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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Majid Al Futtaim and Standard Chartered launch the region’s first sustainable supply chain finance programme

December 16, 2022

Majid Al Futtaim Retail, operator of the Carrefour franchise in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and Standard Chartered Bank…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Turkish bank goes live with Murex system & other news

December 16, 2022

In other news, BNP Paribas creates ‘Private Assets,’ Cboe Clear Digital achieves a key certification & Credit Suisse trades tokenized…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai IPO boom sees banks target more Middle East deals in 2023

December 16, 2022

Dubai, the UAE in general and Saudi Arabia are defying the worst slump in IPOs since the financial crisis as…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Central Bank of Bahrain increases key interest rates

December 16, 2022

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has decided to raise its key policy interest rate in light of international financial…

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Comment & Analysis

The UAE participates in the first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting

December 15, 2022

The UAE participated in the first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting, which was held on the 13th and…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi Arabia on course to reverse debt burden: Moody’s

December 15, 2022

Saudi Arabia looks set to reverse most of the 2020 increase in its debt burden over the next several years…

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Retail Banking

BisB Launches Tejoori Activation at City Centre Bahrain

December 15, 2022

Bahrain Islamic Bank  has  announced the launch of an exclusive campaign for its Tejoori account, with a total amount of…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

MBME Group leverages modern solutions to lead MENA’s payment solutions market which is growing by 14.8%

December 15, 2022

MBME Group,  has  reported that businesses can grow by 14.8 per cent by integrating modern, secure, and prompt payment solutions.…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

UAE Banks Federation raises awareness on bank fraud through national campaign

December 15, 2022

In your capacity as Director General, UAE Banks Federation, please elaborate on the Together Against Fraud awareness campaign and how…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Jordan: central bank to regulate Open Finance

December 15, 2022

The Central Bank of Jordan  has issued instructions to regulate Open Finance services provided by all banks operating in the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Shuaa Capital launches three funds amid growing investor demand

December 15, 2022

Dubai investment banking and asset management firm Shuaa Capital has set up three Sharia-compliant funds in the Abu Dhabi Global…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Competition intensifies as Kuwait bankers eye additional ‘high-cost’ deposits

December 15, 2022

Local banks have finally started a new round to attract an additional amount of high-cost deposits, however, to upset the…

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