Lebanon central bank satisfied with FX reserves after operations to boost them
Lebanon's central bank chief said he was satisfied with the country's foreign currency reserves, which have been boosted to record…
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Middle East M&A gains momentum
According to the report, deal value was highly influenced by the largest transaction in the region so far this year.…
Iran, China set to boost banking coop.
CBI governor, while pointing to age-old ties between Iran and China, called for deeper banking relations as a prerequisite to…
Mergers and acquisitions in Mena region touch $27b
As many as 55 mergers and acquisition deals, worth $26.6 billion, have been reported in the Middle East region so…
Qatar banking liquidity expected to improve further: QCB
Qatar";s banking sector liquidity is expected to further improve with the 'full implementation” of Basel III liquidity standards as well…
Al Rayan and deVere handle big upsurge in demand for UK mortgages from Qatar expats
Expats in Qatar and the wider Gulf region are seizing the opportunity afforded by the post Brexit devaluation of sterling…
Saudis take new steps to ease bank liquidity crunch
Saudi Arabian authorities have taken fresh steps to ease a liquidity crunch caused by low oil prices, suspending the government's…
IMF's Lagarde tells GCC to keep up fiscal reform
Fiscal reforms that the GCC has been implementing are “impressive” but further adjustments are needed, Christine Lagarde said during a…
SME debt crisis fallout shows signs of abating
A top National Bank of Abu Dhabi executive has said the fallout from the SME debt crisis has abated but…
Ahli United Bank lists US$200m Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai
Ahli United Bank, one of Kuwait’s financial institutions, listed a US$200 million Sukuk today on Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international…
GCC business confidence upbeat despite global uncertainty: OBG survey
A first-time survey of CEOs undertaken by Oxford Business Group suggests that business sentiment across the GCC remains broadly positive,…
Business confidence shows positive sentiment
“Despite global media reports that the region is in a period of economic turmoil, our GCC CEO survey results point…