Middle East banks decide bigger can be better
While European banks have recently begun considering merger activity for the first time in a decade, in the Middle East…
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Egypt is the latest darling of overseas lenders
Government drives to modernise economies in the Middle East have been a boon in recent years for foreign investment banks…
Reforms and austerity renew banks’ interest in Saudi Arabia
A radical blueprint to transform Saudi Arabia through socio-economic reform and ambitious development projects is persuading banks to return to…
Crowe Oman Opens New Office
H E Nasser Hamood al Rawahy, deputy chairman of The State Audit Institution, recently inaugurated the new office premises of…
UAE banks need to plug all holes against cyber threats
While the UAE’s top banks remain resilient to market forces, they are nevertheless being affected by regional economics. As the…
Lebanese fund turns to diaspora to revitalise real estate
Dark apartment windows vastly outnumber the lit in the quiet night streets of Beirut’s waterfront and central districts, a reminder…
Turkish bank deploys Daon’s IdentityX platform for biometric authentication
Daon announced that Akbank has deployed Daon’s IdentityX facial recognition technology for mobile banking authentication. Akbank is the first bank…
Basel AML Index reveals slow progress in combating money laundering
The results of the seventh annual Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index released today support the growing concern that governments worldwide are…
Tax, Fiduciary and Philanthropic Requirements in 60 Countries – RESEARCH
Global Impact and KPMG have released a new report, the 2018 Giving Global Matrix: Tax, Fiduciary and Philanthropic Requirements, which…
FBNQuest wins multiple awards, shines at emea finance 2018 african banking awards
FBNQuest Merchant Bank, FBNQuest Asset Management and FBNQuest Securities, all members of the FBNHoldings Group, have emerged as winners in…
Qatar to introduce banking service platform for Fintech
Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is ready to introduce a banking service platform to drive the rapid development of financial technology…
Qatari firms’ growth momentum continues despite siege
The third quarter earnings for Qatari stocks under the coverage of QNB Financial Services (QNBFS) are expected to deliver a…