Bahrain Boosts Investor Confidence
Global investor confidence in Bahrain is boosted by the success of a recent $1.5 B bond issue. The first conventional…
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ICIEC's H1 investment, export insurance funding $1.5 billion
Under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Ali, the President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, the Board of Directors…
Clifford Chance advises on $500m Emirates Islamic Bank trust certificates issuance
Clifford Chance's Dubai Office has advised Emirates Islamic Bank PJSC ("EIB") and Emirates NBD PJSC ("ENBD") on the issuance…
Clearstream makes progress in Middle East
Clearstream continues to facilitate the creation of a Middle Eastern financial market infrastructure: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has joined Clearstream's…
Barclays to leave UAE rate panel in 90 days – sources
Barclays, hit by the Libor scandal in Britain, will leave the rate-setting panel for interbank lending in the United Arab…
‘HSBC report pushes West to rethink alliance with Saudi Arabia’
A US Senate subcommittee has discovered that British banking giant HSBC gave money to a Saudi bank with suspected links…
The health of the global private banking industry – Research
Scorpio Partnership’s annual Private Banking Benchmark of the global wealth management industry released today shows international providers weathered the storms…
NBO H1 net jumps 17pc
National Bank of Oman’s net profit after tax rose 17 per cent to RO 19.92 million for the six months…
Banking hub expands at The Galleries
The Galleries is firmly establishing itself as one of Dubai's fastest-growing banking hubs, with international banks now accounting for nearly…
Qatar’s $4bn sukuk to ensure liquidity at the ‘least cost’
QIIB International Islamic, which was a co-manager to Qatar’s recent $4bn two-tranche sukuk, said the bond would ensure liquidity at…
Gulf Finance House restructures US$45 million debt
Gulf Finance House BSC, the Bahrain-based Islamic Investment Bank, announced today that it has successfully restructured the remaining debt on…
Japan's BTMU says to apply for Turkish banking licence in August
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) will apply for a banking licence in Turkey in August to set up a Turkish…