Bahrain signs key business deals with China
Bahrain has signed three strategic business partnerships with Hebei – an essential region of China’s economy – to explore opportunities…
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Islamic Retail Banking Awards 2018 honours best of the best in Islamic retail banking
In a glittery Awards Ceremony held at JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai, 33 top Islamic retail banks and leading personalities…
CFA Institute and the Middle East Investor Relations Association sign an MoU
CFA Institute, the global association of investment management professionals, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Middle East Investor…
Market Rationalization in the Middle East
The banking sector in the Middle East has enjoyed a steady recovery and will post solid results in 2018. …
In Dubai, U.S. Sanctions Pressure Historic Business Ties With Iran
With its Persian restaurants and shop signs in Farsi, Murshid Bazaar, a dense maze of alleys in Dubai's old quarter,…
Gulf drops on oil, weak global trend; banks hit Abu Dhabi
All major Gulf stock markets fell on Tuesday with Abu Dhabi suffering its biggest one-day drop since June as bank…
Gulf-based fintech start-ups to raise $2bn over next decade
Fintech start-ups in the Gulf region are set to attract more than 10 times the funding achieved over the last…
Fintech on track to shape future of Islamic finance
The results of the inaugural World Islamic Fintech Awards, a new competition organised by industry platform IFN Fintech held in…
Heavyweights lead UAE indices decline
Heavyweights like Etisalat and First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emaar Properties and Emirates NBD contributed to heavy losses on UAE indices…
UAE, Jordan sign $100m agreement to support entrepreneurs
The UAE and Jordan have signed a $100 million agreement aimed at financing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the…
OSN shareholder KIPCO hires bankers to sell 60% stake
Dubai-based OSN, which provides satellite encrypted pay television services to 24 countries in the MENA region, represents KIPCO's entire media…
Facebook hires new MD to build Middle East audience
Facebook announced on Tuesday the appointment of Ramez T Shehadi as its new managing director in the Middle East and…