Can the banking sector achieve financial inclusion alone?
The Central Bank of Egypt will be organising the largest international conference on financial inclusion, between 13 and 15 September. …
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Why Saudi Arabia's reform changes make investors nervous
Saudi Arabia’s government has assured investors that its Vision 2030 economic reform programme, including the sale of a stake in…
CBB hosts SWIFT users security workshop
The workshop was held on 24 August in coordination with SWIFT Company and attended by more than 60 representatives from…
Indonesia, the next big market for Dubai Islamic Bank?
Indonesia is a very exciting market. It is the largest, most densely populated Muslim market, with around 250 million…
Private returns
International reports suggest that the Middle East is currently the world’s second fastest growing region in private wealth, trailing only…
NBK only Kuwaiti bank among world’s 50 safest banks in 2017
National Bank of Kuwait maintained its listing in The World’s 50 Safest Banks list by Global Finance for the 12th…
Al-Roudhan to lure Chinese investments on Beijing visit
Kuwait’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for talks focused on attracting Chinese investments…
RAKBANK hosts Happiness without Borders workshop
This was an important milestone as it follows the general trajectory of the UAE in its move towards achieving happiness…
The numbers that prove the dire situation of Qatar’s economy
Three months after the Gulf crisis broke out, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim decided to green-light the the largest commercial port…
Gulf nation named top destination for expats
The tiny island nation of Bahrain has been named the world’s top destination for expats in a survey of 13,000…
Don’t Ignore the Warning Signs by Gary Dugan
Hurricane Harvey no one off - a wake-up call to the effects of global warming The global pensions crisis is…
Rise of Islamic finance meets human capital gap
The growing popularity of Islamic banking and finance and its increasing global outreach has led to a considerable undersupply of…