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Executive Interviews

DP World’s Sinan Ozcan on Rewriting the Rules of Trade Finance

Sinan Ozcan is senior executive officer and board director at DP World Trade Finance, the fintech and working capital unit of Dubai-based logistics and supply chain manager DP World. He discusses how DP World is navigating regional trade disruptions in the MENA region and the future of embedded trade finance.

Banking

Dubai’s ENBD Makes Biggest Foreign Bet on Indian Banking

ENBD secures $3 billion RBL Bank deal, marking United Arab Emirates’ largest foreign banking investment into India ever.

News

UAE to Exit OPEC, Fracturing Powerful Gulf Oil Alliance

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will exit OPEC on May 1, exposing Gulf rift over oil strategy, Iran policy, and market stability.

Technology

The Gulf’s Digital Transformation

The UAE has carefully crafted a position for itself as a hub for digital assets. Can the good times last?

Transaction Banking

Shaping New Trade Corridors

War in Iran and US tariffs are destabilizing global trade. But commerce hasn’t slowed; it’s simply rerouting.

Executive Interviews

Liquidity CEO Discusses UAE’s Strategic Advantage Despite Regional Turmoil

Liquidity CEO Ron Daniel says UAE operations remain resilient despite war risks, as Israeli firms expand after Abraham Accords normalization

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Abu Dhabi Power Play: L’Imad Emerges As $300 Billion Sovereign Force

Abu Dhabi consolidates ADQ into L’Imad, creating $300 billion sovereign powerhouse under crown prince as emirate centralizes control over strategic investments.

Videos

Mashreq: New Alliances and Emerging Trade Corridors

Global Finance speaks with Tarek El Nahas, Group Head of International Banking at Mashreq, at the bank’s Dubai head office on the impact of tariffs and the emergence of new trade corridors.

Data

Richest Countries in the World 2025

Many of the world’s richest countries are also the world’s smallest: the pandemic, the global economic slowdown and geopolitical turmoil have barely made a dent in their huge wealth.

Technology

GCC Digital Upheaval – Fintechs vs. Banks

Gulf fintechs are challenging banks’ and brokerages’ long-standing dominance, as the GCC forcefully pursues a digital future.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Investment Banking Surge In The GCC: From Oil To Assets

Corporate and investment banking revenues in the Gulf are burgeoning as lenders underwrite the region’s economic transformation.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

GCC’s Balancing Act Amid US-China Tensions

The GCC’s open-door economic policy is at a crossroads as geo-fragmentation rises and the US-China rivalry heats up. A long-held...