Tier 2 sukuk more likely for Bahrain's Islamic banks under Basel III rules
The landscape of Islamic banking is changing along with the shifts in the global regulatory structure as a result of…
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GFH loses appeal against Kuwait regulator monitoring
Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority has rejected an appeal by Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House against the regulator’s decision to monitor its…
Barclays names Middle East chairman
Barclays Plc (BARC), the U.K.'s second-largest bank by assets, appointed Makram Azar as its chairman for the Middle East and…
Seeking quality of life? UK expats happy to head to the UAE
The NatWest International Personal Banking Quality of Life Report is a global study of British expatriates’ opinion and attitudes to…
The UAE’s Banking System: A Safe Haven
Many of our readers are justly concerned about the security of their present global banking arrangements. It is after all…
ADIB launches Dana MasterCard in association with Emirates Business Women Council
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, a top-tier Islamic financial services institution, has launched a new card specifically tailored for women customers…
Islamic funds lose their lustre
Sharia-compliant funds’ asset base dropped by more than 10 per cent last year as the Islamic finance industry struggled to…
Around the corner forbes middle east's stellar event in celebration of the top 50 companies in the arab world
Forbes Middle East is set to host a glittering gala dinner for the Top 500 Companies in the Arab World…
Banque du Caire earmarks USD699mn for SMEs in H2 2014
Banque du Caire, the third largest government-owned bank in Egypt, has allocated EGP 5 billion (USD 699 million) to finance…
Dubai faces moment of truth over looming property bubble
"Keep calm. There's no bubble", proclaimed a giant poster on a 40-storey building overlooking a Dubai highway, advertising a property…
Bank Muscat Names Best Bank By Euromoney
Bank Muscat has been named the 'Best Bank in Oman' by Euromoney. Omar al Musafir, chief representative officer (Dubai), received…
NBAD Sukuk Income Fund delivers dividend
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s Sukuk Income Fund will pay to its investors a semi-annual distribution equal to 2.87%…