Middle East a boost for Barclays
An increase in earnings from the Middle East and Africa helped blunt the impact of a decline in profit worldwide…
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NBD offers new Sharia-compliant financing
Egypt’s National Bank for Development (NDB), in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), launched a new Sharia-compliant service that…
National Bank of Oman heightens customer service standards
National Bank of Oman (NBO), the first local bank in the Sultanate of Oman, has extended its contact centre…
Housing Bank’s pre tax profit grows 7pc to reach JD72m in the first half of 2011
The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF) has accomplished good results for the first half of 2011, according to…
Qatar or Bahrain to be Islamic megabank base
A long-touted $3bn Islamic megabank is more likely to be established in Bahrain although a final decision has not yet…
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Islamic Ban execute first Islamic REPO
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the Number One Bank in the UAE, and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB),…
ABG shows resilience to regional political turmoil
Bahrain-based international Islamic banking major, Al-Baraka Banking Group (ABG), has been resilient to the political turmoil from early this year…
Tea Party economics could get the whole world in a stew
The organisers of the original Boston Tea Party objected to paying UK taxes. Their descendants object to paying taxes to…
Universe shrinks for bankers in the US and Europe
Not so long ago the masters of the universe, bankers around the world are suddenly finding themselves on the dole.…
Commitment, Continuity and Consistency
The Bahamas, while only 38-years-old as an independent country, is rich in history with the oldest democracy and one of…
HSBC appoints Regional Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management
HSBC has appointed Francesca McDonagh to the role of Regional Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management for the Middle…
Credit Suisse to axe 2000 jobs in 2012
The job cuts will account for 4pc of their global workforce, and the news comes following a 52pc year-on-year fall…