QNB hosts Institute of International Finance seminar
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, recently organized an economic seminar in cooperation with…
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Dubai with its first official cryptocurrency exchange
The United Arab Emirates are already in the “bull” graph when it comes to cryptocurrencies and their adoption. Dubai is…
Proximity to Metro pays off for Dubai property owners
Being close the Dubai Metro’s Red Line is paying off for property owners. Prices for apartments within a five-minute…
Bahrain raises its game in aviation
Bahrain – the aviation capital of the Gulf in the last third of the 20th century – has had to…
Abraaj fund investors hire Duff & Phelps to help recover money: sources
Investors in one of Abraaj’s Middle East and North Africa funds have hired New York-based Duff & Phelps in an…
Dubai moves yield positive results
Investors have posed their full confidence in the Dubai economy and have responded positively to the economic initiatives launched by…
Dubai's biggest bank warns over phishing email scam
Dubai's biggest bank has warned customers to beware of a new phishing email scam which claims to offer VAT refunds.…
Revealed: Banks that are hiring, firing in UAE
National banks in the UAE continued to hire and the foreign banks continued to lay off workers during September 2018.…
Kuwait central bank studying potential KFH-AUB merger- Al Arabiya TV
Kuwait’s central bank is studying the “added value” that could arise from a potential merger between Kuwait Finance House and…
Emirates NBD Egypt PMI
Today sees the release of October data from the Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers’ Index for Egypt. The survey, sponsored…
Bank results reflect strong revival in operating environment
Financials results of leading UAE banks reflected a strong revival in economic activities supporting asset growth, profitability and asset quality…
Top Islamic banks vying for performance awards
Top performing Islamic financial institutions from Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, the UAE and Saudi Arabia…