Virus pressure tests Saudi Arabia reforms as Aramco has Forbes debut
Saudi companies such as oil giant Aramco are displaying resilience in the face of the coronavirus pandemic because of reforms…
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Growing appetite for Shariah-compliant banking, takaful products in Qatar: OBG
Shariah-compliant banking and takaful products see an increasing appetite in the local market, although conventional players still dominate Qatar’s banking…
UAE businesses must ditch all that gloom talk
Focus into a vision from the recent past - you are in a boardroom convincing your biggest client about the…
Banks need to focus on sustainability, ESG amid COVID-19 – study
Banks should use the COVID-19 lockdown to refocus their strategies on sustainability including environmental, social, and governance (ESG), a recent…
Middle East investors urged to capitalise on Covid-19 opportunities
Investors in the Middle East are being urged to concentrate on three key areas – digital transformation, healthcare innovation and…
ANALYSIS-Turkish coronavirus slump could prompt private bank retreat
Financial fallout from the coronavirus crisis could hasten mergers or retreats by some of Turkey's private and foreign-owned banks, ceding…
Dubai is building a city just for online shopping
E-commerce is the future of all things retails. And those he did not believe in the former now stand corrected…
Covid-19 job losses will be replaced as entrepreneurs emerge, says Shehab Gargash
Widespread job losses in the UAE and GCC caused by the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will eventually be…
Remote workers present a new security threat in the age of COVID-19
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for organizations as many employees have transitioned to working out…
Fitch revises Burgan Bank Turkey's outlook to negative
Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on the long-term foreign-currency issuer default ratings (LTFC IDRs) of nine Turkish foreign-owned banks,…
Qatar achieves self-sufficiency in essential products; supply chain well diversified: KPMG
Qatar has achieved self-sufficiency in most of the essential products of daily use including milk and several other perishables, KPMG…
Qatar Petroleum achieves many milestones in H1 of 2020
Qatar Petroleum has achieved many milestones in the first half of the year, clinching farm-in deals and acquiring promising exploration…