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Global Finance Names The Safest Islamic Financial Institutions In The GCC 2015

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has announced its ranking of the Safest Islamic Financial Institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council as part of 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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Equities | Foreign Institutions To Deepen Saudi Stock Market

Saudi Arabia | When the Saudi Arabian stock market, or the Tadawul as it is known, opens to direct investment by qualified foreign institutions for the first time on June 15, it will begin a transformation of the biggest bourse in the Middle East.

Award Winners

Islamic Finance 2015 | Major Markets, Real Reform

Best Islamic Financial Institutions | Introduction Islamic finance is breaking out, as long-awaited regulatory reform takes hold in key nations, boosting transparency and driving new business.

Banking

SAUDI ARABIA: THE THRIVING BANKING SECTOR

Saudi Arabia | Banking Sector Highly capitalized and boasting healthy margins, Saudi banks are unlikely to feel much fallout from the country’s slowing economy and the impact of low oil prices.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

REFINING THE MIX IN SAUDI ARABIA

Country Report | Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit is ballooning, but a ministerial reshuffle has fueled hopes the kingdom is resolute in kicking its hydrocarbon addiction.

Banking

SAUDI BANK IPO LEADS SURGE OF NEW SHARE ISSUES

Capital Markets | Middle East Equity<br /> The Middle East is experiencing a boom in initial public offerings, following years of relative inactivity since the global financial crisis. The area’s IPO markets began to recover in the fourth quarter of last year, and new share issues are now coming at a fever pitch, despite falling oil prices that could threaten regional economies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: MIDDLE EAST

Banks in the Middle East are liquid and well capitalized, particularly in the oil-producing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Banking

SAUDI INVESTMENT BANK NAMES FEMALE CEO

NCB Capital, a major Saudi Arabian investment bank, named Sarah Al-Suhaimi, an accomplished asset manager, as its new CEO. She is the first woman to head an investment bank in the kingdom. The Saudi government owns part of National Commercial Bank, which controls NCB Capital.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Saudi Arabia

Global Finance Names The Safest Islamic Financial Institutions In The GCC 2015

Equities | Foreign Institutions To Deepen Saudi Stock Market

Islamic Finance 2015 | Major Markets, Real Reform

SAUDI ARABIA: THE THRIVING BANKING SECTOR

REFINING THE MIX IN SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI BANK IPO LEADS SURGE OF NEW SHARE ISSUES

ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014

BEST BANKS 2014: MIDDLE EAST

SAUDI INVESTMENT BANK NAMES FEMALE CEO

Middle East Capital Markets: GCC Triumph

Middle East FDI: Infrastructure Boom

Middle East Oil & Gas: Iranian Win?