Progress in the Saudi Islamic finance industry
The Islamic banking industry have shown a far higher level of resilience than conventional banking during international financial crises over…
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Turkey to become 5th largest economy in the world by 2030, Standard Chartered predicts
Turkey will surpass Germany, Russia and Japan to become the fifth largest economy in the world by 2030, while China…
Data Protection Predictions 2019
2018 was a landmark year for data protection and privacy; the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR“) came into effect…
Saudi banks set for most growth in four years
Saudi banks may report double-digit earnings growth this year as rising interest rates and increased government spending offset the risk…
CEO of Saudi Arabia’s newest technology investment fund STV shoots for the moon
"We pursue the moonshots,” said Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, but he was not taking about the space industry. Tarabzouni is the…
Kuwait’s non-oil growth seen at 3% in 2019; fiscal position solid
Kuwait’s economic performance has steadily improved over the past two years, and the outlook for growth remains broadly encouraging. The…
How the UAE rose to the top in global rankings
The UAE has become synonymous with endless and unrivalled achievements at all levels, not only by Arab, Gulf or regional…
Market sell-off is structural by Gary Dugan
The market sell-off is about the growing realisation of structural challenges that policy makers remain too weak to address. Core…
Qatar’s fiscal position strengthens on oil, gas revenues: EIU
The risk of capital outflows induced by the regional blockade on Qatar has largely subsided with the “recovery of foreign…
Lebanon faces financial crisis, says minister
Lebanon’s finance minister has said the heavily indebted country is in a state of economic crisis and warned it faces…
UAE’s banking sector profitability to remain strong in 2019
The UAE’s banking sector maintained steady asset growth, improved profitability and asset quality in 2018 and is expected to deliver…
New Initiatives To Stimulate Investors In Sharjah
Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, SEWA, has discussed with a delegation from the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry means…