Banking
Islamic Banking Slowly Warms To Blockchain
Blockchain is making headway in the world of Islamic finance.
Saudi Arabia
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News
OPEC Pushes Back With Production Cut
OPEC is trying to bolster oil prices but Gulf economies will take a hit from a production cut.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Khashoggi Scandal Threatens Kingdom’s Vital FDI Inflows
Kashoggi scandal threatens Kingdom's vital FDI inflows.
Data
Taxes: VAT Revolution
Adopting a new tax system, Saudi Arabia and the UAE deliver a shock to companies and consumers—and reassurance to foreign investors.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Saudi Arabia: First Major Bank Merger In Nearly Twenty Years
Wave of change sweeping Saudi Arabia finally hits the banking sector.
News
Solar Mega-Project To Save Crude For Export
Saudi Arabia's ambitious solar power plan—powered by money from Japan's Softbank—isn't just a money-making exercise given the country's rising electricity demands.
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.
Features
Mideast Markets Curb Appeal
Following a period of relatively subdued infrastructure and real estate activity, 2017 was a better year in the Middle East; and 2018 should record more improvement. Transport-related projects remain essential to the region’s growth, but the most crucial area remains ...
Features
New Realities, New Technologies
The Middle East is striving to adapt to rapid economic and social change—with some success.
Banking
Samba Financial Group: Practical and Proud
Rania Nashar, CEO of Samba Financial Group, is the first female CEO of a listed commercial bank in Saudi Arabia. She talks about modernization in the kingdom and at the bank, as well as Samba’s role in supporting the reinvention of the national economy.
Country Report
Saudi Arabia’s Half-Court Press
The Saudi kingdom seems to be on a path of radical change, broadening options for women and opening to new sectors, but a ruling-family schism could derail the effort.
News
Saudi Arabia Eyes 35,000 Jobs In Red Sea Tourism Push
The newly anointed heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is planning a mega tourism project that could possibly contribute 15 billion riyal ($4 billion) to the kingdom’s GDP and create up to 35,000 jobs.