Middle East Archives

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Country Report

Kuwait: Banking On Growth

Kuwait is keen to diversify its energy-centered economy. Foreign investment and market liberalization are definitely part of the formula.

Country Report

With oil prices low and stress on liquidity, banks in the GCC are increasingly looking to consolidate in order to remain strong.

Features

Four Middle Eastern nations are implementing a slew of reforms to attract foreign investment.

Award Winners

Gulf-region Islamic banks are<span style="font-size: 14px;">joining forces to better compete.</span>

Data

Egypt and Lebanon may have very different economies but they have one thing in common: the importance of their central banks.

Award Ceremonies and Events

How are MENA banks looking to get ahead of the innovation curve? Global Finance’s Dubai Conference explored new ways to thrive in the digital age.

Data

Levantine banks operate in fragile economies in a region facing severe upheaval. Some are finding a way through the chaos better than others.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Kuwait's stock exchange is going public.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Aramco's IPO is central to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 reform plan.

News

Saudi Arabia's new energy minister faces his first crisis.

Country Report

The tiny emirate can rely on natural gas, infrastructure projects, foreign investment—and the World Cup—to weather a blockade by its neighbors.

Features

Telecoms are moving into banking as disruptive technologies like Skype and Whatsappsqueeze margins.