New era of Saudi-Japan relations
Leading Japanese bank Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. have signed a major agreement for business…
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Index inclusion is expected to boost investor appeal of sukuk
Recent decision of US investment bank JPMorgan to include Islamic bonds, or sukuk, in its emerging markets indices from October…
The prince's ex sues Barclays
Barclays gave a £2.3billion loan to Qatari investors so they could rescue the bank at the height of the financial…
Dubai finance hub defies global bank cuts to add more positions
The Dubai International Financial Centre said the number of companies based in the hub rose 16% during the first half…
QNB authorises banks for dollar bond issuance
Qatar National Bank is set to price a five-year bond of benchmark size after announcing initial price thoughts in the…
Iran's central bank won’t bite off more than it can chew
Most economists and monetary policymakers in Iran have been supportive of getting rid of the country’s dual foreign exchange rate…
Hiring freeze puts brakes on UAE small business growth in Q2
A more optimistic outlook and higher orders for small businesses in the UAE are being offset by a continued freeze…
Bank Muscat’s Premier banking sets benchmark for world-class experience
Setting a benchmark for personal and relationship banking, Premier banking from Bank Muscat has established an imprint of differentiated and…
Qatar leads GCC's banking sector growth
Led by QNB, Qatar-based banks outperformed GCC peers across various metrics in the second quarter of 2016 (Q2, 2016). Banks…
Qatar's liquidity improves after $9bn bond sale
(The Peninsula) Doha Bank Group CEO Dr. R Seetharaman and Centrum Group Chairman Jaspal Bindra at the signing of a…
Banks and merchants must adapt to meet needs of UAE and KSA Millennials, finds Visa study
Over 1,000 Millennials and Non-Millennials across KSA and the UAE were interviewed for the study, which revealed that Millennials are…
Citibank’s UAE chief says it is her ‘destiny to give something back’
When Elissar Farah Antonios became chief executive of Citibank in the UAE, based in Dubai, at the start of this…