Features
Financial-Crime Worries Rise
In a region bedeviled by war, corruption, money laundering and terrorism, banks are finally investing in financial-crime compliance.
Middle East
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Features
No Signs Of Slowing
Egypt’s expanding economy and population are bolstering an ambitious drive to create a more aggressive, investor-friendly economy.
News
Adapting To COVID-19
Under dramatic new conditions, business is rapidly adapting, with unpredictable long-term effects.
Features
Arab Bank CEO Nemeh Sabbagh Talks About Enduring Despite Instability
Regional powerhouse Arab Bank reaches its 90-year milestone this year. Nemeh Sabbagh, CEO, talks to Global Finance about current challenges and opportunities.
News
New UAE Gas Field Promises Self-Sufficiency
UAE may become an even bigger player in the gas markets in the near future.
Features
Lebanon Faces Bond Reckoning
Lebanon seems likely todefault on its bond obligations next week.
News
Lebanon: Facing Down A Liquidity Crisis
Lebanon's political turmoil makes solving its deep-seated economic problems even more difficult.
Data
A Wave Of M&A Megadeals In MENA
What started as a reaction to falling oil prices has spread from energy to banking and other sectors of the regional economy.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Aramco Sets IPO Record With $2 Trillion Valuation
Aramco's long-anticipated IPO succeeds at last.
Country Report
Good Funding: Q&A With Faith Capital’s Co-Founder Abdulaziz B. Al Loughani
Abdulaziz B. Al Loughani is co-founder and managing partner of Faith Capital, a Kuwait-based regional VC fund; and CEO of Floward, an online flower and gift retailer. He was previously vice chairman of Kuwait’s National Fund for SME Development and a co-founder of Talabat, the Middle East’s largest online food-ordering platform. He talks about opportunities and the growth of entrepreneurship in the region.