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Q&A: How Lebanon’s Aviation Chief Keeps Beirut Airport Open Amid Iran War Chaos

With most carriers suspending operations, Aziz, a former Middle East Airlines' advisor, discusses how the Beirut airport keeps operating despite Israel's strikes on Lebanon.

Transaction Banking

Corridor Of Power: China’s Inland Hub Connects to ASEAN

Thanks to the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, trade and economic cooperation between inland China and Southeast Asia are growing fast.

Transaction Banking

Going Deeper: Trade Finance In Asia

Trade finance is booming across Asia. But SMEs and micro enterprises still struggle for attention, and complex rules hold back progress.

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?

Private Credit

New Frontier In The Gulf

Still modest in size, the regional private credit market is growing fast, boosted by sovereign capital and regional and global direct lenders.

Executive Interviews

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab: Period of Transition

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab is CEO of Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest privatesector bank. He discusses Egypt’s efforts to boost private-sector investment and how CIB helps clients navigate a changing global economy.

Executive Interviews

Jean Riachi: Weathering The (Latest) Storm

Jean Riachi, CEO of I&C Bank in Lebanon and FFA Private Bank in Dubai, discusses the Lebanese banking sector’s prolonged crisis, impact of the current war in Lebanon, and the challenges that lie ahead.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Middle East: Key Trends Shaping 2026

The Middle East is shuddering from its biggest crisis in decades. The US-Israeli war with Iran is shaking the entire...

Insurance

Boards Under Pressure, Insurers On Alert

Corporate brass are operating in a more complex environment than at any point in the past decade, and their insurers are working to keep up.

Executive Interviews

Global Salon: Transaction Banking’s Digital Pivot

Chad Wallace shares how digital transformation is reshaping transaction banking—and the strategies banks need to stay competitive.

Features

Scandals Slow Private Credit Juggernaut

Leading private credit firms on Wall Street, including Blue Owl, Apollo Global Management, and BlackRock, are in choppy seas as share prices and private credit loans take a hit.

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.