Features
Middle East Banks Seek Growth Externally
Middle Eastern banks are looking for merger and acquisition opportunities to help them bolster their balance sheets and expand into new product areas and markets.
Author: Darren Stubing
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Features
Middle East Drive To Diversify
The need for economic diversification has never been greater, as governments around the Gulf look to shore up oil-depleted revenues and boost job prospects for their fast-growing populations.
Features
Q&A With Adel El-Labban, Ahli United Bank
An interview with ADEL EL-LABBAN, AHLI UNITED BANK, about banking in the Middle East.
Features
Q&A with Bassel Gamal, Qatar Islamic Bank
An interview with BASSEL GAMAL, QATAR ISLAMIC BANK, about growth and drawing new customers to Islamic banking.
Features
Q&A with Fahad Alomran, Narmo Capital
An interview with FAHAD ALOMRAN, NARMO CAPITAL, about succession planning for family businesses in the Middle East.
Features
Q&A with Isam Al Sager, National Bank Of Kuwait
An interview with ISAM AL SAGER, NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT, about the bank’s plans to grow both inside and outside its home market.
Features
Q&A with Mohammad Al-Hashel, Central Bank Of Kuwait
An interview with Central Bank governor Mohammad Al-Hashel of the Central Bank of Kuwait on the country’s banking sector.
Banking
New Shariah Rule Goes For Gold
The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (Aaoifi) has issued a new shariah standard that allows Islamic financial institutions to usegold.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Little Respite For Ringgit In Controversial Hedging Rules
Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, has issued new hedging and foreign exchange rules aimed at restoring stability to the ringgit, which has been under pressure for some time. However, the effort may well have the opposite effect.
Banking
Innovators Q+A | Islamic Banking’s Pawn Shop
Mohamed Azmeer, CEO of Amãna Bank, describes how Islamic principles require creativity to design products that meet customer needs.
Banking
Top Innovators In Islamic Finance | 2016
With the customer base growing, Islamic finance is drawing more banks and nonbank finance firms. Innovation can be a key differentiator.
Award Winners
Q+A: Majed Al-Saif; General Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Samba Financial Group
Retail demand for Islamic finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the wider region keeps increasing. Growth areas include structured hedging and investment products, project and aviation finance, equity-linked and greenfield project sukuk.