FIs need to embrace FinTech as an exciting opportunity: Al-Bahar
Shaikha Al-Bahar, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Kuwait said that financial technology is now a cornerstone of…
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Kuwaiti banks forecast for 9.6 percent profit jump
Profits of ten listed banks in Kuwait are forecast for a 9.6 percent boost from January to June 2019, from…
China & Gulf expansion to boost Trade Bank of Iraq's revenues: chairman
State-owned Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) is expanding into China and the Gulf, seeking to lift its revenues from retail…
Mideast ESG data important to int’l investors
CLIMATE change has begun to affect business, with extreme weather conditions threatening company assets and supply chains.0 As the…
Israeli businessmen: Manama workshop offers wealth of opportunity
A regional workshop held in Bahrain last week ended with a thud instead of the big bang that its North…
Israeli businessmen: Manama workshop offers wealth of opportunity
A regional workshop held in Bahrain last week ended with a thud instead of the big bang that its North…
Jared Kushner’s ‘deal of the century’ fails in Bahrain
The so called “deal of the century” proposed by President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, which sought to…
Lebanese banks eye digital future
The rise of financial technology and big tech companies is adding extra pressure on traditional banks to go digital. “Competition…
First banking M&A wave in GCC subsides but UAE still ripe for consolidation, says S&P
The recent wave of mergers and acquisitions in the GCC banking sector is losing momentum, however, the UAE – the…
Emirates NBD Egypt PMI
Today sees the release of June data from the Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) for Egypt. The survey, sponsored…
Mashreq raises $52m in subscription for FMP
Mashreq Bank, a leading financial institution in the UAE, said that its 3.5-years Fixed Maturity Plan Series 2 managed by…
Brexit: Investments in the UK by UAE banks surges 23% to $16.6bn
Investments by Emirati banks in the United Kingdom surged by nearly a quarter in the first three months of this…