Middle Eastern M&A reached $37.4 billion during 9M 2016
According to estimates from Thomson Reuters / Freeman Consulting, Middle Eastern investment banking fees reached $580.7 million during the first…
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Fitch: Strongest Saudi Banks Defy Tough Operating Environment
Five Saudi Arabian banks stand out, demonstrating particular strengths in the face of the country's increasingly tough operating environment, Fitch…
GCC liquidity crunch to perpetuate subdued growth – CFA member societies survey lists challenges to GCC economies
Tightening liquidity will continue to pose imminent challenges to GCC economies according to the latest CFA member societies survey, which…
Saudi Bond Sale Pushes EM Dollar Issues to New High
The search for yield remains in full swing and it helped propel a record amount of emerging market borrowing in…
JP Morgan’s banking manager believes in hard work
Banking may often feel like a men’s club, but not for Tara Smyth, who manages a team of more than…
Low oil price takes its toll on Saudi banks
Persistent decline in oil prices since mid-2014 is posing a new wave of challenges for Saudi Arabia’s banking sector which…
SOHAR Freezone receives fDi Award for investments
In its annual search for the best free zones, fDi Magazine, a part of the UK’s Financial Times newspaper group,…
Hospitality leaders shape AHIC 2017 agenda
The planning for the much-anticipated 2017 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference is officially underway. The AHIC Advisory Board held their…
GCC Islamic banks among most efficient worldwide
Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council rank among the top 20 of most efficient Shariah compliant financial institutions worldwide,…
Gulf investors eye raising Deutsche Bank stake Manager Magazin
Deutsche Bank's largest investors, investment vehicles controlled by the Qatari royal family, would be ready to take part in a…
Windies bank on Dubai momentum
West Indies will be looking to draw confidence from their encouraging outing in last week's first Test and avoid yet…
Saudi Arabia’s $17.5 billion, Dh64.2 billion bond issue would be the largest ever by an emerging market.
Saudi Arabia is expected to raise 75 per cent more in a bond issue than the earlier anticipated $10 billion,…