Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Google Cloud Eyes Wiz Purchase
Pending regulatory approval, Google plans to acquire multi-cloud security platform provider Wiz in an all-cash deal worth $32 billion. Once...
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Banking
Making Record Profits: Emirates NBD Group CEO Shayne Nelson Q&A
Shayne Nelson, group CEO of Emirates NBD, Dubai’s government-owned bank and one of the largest banks in the Middle East...
Banking
Tapping Growth Potential: NBK CEO-Kuwait Salah Al Fulaij
Salah Al Fulaij, CEO-Kuwait at National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), discusses Kuwait’s path toward economic and banking reform and NBK’s...
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High Employee Engagement and Shareholding Rate — What Is E.SUN’s Secret?
E.SUN FHC is unique in the banking industry. With no affiliation with family nor government agency, E.SUN is a banker’s bank - a bank that is owned by employees, and managed for customers. All employees can sing the corporate anthem by heart, and almost every employee owns shares of the company. These practices might seem unconventional, but they represent the spirits of a sustainable succession system that makes E.SUN built to last.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Green Flag For MENA Sports Investment
As part of their diversification and job-creation efforts, MENA states are turning themselves into a new global hub of professional...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Driving Economic Stability: Q&A With Union of Arab Banks’ Wissam Fattouh
Wissam Fattouh, secretary general of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the World Union of Arab Bankers, talks about...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
GCC’s Balancing Act Amid US-China Tensions
The GCC’s open-door economic policy is at a crossroads as geo-fragmentation rises and the US-China rivalry heats up. A long-held...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Saudi Arabia: The Corporate Bet
In the final stretch of its Vision 2030 development blueprint, Saudi Arabia is counting on FDI to play a bigger...
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Risk Measurement and Mitigation: Need for a New Beginning
Credit risk is defined as the probability that a bank borrower or counterparty will fail to meet their obligations in accordance with agreed terms. The goal of credit risk management is to maximize a bank's risk-adjusted rate of return by ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Sustained Growth In MENA Despite Turmoil
Conflict aside, the Middle East is anticipating a period of economic growth. Here are some of the trends shaping the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Abu Dhabi’s Financial Ascent
Why ADGM is attracting global asset managers. Abu Dhabi is positioning itself as a major hub for international asset managers...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Namibia Historic Election Seats First Female President
Namibia marked a milestone in its history on March 21, when Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as the country’s first...
News
CK Hutchison Denies $1.2 Billion Panama Claim Amid US-China Canal Tensions
The Hong Kong conglomerate rejects audit findings as Washington moves to curb Beijing’s footprint in Latin American infrastructure and strategic...
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Managing Liquidity in a Crisis
‘Stay at home. Stay safe’.
These are perhaps the words that will characterise 2020, a year dominated by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are dealing with major disruption to their supply chains, and domestic and cross-border trade remains severely impacted by extraordinary skews in demands and government-imposed ‘stay home’ regulations in countries around the world.
Banking
South Africa: Standard Bank’s Deputy CEO Bolts To Rival Absa
South Africa’s banking industry found itself in an uproar the night of March 16, when the heir apparent of its...