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ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AWARDS – 2009
Best Sukuk Bank Dubai Islamic Bank Best Islamic Retail Bank Al Rajhi Bank Best Islamic Investment Bank Falcom Best Takaful...
The United Arab Emirates
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WORLD’S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2010
Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2010 New York, April 19, 2010 Global Finance announces its selection of...
Banking
Cover Story : Recession Proof
MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL REPORT RECESSION PROOF Saudi Arabia epitomizes the trend toward big spending on infrastructure by oil-rich nations that is keeping their economies afloat. By Gordon Platt The Middle East is not immune to the effects of the global ...
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BEST ISLAMIC FINANCE INSTITUTIONS – 2008
Best Sukuk Bank Kuwait Finance House Best Islamic Retail Bank Dubai Islamic Bank Best Islamic Investment Bank Unicorn Investment Bank...
Banking
Features : Best Laid Plans
MIDDLE EAST Determined to avoid repeating past mistakes, oil-rich nations in the Middle East have worked hard to diversify their economies. So far they have fared well, but pitfalls remain. Oil is integral to the Middle East's economic fortunes, ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets : GE And Abu Dhabi Form $8 Billion Joint Venture
MIDDLE EAST Bright future: NYSE deal boosts Doha market. General Electric of the United States has formed an $8 billion joint venture with Mubadala Development, a sovereign wealth fund based in Abu Dhabi, to invest in emerging markets ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets: “Green” City Rising Near Abu Dhabi
MIDDLE EAST Sustainable development: Abu Dhabi plans to create an eco-friendly city. Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, the world’s third-largest oil exporter, is building a $22 billion carbon-neutral city near its international airport. Known ...
Banking
GCC Report : Inflation Stalks The Gulf
REGIONAL REPORT: GCC / ECONOMIC UPDATE Currency pegs could come unglued as the region’s economies heat up. Just when it seemed that it couldn’t get any better for the oil-rich countries of the Gulf Cooperation ...
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GCC Report: Move To Launching Pad
REGIONAL REPORT: GCC / CAPITAL MARKETS The region’s biggest exchanges, in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are ready for liftoff. Al Sowailim: Saudi Arabia offers great opportunities for global investors. The volume of initial public offerings on ...
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Features: Awards: Islamic Financial Institutions
ANNUAL SURVEY / ISLAMIC FINANCE Global Finance selects the winners in a fast-growing area of finance that combines investing according to the tenets of Islamic law with modern financial products and systems. Islamic finance is a system of ethical ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Stock Issues Boom In Oil-rich Gulf
GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS Saudi Arabia’s Inma Bank, a new Islamic financial institution, raised $2.8 billion in its initial public offering of a 70% stake in April, the largest-ever IPO in the kingdom. Samba Capital, a subsidiary of Samba Financial, was ...
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Cover Story : From Bust To Boom
Middle East Lebanon’s banks are spreading their wings as they push for more growth in the Middle East’s key markets. Banks in downtown Beirut: Lebanon's financial institutions are expanding through the region. While the banking sector remains the backbone ...