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Banking On Strength: Q&A With Central Bank Of Kuwait Governor Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel

Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel, governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, highlights the strengths of the nation’s banking sector—and the challenges of its oil-centric economy.

Data

Head Of The Family Business: Q&A With Alea Global Group CEO Mohammad Al Duaij

Mohammad Al Duaij studied finance in the UK and worked in several Kuwaiti financial institutions before taking the helm of Alea Global Group, a real estate and private-equity investment conglomerate founded by his parents.

News

Kuwait: From Frontier To Emerging Market

Kuwait gets an upgrade.

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.

Banking

NBK-Kuwait Ready To Power Growth

Salah Al-Fulaij, CEO of NBK-Kuwait, shares thoughts with Global Finance about competition, Kuwait’s growth prospects and the pressures of global regulation.

Banking

Revamping Kuwait’s Stock Exchange

FTSE announced Kuwait’s forthcoming addition to the Secondary Emerging Markets list last September. What’s happened since?

Award Winners

Winner Profiles | The Best In Islamic Finance | 2016

Global Finance magazine profiles the best Islamic Financial Institutions of 2016

Banking

Kuwait Shrugs Off Cheap Oil

Riding a wave of government spending, Kuwait’s financial institutions are thriving despite the drop in petroleum revenues—for now.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Markaz Sees The Silver Lining

Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) has been among the Arab region’s leading asset management and investment banking institutions since 1974. Speaking with Global Finance, CEO Manaf Alhajeri explains that economically challenging times have a bright side: a chance to find value for long-haul investors.

Banking

NBK-Kuwait Speeds Ahead

The country’s dominant bank sees future growth coming from the small-business market and from regional customers.

Awards

Global Finance Names Safest Banks In The Middle East & Africa 2015

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in the Middle East & Africa in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue. Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings—from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.