04/11/2022
UAE set to attract more investments in region, says Dr Nagel
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04/11/2022
Saudi Research & Media Group announces new HQ in Riyadh
This comes in line with the growth and expansion strategy announced by the group last year
04/08/2022
Forbes Middle East reveals the World's Richest Arabs 2022
Meet The 2022 Class Of Arab Billionaires
04/07/2022
UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia rank among top 10 in the Global Passport Index based on investment opportunities
The Global Passport Index presents an assessment of a country’s economy and business environment and offers a comprehensive overview of a country’s investment opportunities
04/06/2022
Call to end unregulated UAE advisers as latest worst reputations rankings unveiled
Credit card issuers are again second with 20% of the votes, followed by call centres at 18%, real estate companies at 12% and independent financial advisers (IFAs) at 10%.
04/06/2022
Oman's revenues surge by 75%
This was unveiled by the Financial Economic Bulletin (FEB) issued by the Ministry of Finance
04/05/2022
Russia-Ukraine conflict: How have UAE and Saudi banks been affected?
Although lenders will remain relatively insulated from the fallout, they will face some indirect effects
04/04/2022
Egypt’s State Banks Attract EGP 401 Billion from 18% Saving Certificates
Mohamed El-Etreby, Chairman of Banque Misr said that the bank attracted EGP 131 billion from the 18% certificate within two weeks.
04/01/2022
First Abu Dhabi Bank expected to raise 500 mln euros via green bonds
The spread was tightened from initial price guidance of about 85 basis points after orders topped 685 million euros.
03/31/2022
Saudi Arabia deposits $5 billion in Egypt's central bank - SPA
Cooperation between the PIF and Egypt's sovereign fund will involve measures to attract $10 billion in investments, the cabinet statement quoted Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly as saying.
03/31/2022
A Story of Extremes
Such an increase in yields was seen just before the 1987 crash, during the LTCM fiasco in 1998, in 2000 before the dot com crisis and ahead of the Global Financial Crisis.
03/30/2022
GCC banking sector sees 7-quarter high ROE in 2021: Kamco
Saudi and UAE-listed banks also reported healthy profit growth of 40.2% and 52.6% during the year.
03/30/2022
Tadawul seeks cross-listing and new financial products: CEO
Tadawul plans to introduce a product in the upcoming period and select eight to ten companies to begin offering the corporate futures, and the number will increase as market and investor needs dictate.
03/28/2022
Dubai attracts 57% of scaleup funding in MENA region: report
New report, developed by Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, in collaboration with Mind the Bridge and Crunchbase, examines key trends reshaping the maturing entrepreneurial ecosystem in MENA
03/28/2022
Saudi Wealth Fund May Make Major Investment in Building Firms
Saudi Arabia’s Unpaid Tab With Metro Builders Runs Into Billions
03/28/2022
Nearly 9 in 10 people in the Middle East report increased use of digital payments in the past year
Since acquired habits stay with people, 92% of those surveyed intend to use Internet banking and e-wallet services more often even after the end of the pandemic
03/28/2022
Banking as a Service gains unstoppable momentum, Finastra research shows
85% of senior executives surveyed are already implementing BaaS solutions or are planning to in the next 12-18 months
03/28/2022
Multilateralism needed more than ever to address challenges
You always need this multilateralism in a way where you have different roles for everybody.
03/27/2022
CBE announces key performance indicators of banks operating in Egypt during 2021
According to the CBE, bank deposits by individuals increased
03/25/2022
CBUAE Governor hosts Bank CEOs to outline the banking sector outlook for 2022
CBUAE and UAE bank CEOs discussed the global and UAE economic recovery that commenced during 2021