Awards
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Good Times Fizzle Away
A buoyant 2025 has transformed into a precarious 2026 rife with geopolitical instability, including the largest oil shock in history.
Features
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudi Arabia: IPO Magnet
Saudi Arabia’s IPO market is entering a more mature phase as listings surge and foreign investor engagement grows. But can it weather the crisis in the Gulf?
Features
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 private sector 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.