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No real growth but North Africa’s economy positive: ENBD report
Algeria Algeria, which is readying for presidential elections, will see a GDP growth of 2.2 per cent as against…
Dubai Islamic Bank hosts Annual General Meeting
Following the conclusion of its Annual General Meeting, Dubai Islamic Bank has announced that the assembly has approved the bank’s…
Preparing for a Tsunami of M&A in the Global Financial Services Industry
It is generally accepted that there are many countries around the world that are currently over-banked—the United States, parts of…
Championing women across the global ecosystem
With International Women’s Day 2019 upon us, banks around the world are celebrating females in finance and addressing the scarcity…
Moody’s downgrades Oman on challenges to fiscal consolidation
Moody’s cut Oman’s credit rating to junk, saying its outlook for the rating was negative and citing fiscal challenges in…
Nobody Knows How Dubai’s Economy’s Been Doing Lately
In Dubai, the focus is often too much on the economy of tomorrow rather than that of the recent past.…
Cryptocurrencies: Fad or future?
Bitcoin went from being worthless in 2008 to $1,000 in the span of three years, before dropping to a low…
Time for Asia to integrate
Regional integration is important to address socio-economic issues, says H.E. Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand …
Global study reveals what world thinks about women's equality
A new study by Ipsos MORI, in collaboration with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London and…
Banking for a modern Middle East
Change in the Middle East’s financial sector can often seem painfully slow. Consolidation is widely thought to be a priority…
Best’s Special Report: Middle East and North Africa Insurance Ratings: Benchmarking
The Middle East and North Africa insurance markets have seen robust growth over the last decade, according to a new…