No HSBC Kuwait branch closure
HSBC Bank Middle East has denied that it is shutting down its branch in Kuwait, as reported this morning in…
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Permal says Middle East hedge fund investments on the rise
Permal, a global player in alternate investment management with $23 billion (Dh84.4 billion) worth of assets under management, is seeing…
Arab banks are well capitalised, provisioned against bad debt: IIF
Banks in the Arab states are generally well capitalised and have taken sufficient provisions against bad debts, the Washington-based Institute…
Eskan in deal with BMI Bank
Bahrain's housing finance specialists Eskan Bank and the kingdom's retail and commercial banking institution BMI Bank have joined efforts to…
Shuaa Capital may foray into wealth management arena
Dubai-based investment bank Shuaa Capital is planning to foray into wealth management market in response to the downturn its traditional…
Saudi Arabia's 12 banks post 37.5% profit rise in Q3
According to a report by Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank (NCB), the 12 commercial banks operating in the kingdom have…
Islamic banks got good prospects: HSBC
Recent regulatory changes in Kuwait and Qatar, retail client preferences for Shariah-compliant banking products, and stronger balance sheets and funding…
Gulf debt restructuring enters new phase
Debt restructuring in the Gulf may be entering a more difficult phase as banks become reluctant to extend maturities further.…
UAE lenders in a stronger position to face a global crisis
UAE banks are now in a stronger position than in 2008 to withstand another global downturn that could stem from…
UAE's business ranking improves
The UAE improved its global ranking by two to reach 33 this year in the World Bank's annual Doing Business…
Qatar banks beat estimates
UAE banks rallied as Qatar's banking sector blew past earnings estimates and the big UAE banks prepared to report next…
BankMuscat’s Singapore office opens doors for trade
BankMuscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate, has marked its foray into Southeast Asia with a representative office…