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Awards and Recognition

Barwa Bank Receives STP Award from Standard Chartered For Outstanding Payment Platforms

March 17, 2015

Barwa Bank has received a prestigious award from Standard Chartered Bank for Straight through Processing (STP) for USD Clearing during…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

First Equity Partners acquires majority 67% stake in White House Securities

March 17, 2015

FEP Egypt Direct Investment and Asset Management, an affiliate of First Equity Partners , a leading private equity manager in…

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Comment & Analysis

Deloitte: 85 percent of privately held businesses in the ME are family-owned or controlled

March 17, 2015

Demographic trends indicate that in the Middle East, the first cohort of founders who have so far created successful empires…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

BLOMINVEST Saudi Arabia and SinoGulf signed an agreement to develop Al Sharq Industrial Business Hub in Riyadh

March 17, 2015

BLOMINVEST Saudi Arabia , an investment company specialized in asset management, financial advisory services and private equity investments licensed by…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

KAMCO MENA Plus Fixed Income Fund launches successfully

March 17, 2015

KAMCO Investment Company has announced the official launch of the KAMCO MENA Plus Fixed Income Fund, after successfully closing an…

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FinTech

SABB Launches "Visa Direct" Remittance Service

March 17, 2015

The First in the Middle East   The Saudi British Bank  and Visa have launched Visa Direct Remittance - an…

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Executive Moves

ABK Appoints Jean-Pierre Le Roux as New Country Head for UAE Branches

March 17, 2015

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait  has announced the appointment of Jean-Pierre Le Roux as the new Country Head for the…

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Retail Banking

Commercial Bank is Premier Sponsor of Institute of International Finance meeting in Doha

March 17, 2015

Commercial Bank, one of the leading full service banks in Qatar, is supporting the Institute of International Finance  Spring Membership…

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Executive Moves

Barwa Bank hires Karacaoglu as head of syndications

March 17, 2015

Qatar's Barwa Bank has hired Cenk Karacaoglu as head of syndications in the debt business, reporting to the bank's head…

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Comment & Analysis

Foreign investors pile into Egypt after gathering

March 17, 2015

Egypt is drawing in capital from the Arabian Gulf as investors liquidate positions in the region to tap into expected…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah to meet investors for sukuk issue

March 17, 2015

The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has hired four banks to arrange fixed income investor meetings starting on Thursday for…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Cluttons brings unique global real estate exhibition to Bahrain tailored specifically for Middle East buyers

March 17, 2015

Leading international real estate consultancy, Cluttons is bringing a unique global real estate exhibition to Bahrain this weekend, providing investors…

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