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GCC’s Borrowing Binge
GCC-based countries are drawing down their foreign exchange reserves to protect their dollar pegs and tapping global debt markets for record amounts, along with corporates.
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Islamic Banks: Structural Advantage
GCC banks are enduring a grim year. Islamic banks may weather the storm better than their conventional rivals.
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Navigating A Perfect Storm
Facing an economic crisis, GCC banks are looking to tech transformation and bracing for a second wave of mergers.
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Q&A With Commercial Bank of Qatar Group CEO Joseph Abraham
Joseph Abraham, group CEO of Commercial Bank of Qatar, talks with Global Finance about how his bank is dealing with the current climate.
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Q&A With Mashreq Bank Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal
Ahmed Abdelaal, group CEO of Mashreq Bank, discusses his new position and how Mashreq is handling the pandemic.
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Rwanda: Future Uncertain
Rwanda faces its past and securing post-pandemic economic growth.
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Saudi Arabia: Austerity In Hard Times
Saudi Arabia’s big VAT hike balances falling oil revenue. But what about economic recovery?
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The Gulf Goes Green
Facing the combined effects of Covid-19 and an oil crisis, GCC governments and banks are looking to accelerate economic diversification and transition to sustainable finance.
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Uncertain Future For GCC SMEs
Outdated lending practices and a structural focus on government-related enterprises are keeping banks from backing the region’s beleaguered smaller companies.
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China Bolsters SMEs
China’s government is using loans, tax deferments, rent reductions and even sales leads to help smaller enterprises—“capillaries of the market economy”—survive Covid-19.
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China Finds Its Footing
China could keep key industries strong and avoid a recession.
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Brunei Darussalam: Ditching Dependence
Brunei, like other oil-rich nations, needs to diversify its revenue sources.