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Banking

GCC: Banks Remain Reluctant To Lend

GCC REGIONAL REPORT: BACK FROM THE BRINK By Gordon Platt Upheaval in the region and beyond is encouraging banks to bolster their balance sheets before launching any aggressive lending programs. Banks in the GCC have recovered from the ...

Banking

GCC: Big Changes Loom

GCC REGIONAL REPORT: MARKING A MILESTONE By Gordon Platt The regional group faces new challenges as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 25 with quiet flag-raising ceremonies ...

Country Report

An Oasis Of Calm

COUNTRY REPORT: KUWAIT By Gordon Platt Kuwait has been largely unaffected by the winds of change sweeping through the Middle East and North Africa. In the 50 years since Britain ended its protectorate and Kuwait became an ...

Award Winners

Islamic Bank Awards 2011: By Country

Country Awards Algeria Al Salam Bank-Algeria Al Salam Bank-Algeria was established in October 2008 with capital of $100 million. New rules on Islamic banking in Algeria became effective in January 2011 and are expected to promote the growth of the ...

Award Winners

Islamic Bank Awards 2011: Overall Awards

Overall Awards Best Sukuk Bank CIMB Islamic Malaysia-based CIMB Islamic has been the top sukuk underwriter for each of the past four years. In 2010 it boosted its leading global market share to 23%, largely on the strength of Malaysian ...

Award Winners

World’s Best Banks: Middle East Country Winners

Middle East Change Creates New Opportunities Banks in the Middle East are pulling in their horns in light of the widespread political upheaval in the region. Markets have been unsettled by the political developments, but the economic fundamentals remain ...

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WORLD’S BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2011 NEW YORK, April 15, 2011 – Global Finance magazine has...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Energy And Financials Heat Up

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt The energy and financial services sectors were expected to be fertile ground for mergers and acquisitions in 2011, and so far they are living up to those expectations. ...

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WORLD’S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2011 IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Global Finance names the 2011 World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in the Middle East NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 Global...

Banking

Banking On Stability

COVER STORY: MIDDLE EAST By Laurence Neville Nervous investors are looking for signs of stability in the Middle East and North Africa. The region’s burgeoning investment banking industry may provide the reassurance they’re looking for. The political ...

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WORLD’S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2011 New York, February 22, 2011 Global Finance announces its selection of...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Focus: Middle East

COVER STORY: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT SUSTAINS GROWTH By Gordon Platt High oil prices are keeping government spending flowing strongly into major projects, while debt-laden Dubai has taken a turn for the better. Dubai’s world-class infrastructure gave the emirate’s ...