UAE market liquidity up $362mln as upbeat investors look past COVID-19
Liquidity rush saw UAE's trading volumes exceed AED1.33 bn by the end of Tuesday's session, with Abu Dhabi and Dubai…
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Islamic finance to continue rising in 2021: Moody's
Islamic banking, bonds and insurance are set to benefit from supportive government policies in many countries, as well as strong…
OABC hosts key session for senior executives in Oman
In line with its mission to update, inform, and connect Oman's business community, the Oman American Business Centre hosted 'Workforce…
Middle East's M&A market bucks global trend to grow by 6%
Despite a 9% contraction in global merger & acquisition (M&A) activity last year, the Middle East remained resilient to clock…
In the Middle East region 31% of UHNWIs are planning on purchasing a property in 2021
According to Knight Frank’s forthcoming edition of The Wealth Report 2021, 26% of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) globally are planning to…
The future of family offices as a Middle East investment powerhouse
The amount of family offices around the globe, as well as their total assets under management, are figures that remain…
Beyond the pandemic: Investment trends in the next decade
The pandemic did not as much shift secular trends as it accelerated them, and substantially at that. Back when we…
Kuwaiti banks' non-performing loans increase to 2% amid COVID-19 crisis – central bank
Kuwait's central bank said on Wednesday that banks' non-performing loans had increased by 0.5 percentage points in 2020 amid the…
A post-Covid World: Is your private bank future ready?
If a year ago you had asked Régis Burger, Managing Director and Head of Middle East and Africa at Swiss…
Saudi bank profits face strain in 2021 despite economic recovery
Saudi banks could find it tough to maintain profitability in 2021 as the Saudi Central Bank lifts its support measures…
UAE tops MENA rankings in World Bank’s ‘Women, Business and the Law’ 2021 report
The UAE has topped the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region rankings in the World Bank’s newly released 2021…
Al Baraka Islamic bank announces financial results for the year ended 31 December 2020
Al Baraka Islamic Bank has reported net profit attributable to the shareholders of BD 1.23 million in the fourth quarter…