Central Bank Of Bahrain Succeeds In JPM Cryptocurrency Payment Trial
Bahrain’s Central Bank has summarized the JPM cryptocurrency test, which enabled Bank ABC to deploy live payment for Aluminium Bahrain…
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HSBC Reclaims Bond Crown in Mideast and Awaits Spurt to Beat Fed
HSBC Holdings Plc, which last year was the top arranger for bond sales in the Middle East for the first…
UAE bank deposits grew 80 per cent in 10 years
Deposits at UAE banks grew 80 per cent to Dhs1.884 trillion in 2020 from Dhs1.049 trillion in 2010. According…
Dubai to enhance its position as a global liveability hub
Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) and HSBC Bank Middle East have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), paving…
Al-Rajhi Bank gets green light to complete acquisition of Ejada Systems
Al-Rajhi Bank received the green light on completing an acquisition of Ejada Systems Company Ltd, according to Saudi Arabia’s General…
Fitch Revises National Bank of Oman's Outlook to Stable; Affirms at 'BB-'
Fitch Ratings has revised National Bank of Oman SAOG's (NBO) Outlook to Stable from Negative and affirmed the bank's Long-Term…
GCC investors purchased 1% of EU’s issued bonds for Europe’s recovery: official
The European Commission hopes to attract more GCC investors and financial institutions to fund its €800 billion NextGenerationEU programme, than…
PwC to establish headquarters in Riyadh to serve Vision 2030 agenda
Saudi capital Riyadh will play host to PwC’s new regional headquarters, with the professional services firm to also establish an…
US investment bank Jefferies makes another effort to crack Mideast market amid boom
Jefferies has applied for a licence in Dubai and is recruiting bankers in the region in an effort to return…
Being on top of Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Compliance
Ultimate Beneficial Ownership compliance has been one of the prevailing topics for policymakers and governments over the last decade. While…
Qatar National Bank raised provisions and remains on alert
Qatar National Bank QPSC braced for credit losses by boosting the amount of money set aside in provisions and signaled…
BR Shetty: Barclays wins right to claw back $131m from NMC founder
Barclays can enforce a $131 million judgment to recover unpaid bills from embattled NMC Health founder Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty following…