Abu Dhabi: Growth in banking
Growth in lending at the emirate’s top banks remained slow during the first half of 2012, but profits were generally…
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Dubai is bouncing back on track, says Doha Bank Group CEO
The GCC states are rightly investing heavily into infrastructure development, modernizing the existing structure to pave way for uninterrupted…
Deutsche Bank’s Aram Says Gulf Arab Bond Sales to Remain Strong
Bond sales from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council will remain “strong” as companies in these countries seek a substitute…
HSBC takes wealth management to MENA
HSBC Global Asset Management has made a foray into wealth management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)…
Saudi-UK partnership marks a new chapter
Sidra Capital, a capital regulated Shariah compliant financial services company and Gatehouse Bank, an FSA regulated Shariah-compliant bank specializing in…
Insights From The GCC’s Top Private Bankers
The Middle East contains an estimated $4.5 trillion of private wealth, according to the Boston Consulting Group. In recent…
Turkish İs Bankası to buy bank in Azerbaijan
Turkish İs Bankası intends to acquire a bank in Azerbaijan, as country's central bank denied it permission to open…
Middle East millionaires get wealthier: $1 trillion and counting
The size of the millionaire population in the Middle East rose 2.7 per cent to 450,000, and wealth edged…
Investment activity to increase in MENA private equity market in next 12 months – RESEARCH
The fifth Deloitte Private Equity Confidence Survey has just been issued, gauging the views of the regional private equity community,…
World Bank MD sees Islamic finance asset growing 10%-15% annually
The size of global Islamic finance assets is expected to grow between 10% and 15% annually over the next three…
EBRD launches bank's first investments in 'Arab democracies'
The EBRD has launched its first investments in emerging Arab democracies, in a major step in its response to…
Opportunity springs from financial crisis
The wave of banking and capital market reforms introduced following the financial crisis is creating fundamental changes in the…