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Executive Interviews

Naji Mohamed Issa Belqasem: Roadmap for Reform

Naji Mohamed Issa Belqasem, governor of the reunified Central Bank of Libya (CBL), discusses the challenges facing Libya as it rebuilds and works to restore trust in its economy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Gulf Investors Look to Libya and Algeria

The Iran conflict is pushing GCC countries to boost energy investments across North Africa.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Gulf Aims to Revive Syrian Trade Corridor to North Africa

The Iran conflict is bringing Syria back onto the MENA business map.

Features

Thinking Beyond Hormuz

This article appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. More than 30 years after the first Gulf...

Features

How Qatar’s World Cup Transformed the Country

This article appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. Three and a half years ago, the FIFA World...

Executive Interviews

DP World’s Sinan Ozcan on Rewriting the Rules of Trade Finance

Sinan Ozcan is senior executive officer and board director at DP World Trade Finance, the fintech and working capital unit of Dubai-based logistics and supply chain manager DP World. He discusses how DP World is navigating regional trade disruptions in the MENA region and the future of embedded trade finance.

News

Visa, Mastercard Restart Business in Syria

Visa's and Mastercard's latest move signals early steps toward rebuilding a digital payments system amid major structural hurdles.

Features

African Fintechs Target the Gulf for Global Growth

As African fintech matures, companies that once focused on domestic markets are now increasingly seeing Dubai as a strategic base...

Features

Q&A: How Lebanon’s Aviation Chief Keeps Beirut Airport Open Amid Iran War Chaos

With most carriers suspending operations, Aziz, a former Middle East Airlines' advisor, discusses how the Beirut airport keeps operating despite Israel's strikes on Lebanon.

Private Credit

New Frontier In The Gulf

Still modest in size, the regional private credit market is growing fast, boosted by sovereign capital and regional and global direct lenders.

Executive Interviews

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab: Period Of Transition

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab is CEO of Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest private sector bank. He discusses Egypt’s efforts to boost private-sector investment and how CIB helps clients navigate a changing global economy.

Executive Interviews

Jean Riachi: Weathering The (Latest) Storm

Jean Riachi, CEO of I&C Bank in Lebanon and FFA Private Bank in Dubai, discusses the Lebanese banking sector’s prolonged crisis, impact of the current war in Lebanon, and the challenges that lie ahead.