Banking
Is Bitcoin Halal Or Haram?
Islamic scholar in Indonesia says Bitcoin is compatible with Islamic law.
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Features
Building Inclusion: Q&A With Bank Muscat CEO Abdul Razak Ali Issa
Bank Muscat CEO Abdul Razak Ali Issa discusses the unique challenges and opportunities of banking in Oman, and how his institution serves clients throughout the region.
Features
Expanding Opportunity: Q&A With Egypt’s CIB Chairman Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
Egypt’s entrepreneurs need innovative financial services delivered via mobile phone to become successful contributors to the economy, says CIB’s chairman and managing director, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab.
Features
Growing Organically: Q&A With Boubyan Bank CEO and Vice Chairman Adel Al Majed
While other banks look abroad for growth, Boubyan Bank CEO and vice chairman Adel Al Majed says Boubyan focuses closer to home.
Features
Is Lebanon The New Greece?
The war in neighboring Syria has taken its toll on Lebanon’s economy, which is demonstrating lackluster growth and high levels of public debt. Could the upcoming May parliamentary elections restore growth and investor confidence?
Features
Lebanon Ready To Rebuild Syria
As the war in Syria enters its final stages, regional and international investors are eyeing postconflict economic opportunities.
Features
MENA: Dipping Into Digital
Digital banking, cryptocurrencies, ecommerce and fintech start-ups—2017 was a record year for digital investments in the MENA region. But there’s wide variation between countries.
News
Oil-Rich Region Takes Up Green Finance
UAE and Jordan lead the Middle East's drive for post-hydrocarbon, environmentally sound projects.
Banking
Toward Standards In Islamic Finance
Banks' internal Shariah boards engender 'conflicting rulings,' so investors look to homogenize industry practices.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Lebanon signs first oil and gas exploration contracts
French Total, Italian ENI and Russian Novatek won Lebanon’s first tender for hydrocarbon exploration and production. Operations start in 2019 in two offshore blocks, including one disputed by Israel.
Banking
Banking on Kuwait’s Local Market
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait’s CEO, Michel Accad, opens up about his country’s economic role in the Arab world and why the Gulf nation might never achieve all its lofty aspirations.
Banking
Kuwait: Strong and Stable, Seeking New Pizzazz
Cash-rich Kuwait, bolstered by a healthy banking sector, is taking steps to reduce dependence on petroleum and motivate entrepreneurs.