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Banking
Islamic Finance Confronts Global Pandemic
How are Islamic banks affected by the pandemic? What are the specific challenges and opportunities they face? Here are a few takeaways from an online panel discussion organised on April 21 by UK based financial data firm Refinitiv.
Features
Facebook Opts To Play Second Fiddle In India
Facebook adds a new trick to its playbook: junior partnership.
Features
Hin Leong’s Collapse Sends Shockwaves Through Singapore
Negative oil prices weren't the only factor that doomedHin Leong.
Features
Virus Won’t Stop Asia’s Middle Class
Two portfolio managers from GW&Kexplain why they are still betting on China and India despite the disruption caused by a global pandemic.
Supplement
Middle East Supplement 2020
The impact of COVID-19 and the 50% drop in oil prices since the pandemic struck will challenge all of the economies in the Middle East region. Travel restrictions and a simultaneous drop in domestic and external demand are hitting the region hard. There are bright spots, nonetheless, and reasons to expect this part of the world to remain resilient, with help from strong foreign exchange reserves in the big oil-producing countries.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Need Liquidity? Private Equity Has Plenty
Private equity enters the coronavirus pandemic with a record cash surplus that may help cash-strapped businesses with good long-term prospects survive.
Features
Center Of The World: Dubai World Expo
Dubai and the UAE hope the Middle East’s first world expo will provide a much-needed jolt to the local economy.
Features
Lebanon In Crisis: FFA Private Bank CEO Jean Riachi Q&A
Jean Riachi, founder and CEO of FFA Private Bank talks to Global Finance about the current state of the Lebanese banking industry.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Kenya: Steady Growth, With Challenges
Financial services is fueling expansion, but fiscal woes and terrorism are keeping foreign investors at bay.
Features
Crossing Business Borders: Ahli United Bank CEO Adel El-Labban Q&A
Ahli United Bank’s CEO and managing director, Adel El-Labban, talks with Global Finance about operating in high-risk environments and his bank’s pending merger with Kuwait Finance House.