UAE banks cannot sideline third-country trade finance
I have, of late, been hearing customers complain bitterly about banks refusing to finance third-country trade, citing risk. They say…
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Jadwa fund buys into Trotters Group
Jadwa Investment , a leading Saudi Arabian private equity house and investment bank with headquarters in Riyadh, announced that the…
Compliance risk and third party engagement in the Middle East region
The Middle East is a fast growing region with increasingly important markets. Operating in the region is a profitable…
Tadawul index closes just below technical resistance
Most Gulf stock markets fell in modest trading volumes on Wednesday with the weakness of global equity markets putting a…
Guide To Middle East ETF Investing
Investing in the Middle East stock market might look to be daunting at this moment when the price of crude…
Halkbank Drops Plan for Turkish Islamic Lender Amid Market Rout
Turkey’s largest publicly traded state-controlled lender is rescinding its application to set up an Islamic banking unit after a rout…
Dubai must seize opportunity to grow Islamic asset management from US$60bn to US$185bn
High demand for Islamic asset management not being met globally by limited investment offerings GCC pension funds can spur…
Digital payments to boost GCC e-commerce market
Middle East banks can learn the latest digital payment strategies at GITEX Technology Week 2015 to support the GCC’s rapidly-growing…
Middle East banks facing rare domestic currency drought
Acutely tighter liquidity conditions in Gulf banking systems are casting doubt on how easily the region's lenders will be able…
Ahlibank’s 9-month profit jumps 10% to QR505.68mn
Ahlibank Qatar reported a 10% year-on-year growth in net profit to QR505.68mn during January-September this year with its retail and…
Credit Suisse cuts world wealth outlook
Global wealth somewhat dropped in 2015 due to the strong US dollar, according to the "Global Wealth Report 2015." The…
Beechwood expands into Middle East, hires Mark Hollis
Beechwood Bermuda International has announced a new Middle East operation to market and distribute its investment products in the United…