Turkey’s Akbank secures $1.2 billion loan for 2017
Turkey’s Akbank announced on Aug. 15 that it had secured another $1.15 billion equivalent multi-currency syndicated loan for 2017. …
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Barclays expands Private Bank team in MENA
Barclays announced today the appointment of Bjorn Holderbeke as MENA Head of Global Investments and Solutions (GIS) for its Private…
Evolution of e-banking in the UAE
The banking industry, integral to our commercial and personal lives, has evolved with the times to embrace new challenges and…
Middle East pension schemes due for urgent reforms
Pension schemes in most countries of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) set up their current national pension schemes…
Investcorp Agrees to Acquire an Interest in a Swiss Private Bank
Investcorp S.A. announced today that it has agreed to acquire a significant but less than majority interest in a Swiss…
Dubai real estate market sets the pace for renewed growth in the GCC
The hottest real estate market in the Gulf is holding up gains from the last half of 2016, records from…
Ukraine arrests French-Israeli wanted in ‘fake CEO’ scam
A huckster sentenced for tricking dozens of French banks and businesses into handing over millions of euros has been arrested…
Kuwait’s real estate market liquidity up 7% in July
Kuwait’s real estate market liquidity rose 7 percent in July to 190.2 million dinars (SR2.36 billion) from 177.7 dinars a…
DAE completes AWAS acquisition, jets into top tier
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has become one of the world’s largest aircraft lessors after announcing on Sunday it had completed the…
Huge appetite for Oman's debt in global markets says Standard Chartered
There is strong appetite for Oman’s debt in the international markets and the sultanate’s government, related-entities and big corporates still…
Saudi authorities study changes to worker dismissal law
Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council and Ministry of Labour and Social Development are studying amendments to the country’s labour law that…
China’s Space Silk Road and the Middle East, Part One
Centuries ago, China and Europe were connected by a number of trade routes across the Eurasian landmass and the Indian…