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The Middle East has seen an exponential growth in the development and adoption of payment solutions. From a card…
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Middle East Stocks Mostly Gain, Egypt Rises to 8 Yr High in Record Volume on Foreign Buying
MidEast shares mostly rose, with Egypt jumping to an eight year high in record volume. Foreign investors were net…
Fitch affirms ratings for five Bahraini banks
The Outlooks on the banks' Long-Term IDRs are Stable except GIB's which is Negative. A full list of rating actions…
Noor Bank closes AED 850 million Syndicated Islamic Financing Facility for Ajman Bank
Noor Bank, a leading Shari’ah compliant bank in UAE, was mandated for the second time to act as the Initial…
HSBC urges GCC economies to speed up structural reforms
The Gulf Cooperation Council economies, which have spent two generations depending on its petrodollars, have to necessarily look at speeding…
Mena banks spending $12.5bn on hitech IT security
Financial organisations in the Middle East are implementing state of the art security solutions to protect data and customers from…
Governance key to GCC family business success
Family businesses in Bahrain and around the GCC must focus on governance, succession and structure to ensure sustainability and bolster…
'Everything's on the table': Prince Alwaleed says long-term stakes are potentially for sale
Kingdom Holding chairman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has said that all of his stakes in public companies could be potentially…
Aspirations to create the Islamic mega bank continue amid difficulties
The Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016 held last month in Dubai highlighted a broad variety of topics related to Islamic…
Aspirations to create the Islamic mega bank continue amid difficulties
The Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016 held last month in Dubai highlighted a broad variety of topics related to Islamic…
Why Saudi Arabia has stopped panicking about its U.S. assets
Saudi Arabia appears far less worried that its U.S. assets could be seized under lawsuits filed by 9/11 victims. …
Saudi Trade Finance Summit opens in Jeddah
Under the theme “Shaping the Kingdom’s Economy: A bright future unfolds, the 4th annual Saudi Trade Finance Summit is bringing…