Mindanao peace deal paves way for Mideast investors
The long-anticipated peace deal between the Philippine government and the main rebel group in the Muslim-dominated southern Philippine island of…
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IT spending by UAE businesses to top $4.6 Billion in 2014
Business IT spending in the UAE is expected to increase 8.3% year on year in 2014 to total $4.63 billion,…
Gulf shares issuances to accelerate, top Saudi IPO adviser Saudi Fransi Capital says
Saudi Fransi Capital, the top adviser for initial public offerings in the kingdom since 2012, expects the pace of share…
Lebanon lifts banking secrecy 17 times in 2013
The Lebanese financial authorities lifted banking secrecy rules on 17 bank accounts suspected of involvement in money laundering, embezzlement and…
Sunny Skies For Middle Eastern Dealmakers
The Middle East may present political challenges, but dealmakers anticipate that 2014 will be the year M&A flourishes in the…
International Bank of Qatar Selects Fiserv to Support Compliance and Growth
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that the International Bank of Qatar (IBQ),…
Carlyle eyes investments in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey and North Africa
The Middle Eastern investments of US private equity firm Carlyle have benefited from a rise in government spending since the…
Mashreq wins five industry leading Awards
Mashreq’s trophy cabinet has been further enhanced with the Best Customer Service Award, Best Corporate Account, Best Retail Call Centre…
Where are the world’s millionaires going?
New analysis from wealth consultancy New World Wealth has tracked where the world’s wealthiest people have been moving over the…
Bank Asya shares skyrocket after trading resumes
Bank Asya, which had seen its shares jump by over 44 percent after Qatar Islamic Bank said on Tuesday it…
Switching operations: Faysal Bank to turn to the Islamic banking system
Faysal Bank is going to turn itself into a full-fledged Shariah-compliant institution in the next two to three years. …
Jordan Islamic Bank's profit increases 26pc to $91.3 million
Jordan Islamic Bank (JIB), a subsidiary banking unit of Al Baraka Banking Group, achieved a growth of 26.3 per cent…