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Historic Israel-UAE Deal Promises To Boost Commerce

Israel’s Economy Ministry calculates that the normalization of ties could increase exports to the UAE to US$300 million to $500 million annually while according to Moody’s Investors Services, UAE investments in Israel could reach US$350 million a year.

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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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Lebanon Bankruptcy Looms

Lebanon's economy spirals as regional tensions exacerbate domestic political turmoil.

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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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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Outdated lending practices and a structural focus on government-related enterprises are keeping banks from backing the region’s beleaguered smaller companies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bank Merger Talks Seek To Create National Champion

Big Saudi banks are about to get even bigger.

Banking

Private Banking In MENA

Executive insights fromRudy Guillemyn, head of Elite & Private Banking at First Abu Dhabi Bank.