Saudi Al-Rajhi remains biggest Islamic bank
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Rajhi group maintained its position as the world’s largest Islamic bank at the end of 2010 while four…
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Ten Trends in Regulatory Risk – SunGard Research
Tony Scianna, deputy head of strategy for SunGard’s capital markets business, said, “The financial regulations that are being introduced around…
UAE improves rank in World Bank report
The UAE improved its global ranking by two to reach 33 in World Bank’s annual Doing Business ranking published on…
Why the banks' Africa migration will not cost UAE jobs
Word on Bank Street is the action is moving to Africa. Barclays’ announcement of it moving a key unit to…
World’s Largest Investor Class Explores Responses to Global Crises
Senior delegates representing over 35 sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and other long-term investors worldwide, with more than $9 trillion (USD…
Islamic finance gaining growth
The Islamic finance industry is gaining growth with each passing day due to its rising demand, and the Middle East…
Arab Bank Honored with Seven Awards
Arab Bank was honored at an awards ceremony in Washington DC during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Institute…
Dubai Bank receives 'Best Call Centre Performance' award from Ethos at UAE Customer Service Week
Dubai Bank announced today that it has won the Ethos Consultancy award for "Best Bank - Call Centre Performance" at…
UAE banks fail on customer service
Ethos Consultancy has revealed the findings of its 7th Annual Bank Benchmarking Index for service excellence. This year's study…
UAE's Sheikh Mansour tops British football rich list
Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been rated as the richest man in British football, according…
‘Bank of Year’ honour for Doha Bank
Doha Bank has been adjudged as the “Bank of the Year 2011 in Qatar,” by Arabian Business. The award was…
IBQ named Qatar’s best retail bank
International Bank of Qatar (IBQ), the affiliate of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) in Qatar, has been named Best Retail…