The region's prospects for economic growth will be dampened, notably by Turkey's expected contraction
After a difficult 2018, banks in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey are likely to face more of the…
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Russia Flexes Its Muscle in the Middle East
Russia is strengthening ties with the U.S.’s traditional Arab allies, scrambling the Middle East’s political landscape and demonstrating how Moscow…
Saudi Alhokair's mall unit files for IPO, offering in Q2
Saudi Arabia's Fawaz Alhokair Group plans to offer shares in its shopping malls business in Riyadh in the second quarter…
UAE Fintech Startup Rise Aims To Democratize Access To Essential Financial Services
According to Migrant-Rights.org, a GCC-based advocacy organization advancing migrant rights, more than 750,000 domestic workers work in the UAE. …
Emirates NBD encourages UAE citizens and residents to give in to giving
Emirates NBD is calling on citizens and residents to ‘give in to giving’ by sharing videos of themselves giving to…
Qatar Muscles in on Saudi Arabia With Lebanon Investment
Qatar pledged Monday to shore up Lebanon’s ailing economy by buying $500 million’s worth of governments bonds, a move that…
65% of UAE workers expect a salary increase in 2019, says new survey
The majority of employees in the country are now expecting a bump in their monthly incomes this year, following a…
How AI is transforming the fight against money laundering
As Kai-Fu Lee explains in his recent book, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order, artificial intelligence…
GCC bank mergers to ease capacity and boost profitability
Recent merger and acquisition activity among the GCC banks is beneficial for the sector as it will ease overcapacity and…
Protectionism: protecting businesses or stifling growth?
Around the world – and partly because of US President Donald Trump – economic headlines have been dominated by the…
How pressing is Lebanon’s financial challenge
Financial strains in Lebanon have been brought into focus by turbulence on markets where its dollar-denominated sovereign bonds suffered a…
GCC Equities Review: Valuation gains made in 2018 but trading volumes remain thin
Gulf markets did not escape some of the turmoil experienced across the emerging market equity space last year, but there…