UBF Banking Forum To Focus On Future Of Tech-Based Banking
The UAE Banks Federation, a professional representative body comprising 48 member banks operating in the UAE, has released the full…
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Asia Pacific Accounts for 22% of QFC Firms Registered In ’16
More than 22% of the newly registered firms in the Qatar Financial Center in 2016 were from the Asia Pacific…
Dubai's Emirates Reit plans debut sukuk of at least US$300m this year
Dubai-based Emirates Reit, a Syariah-compliant real estate investment trust, plans to issue a debut Islamic bond of at least US$300…
Global assets under management to double by 2025 as the world’s population ages, study says
Global assets under management reached $84.9 trillion in 2016 and will therefore almost double to hit $145.4 trillion in 2025…
HSBC CEO says bank interested in financing Saudi NEOM project
HSBC’s CEO Stuart Gulliver confirmed the bank's interest in significantly financing the massive NEOM project, highlighting the economic benefits of…
Lucrative Investment Opportunities In Turkey
Turkey has emerged as a strong regional player with global ambitions to become one of the top 10 economies of…
GCC Banks Capitalisation Levels To Remain Strong
Banks across the GCC that have maintained strong capitalisation during last year and the current year are expected to maintain…
Qatar Eases Bank Laws for Expats With Expired Visas Amid Boycott
Qatar’s central bank is easing its banking rules for expatriates, as it grapples with a regional economic boycott about to…
S&P Dow Jones to launch three new Middle East indices
Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices plans to launch three new regional indices by early 2018 a it continues its…
Oman GDP Projected to Grow by 5.2% in 2018
Oman’s gross domestic product is set to grow by 5.2% in 2018, after the country commenced natural gas production and…
New Age Of Globalization Throwing Complexities At Middle East
The two most common words used in international seminars and conferences are ‘millennial’ and ‘digital’. A large number of…
The bankers' race for Saudi Arabia as the economy liberalises
Saudi Arabia's ambitious plan to transform its economy away from oil has global banks lining up for a piece of…