ME equity issuance rises 43% to Dh18.7bn in 9 months
Middle Eastern investment banking fees reached $138.2 million (Dh507 million) during the first nine months of 2014, 60 per cent…
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Record numbers sign up for annual ME Investment Panorama
Insight Discovery said this year’s Middle East Investment Panorama study has attracted a “record number” of partners, “proving interest in…
NBO Chairman highlights differences of conventional vs Islamic finance at London Business School
"Islamic finance is growing at twice the rate of the traditional banking industry in its core markets, which include Malaysia,…
Revealed: 175 of UK's super-rich were born in the Gulf
Around 175 super-rich residents living in the UK were originally born in one of the six Gulf states, representing around…
Top three GCC national banks gain in profitability and asset quality
Gulf region’s top three national banks — Qatar National Bank (QNB) National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD); and National Bank…
Saudi Credit Bureau banks on sophisticated mechanisms
The Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH) is playing a crucial role in bringing down the value of bouncing checks in the…
HSBC Bank Oman named 'Best Domestic Cash Management Bank' for third consecutive year in Euromoney Survey
HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G. has been voted as the 'Best Domestic Cash Management Bank' in the Sultanate for the third…
GCC economies thriving on back of high public spending, low debt
The onset of the global crisis has shortened investors’ investment horizons, stoked preferences for liquid assets and dramatically shifted…
KPMG named ‘Best Global Adviser for Taxation Services’
KPMG has been named the “Best Global Adviser for Taxation Services” by Euromoney at its 2014 Real Estate Awards. The…
Optimistic outlook for Gulf Islamic banks
While not everything in the garden is exactly rosy, there is no doubt that the message being delivered by Standard…
Expatriates In Oman Remitted $9.1BN Last Year: World Bank
Expatriates in Oman sent home US$9.1bn while the country received US$39mn as remittance last year, according to the latest World…
Finalists selected for ADIB-Thomson Reuters Ethical and Islamic Finance Innovation Awards
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) and Thomson Reuters have selected the finalists for their annual Ethical and Islamic Finance Innovation…