Qatar tops GCC sovereign issuances in Q2: NBK
Qatar has topped the GCC sovereign issuances in the second quarter of 2020-to-date with $10bn of the total $24bn, a…
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Saudi Arabia: 20% Rise in Foreign Investment Licenses in Q1 2020
Saudi Arabia has seen an increase in the number of licensed foreign investors in the first quarter of 2020, despite…
Robust digital ecosystem seen in Qatar after Covid-19 crisis
The country’s digital ecosystem is expected to witness a further expansion, particularly after the Covid-19 pandemic, a specialist of a…
Qatar Offers Turkey $10Bn to Curb Lira’s Collapse
Turkey’s Central Bank has received $10 billion from a currency swap agreement it secured with Qatar on Wednesday, according to…
Lebanese PM: central bank to intervene to protect Lebanese pound
Lebanon's central bank will intervene in the market starting from Thursday to protect the Lebanese pound whose declining value has…
Doing business in The United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is often used as a base for Middle East and North African operations by companies attracted…
Emirates NBD and Urban partner to create a financing program
Emirates NBD has partnered with property technology start-up Urban to create a financing program for UAE property rentals. Launched…
SABB completes 1st Phase with “Wethaq”
The Saudi British Bank (SABB) has completed the first phase of automating bank guarantees through “Wethaq” digital platform,recently launched by…
Dubai’s ICD faces ‘adjustment’ in wake of pandemic downturn
The Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the sovereign wealth fund that holds some of the emirate’s most valuable assets, is…
GCC banks consolidation drive to continue in 2020, says KPMG
Lenders in the GCC have been rapidly consolidating as they seek to remain competitive, KPMG said and noted the drive…
Fiscal Nightmare Ties Up Kuwait’s Stimulus With 40% Deficit
Crisis economics gets complicated when the budget deficit could be equivalent to two-fifths of a nation’s entire output. It’s…
Fiscal Nightmare Ties Up Kuwait’s Stimulus With 40% Deficit
Crisis economics gets complicated when the budget deficit could be equivalent to two-fifths of a nation’s entire output. It’s…