Bahrain mulls bonus clamp for corporate heads
Bonuses paid to corporate board heads and members of state-owned companies in Bahrain are to be regulated, a report said.…
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Egypt bourse hit by emerging market storm, sees new IPOs in 2016
Egypt's stock exchange was hit by this year's rout in emerging markets, leading firms to postpone share offerings and liquidity…
Citibank interested in Egypt’s future bond offerings: EMEA’s CEO
Egypt sat down with the CEO of Citibank in Europe, Middle East and Africa Jim Cowles as the bank celebrated…
Barclays named “Wealth Manager of the Year” in the Middle East
Barclays was named the ‘Wealth Manager of the Year’ in the Middle East for 2015, for the second consecutive year,…
Moody's wins two awards as the 'Best Islamic Rating Agency 2015'
Moody's Investors Service has announced that it has been recognised as 'Best Islamic Rating Agency 2015' both by the Islamic…
Gulf's private-sector growth slows as price of oil falls
The private sector in the two biggest Gulf Arab economies grew at the slowest pace in years in October, corporate…
BNP Paribas ‘wet ink’ slip-up leads to US$650m suit
BNP Paribas SA is being sued by the trustee of a US$650 million Islamic finance transaction who said the deal…
Challenging time for IPO's in the GCC – PwC
The revival of investor sentiment and interest in Initial Public Offerings in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries experienced in 2014,…
GBI joins DE-CIX and UAE-IX Internet Exchanges
DE-CIX, the world's leading exchange operator, announces today that GBI, a service provider that owns and operates a multilayer carrier…
Al Rayan Investment is ‘Qatar Equities Manager’
Doha-based Al Rayan Investment (ARI) has won the 2015 ‘Qatar Equities Manager of the Year’ award from Global Investor/ISF. Global…
Blockchain technology can revolutionise regional finance
The next big thing that will transform the world of finance, we are told, is “Blockchain”, the digital technology behind…
Maybank Islamic eyeing GCC for sukuk expansion
Maybank Islamic, is one of the leading arrangers of sukuk in the world, has viewed Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including…