Emirates NBD introduces Friday banking
Emirates NBD has announced the introduction of Friday banking at three of its popular mall branches — Dubai Mall, Mall…
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Banking sector posts some $6B profit in Jan-Aug
Turkey's banking sector's net profit totaled 38 billion Turkish liras ($5.94 billion) this January-August, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency…
Qatar's Al Khalij Commercial Bank sets final guidance for $500 mln bond
Qatar’s Al Khalij Commercial Bank has set the final price guidance for a planned $500 million bond sale at 180…
UAE emerges as wealthiest country in Mena
UAE is the wealthiest country in the Middle East and Africa, with the total wealth held by all the individuals…
QFC chief underscores ‘significant growth areas’ in Islamic finance
Financial Centre (QFC), according to QFC CEO Yousuf Mohamed al-Jaida, who also cited potential partnerships with Muslim countries, particularly in…
Mideast funds less positive on equities
Middle East funds have become less positive toward regional equities, particularly in Egypt, because of concern about instability in emerging…
UAE Banks Federation Reveals Dynamic Agenda and Prestigious Line-Up of Speakers for Middle East Banking Forum 2018
The UAE Banks Federation has unveiled details of the agenda and speaker line-up for the sixth edition of the Middle…
IMF Releases the 2018 Financial Access Survey
On September 28, 2019, the International Monetary Fund released the results of the ninth annual Financial Access Survey (FAS). [1]…
Egyptian banking sector ranks fourth in asset terms: UAB
The Egyptian banking sector ranked fourth among the Arab banking sectors, in terms of asset size, and ranked first among…
HSBC: A Flying Economy – the Economic Powerhouse Above the Clouds
Research by HSBC has identified a country-sized, thriving and cosmopolitan population of almost 12 million people in the air every…
Alhajeri: Foreign funds await harmonized trading with our institutional investors like mutual funds
Mr. Manaf A. Alhajeri, CEO of Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz” stated, during his key interview at Euromoney Kuwait Conference 2018,…
Slowing GCC issuance stalls global sukuk market
The global sukuk market is going through a significant slowdown in issuance and the trend is likely to continue into…