4 top neobanks in the Middle East to keep an eye on
The digital revolution that has revamped global industries has reached the realm of banking. Recently the Middle East countries have…
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Dubai launches its first environmental satellite
DMSat-1, the emirate’s first nanometric environmental satellite, developed by Dubai Municipality in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre…
EFG Hermes delivers robust results despite a challenging operating environment, with Group revenues up 12% Y-o-Y to EGP 5.5 billion in FY20
EFG Hermes has reported its full year results for 2020, with revenues climbing 12% Y-o-Y to successfully surpass the EGP…
Building a world class Islamic fintech
In Qatar we are working toward putting into place an accommodative and supporting ecosystem for Islamic FinTechs to succeed within…
Egypt launches 1st regional centre for sustainable finance to complete Knowledge Hub
Mohamed Omran, Chairperson of Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), has issued a decision to establish the Regional Centre for Sustainable…
Are GCC families leading or lagging in sustainable investing?
By 2030, the world’s wealthiest are due to transfer $15 trillion of private wealth to their heirs, the next generation…
HSBC to phase out coal funding on shareholder pressure
HSBC bank on Thursday unveiled plans to phase out financing of the coal industry over the next two decades, bowing…
Middle East businesses wanting to enhance their ESG agenda encouraged to sign up to 'Living Business'
Businesses in Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that want to improve their approach to environmental,…
Nikko Asset Management: Future Quality Insights – March 2021
The introduction of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation in March 2021 will see significant changes to the way asset…
ESG investing and digital in focus at HSBC Middle East capital markets forum
The next stage of capital markets development across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) will likely be driven…
Banking on green investment to drive climate action
As big oil’s economic grasp is loosened amid volatile market dynamics and the ongoing global pandemic, unsustainable business models and…
Dubai on track to become leading sustainable financial hub
The Dubai Sustainable Finance Working Group has published two comprehensive guides as part of Dubai’s efforts to accelerate its leading…