Saudi, UAE top mideast markets for opportunities in printing industry: report
The Middle East printing industry is at a turning point and the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for print…
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Top ten UAE banks’ Q2 profits surged 21.2 per cent compared to Q1
Top 10 UAE banks posted a 21.2 per cent jump in their net profits for the April-June quarter compared to…
Qatar banks’ assets expand in double digit in July on robust credit offtake
The private and public sectors witnessed robust credit offtake, leading to Doha’s commercial banks’ assets expand in double digit year-on-year…
Is Bahrain partially turning the corner financially?
Bahrain is strapped for cash and will seek financial support from neighboring GCC countries amid the double whammy of low…
Sanctum Wealth: Fuzzy Markets
Economic data shows that investors have to keep half an eye on a slowdown. European and Japanese confidence data fails…
Ras Al Khaimah reduces license renewal fees, waives fines in new COVID-19 relief measures
Ras Al Khaimah has exempted certain commercial activities hit by the lockdown and other precautionary measures to benefit from reduced…
Businesses cannot hide behind COVID-19 for awful consumer experiences
There is an unreported side-effect of COVID-19... and from what I can see, there’s no let-up in sight. Before you…
Ahmad Abu Eideh, CEO, United Arab Bank
On ensuring banking resilience and the increasing importance of digitalisation in the post-Covid-19 world. In what ways has Covid-19…
McKinsey: How UAE consumers are responding to Covid-19
A new survey of UAE residents by McKinsey & Company sheds light on how Emirati consumers are responding to the…
Qatar’s National Solarized Fintech Strategy Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The nation of Qatar is a World Bank “high-income economy,” backed by the world's third-largest natural gas and oil reserves.…
Bahrain's Ithmaar Holding reveals 43% drop in H1 profits
Bahrain-based Ithmaar Holding has revealed a 43 percent decrease in net profit for the first six months of the year,…
COVID-19: World Bank chief warns extreme poverty could surge by 100m
The coronavirus pandemic may have driven as many as 100 million people back into extreme poverty, World Bank President David…