EFG Hermes to add new business lines for complete NBFIs platform
EFG Hermes is set to add new, complimentary business lines to its non-bank financial institution sector segment to create a…
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Report reveals six key fintech innovations for Mena
A report endorsed by MetLife Foundation has identified the six types of innovation with the greatest potential to improve the…
GFH Financial Group get stable outlook from Fitch
GFH Financial Group has announced that Fitch Ratings, the international credit rating agency, has reaffirmed the Group’s rating Long-and Short-Term…
Covid-19 Versus the Policymakers
• COVID-19 hits new peaks as markets maintain high valuations • Engagement of policymakers leaves markets sanguine about the risks…
Moody's revises outlook to negative on eight UAE banks
Global ratings agency Moody’s on Friday had changed its outlook to negative from stable for eight UAE banks amid the…
COVID-19: Looking for a trip in the Middle East? These are your options
Hotels have ramped up hygiene, archaeological sites have been sanitized and beaches cleaned up -- Egypt is gearing up to…
Qatari Islamic lenders outweigh conventional banks in first quarter
GCC Islamic banks continued to outweigh their conventional counterparts in a number of metrics in the first quarter of 2020.…
Turkey Wealth Fund plans $2 billion bond sale – report
Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund plans to sell at least $2 billion of Eurobonds later this year after increasing its investments…
UAE- Sharjah Islamic Bank successfully prices $500m sukuk
Sharjah Islamic Bank has priced a $500 million 5-year long sukuk, with a profit rate of 2.85 per cent per…
Turkey could emerge stronger from coronavirus crisis, EBRD President says
Turkey among countries to gain the most from supply chain diversification, EBRD says Upgrade of Customs Union with EU would…
Strong interest in open banking among UAE banks, study finds
A large majority of financial institutions in the UAE plan to enable open banking in the next 12 months, new…
Strong interest in open banking among UAE banks, study finds
A large majority of financial institutions in the UAE plan to enable open banking in the next 12 months, new…