QNB’s total assets reach QR1 trillion
For the first time in history of the region, QNB became the first banking institution to record total assets of…
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Finance: Dubai’s fast start fuels hope for 2021
It is the second week of January and Café Bateel, located in the heart of Dubai’s financial district, is quietly…
EBRD reports record 2020 investment in response to Covid-19
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development responded to the coronavirus pandemic with record investment of €11 billion in 2020…
Organizing for the future: Nine keys to becoming a future-ready company
The prospect of successful vaccines for COVID-19 has given business leaders everywhere hope that the pandemic may be finally nearing…
How regional female entrepreneurs are paving the way for a gender-balanced future
1. How has the GCC region progressed with regards to women leadership? Over the years, the region has increasingly…
Most UAE residents would choose to invest spare cash in property: report
New research from Quilter, the wealth manager, found that the most popular use for extra money by UAE residents would…
Why banks must accelerate digitisation
Well before COVID-19, the banking industry was grappling with huge challenges, including a frenetic pace of change; the pandemic only…
Most UAE residents would choose to invest spare cash in property
New research* from Quilter, the wealth manager, found that the most popular use for extra money would be to invest…
Silver Linings Even in Adversity
• Even trouble in Congress can’t stop the bull run in asset prices. • Biden’s majority in both houses opens…
Access Bridge Ventures marks first closing of its $25m regional venture capital fund
Access Bridge Ventures, a newly launched regionally focused early-stage venture capital fund, has made a first close. The fund,…
UAE's Azizi Developments posts record sales in December
Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, has announced record sales in December, across a number of its…
M&A deals involving MENA hit $70.3bln – Refinitiv
The value of announced M&A transactions with any MENA involvement reached $70.3 billion during 2020, according to global data provider…