Margin pressures to moderate UAE bank profitability
Profitability of the UAE banks are expected to moderate in 2020 on the back of low interest rate environment and…
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Kuwait Banking Association denies local bank data breach claims
Kuwait Banking Association Chairman Adel Al-Majed on Thursday described social media claims that local banks had suffered data breaches as…
2020 outlook: How will Saudi stocks, banking sector perform
Saudi Arabia’s inclusion in the MSCI Emerging market index and the Aramco IPO will have a long-lasting positive effect on…
Dubai's new House Price Index rolled out showing November rise
Dubai's new House Price Index, Mo'asher, was rolled out with the first data point showing a 1.4 per cent rise…
Sheikh Mohammed announces Dh196bn expenditure for Dubai over three years
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai on Sunday announced a three-year fiscal plan for the emirate…
2019 sees foreign card payments increase by 83% in Turkey
Payments made with foreign bank cards increased by 83% in Turkey in the period of January to November…
Dubai sees Dh2B operating surplus in 2020
Dubai on Sunday said it can achieve an operating surplus of almost Dh2 billion due to its prudent fiscal polices…
Digital banking needs bank, IT firms teamwork
Bahraini businessman Yacoub Al-Awadhi stressed the importance of the efforts made by Bahraini banks to accelerate the process of digital…
Casting doubts on Lebanon’s pound peg
Lebanon’s central bank Governor Riad Salameh said “no one knows” which way the country’s exchange rate is heading, suggesting the…
Tenants facing credit reports is a sign of maturing UAE property market
The use of Al Etihad Credit Bureau’s reports and scores by real estate companies to assess the financial health of…
UAE marching towards becoming a $500B economy
Rapid economic diversification underpinned by a string of bold reforms and a series of government stimulus measures are set to…
A decade of opportunities awaits Arab countries
From China’s emergence to the need for smart cities, the Middle East is well placed to benefit from what the…