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Executive Moves

Former Deloitte and EY strategist joins Emex to make ESG top business priority in MENA

March 21, 2022

Leading ESG technology provider Emex has appointed Ateed Hijazi as its account executive across the MENA region. Hijazi will take…

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Financial Results

ADIB General Assembly elects new Board of Directors

March 21, 2022

Shareholders of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank have elected a new board of directors at the Annual General Meeting that took…

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Executive Moves

KIA seeks to up investments; Capital markets targeted

March 21, 2022

The London branch of the Kuwait Investment Authority  has appointed executives from Barclays plc and the Carlyle Group in recent…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Abu Dhabi Global Market Amends Capital Markets Framework

March 21, 2022

Financial Services Regulatory Authority  of Abu Dhabi Global Market  has announced that it has published a consultation paper proposing significant…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Investcorp reaches €1.1bln of assets acquired in Europe

March 21, 2022

Investcorp has announced that its European Real Estate business towards the end of last year acquired Kering’s Italian headquarters in…

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FinTech

Unit of Egypt’s largest bank invests in fintech

March 21, 2022

A unit of South African multinational holding company, and Egypt’s largest bank, Naspers Ltd, has invested in Egyptian fintech firm…

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Comment & Analysis

Arab Monetary Fund Names RippleNet As Potential Alternative to Central Bank Digital Currencies

March 21, 2022

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), a sub-organization of the Arab League, has named global payments network RippleNet as a possible…

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Comment & Analysis

Kuwaiti banks record highest budget ever in 2021

March 21, 2022

Kuwait’s banking sector budget expanded to 91 billion dinars ($299 million) in 2021, its highest level ever, driven by the…

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FinTech

Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque Du Caire lead investment in new fintech fund

March 21, 2022

Egypt's largest national banks - Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire – and Global Ventures, a…

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Awards and Recognition

Markaz named ‘Best Investment Bank in Kuwait'

March 21, 2022

Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” announced that it has been named the ‘Best Investment Bank in Kuwait’ for 2022 by Global…

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Uncategorized

The changing landscape of investment advisory across UAE and GCC

March 21, 2022

In recent years, there has been a rapid shift in the investment advisory landscape across the UAE and the GCC.…

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FinTech

Finastra to Build Model Digital Bank for Union of Arab Banks

March 21, 2022

Finastra has announced its collaboration with Union of Arab Banks to help banks across the Arab League member states offer…

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