services Group, which represents the integrated investment arm of the National…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

HSBC official underpins need for global shift in fossil economy

June 12, 2023

The current “one-to-one” investment ratios for renewables to fossil fuels must evolve rapidly, according to an HSBC spokesperson, who called…

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FinTech

Bank Albilad is the first Saudi bank to enable the Open Banking Services

June 12, 2023

Driven by its never-ending pursuit to enhance innovation and digital banking, Bank Albilad has completed the technical permit requirements to…

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Retail Banking

UAE bank investments hit all-time-high of $149bn

June 12, 2023

UAE bank investments have hit an all-time high of AED548.5bn ($149.3bn) by the end of March, according to a report…

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FinTech

Mastercard, NBK transform online checkout experience

June 12, 2023

National Bank of Kuwait, one of the leading banks in the country, and Mastercard have partnered to introduce an embedded…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

IMF and OBA discuss economic growth and macro-economic indicators

June 12, 2023

The Oman Banks Association in cooperation with the Central Bank of Oman  organised a meeting between the International Monetary Fund …

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Retail Banking

Dukhan Bank announces June winners of its Thara’a savings account prize

June 12, 2023

Dukhan Bank announced the names of the most recent round of draw winners for Thara’a, its Shariah compliant savings account,…

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Comment & Analysis

Qatar to lead GCC economic growth in 2023: World Bank

June 12, 2023

The Gulf state’s budget surplus hit QAR 19.7 billion ($5.4 billion) during Q1 of this year.   Qatar’s economy is…

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Retail Banking

QIB becomes the first Qatari bank to adopt equator principles

June 12, 2023

Qatar Islamic Bank  has taken a significant step towards sustainability by becoming the first lender headquartered in Qatar to adopt…

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MENA Investors More Likely Change Investment Behaviour Than Global Average; EY Wealth Report Reveals

June 12, 2023

Fifty-nine per cent of wealth management investors in the Middle East are planning to move their assets to a new…

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