Gulf Takeover Binge Has Bahrain Opening Up to More Bank Mergers
Bahrain, once a Gulf finance hub, favors further consolidation among its banks, according to a top official and the head…
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Trade Bank of Iraq promotes investment opportunities
Investment opportunities in Iraq was one of the hot topics at the Global Trade Review Mena 2019 summit held in…
Saudi market cross-listing regulations expected in second quarter
Regulations to allow companies from other Gulf countries to list on Saudi Arabia’s stock market are expected to be finalised…
Oman's share index reverses its declining trend
Registering its best daily returns in the previous three weeks, the MSM30 index reversed its recent declining trend and closed…
Bahrain Fintech Bay: RegFact conference hailed a success
RegFact 2019 was held yesterday at the Diplomat Radisson Blu under the patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain. The…
Volante Technologies supports SWIFT Standards Release 2019
Volante Technologies has announced support for the latest SWIFT Standards Release 2019. On February 22nd, 2019, SWIFT issued its…
Saudi Arabia’s central bank governor ‘does not see more bank mergers’
Saudi Arabia’s central bank does not see more bank mergers for the time being beyond those already announced, its governor…
Reforms attract more foreign banks to Saudi Arabia
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank is the first Japanese bank to open a branch in Riyadh. Observers said more international financial…
Middle East now officially home to world's biggest superyachts
The Middle East is officially home to buyers of the world's biggest superyachts, with the average locally-owned private vessel now…
Four Arabian Gulf Cities Where Fintech is Thriving
Richie Santosdiaz analyzes major fintech clusters in the GCC, specifically the four emerging regional and global centres Blockchain, cryptocurrencies and…
How do entrepreneurs’ outlooks differ globally.
Our 2018 survey of entrepreneurs was extended to include responses received by colleagues in firms from our global network, Nexia…
Gulf Air discusses business cooperation with Al Baraka Banking Group
CAPA News Briefs CAPA publishes more than 400 global News Briefs every weekday, covering all aspects of the aviation…