Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Capital Markets Authority To Sell 50% Of Bourse
Kuwait's stock exchange is going public.
Middle East
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Chair Signals Aramco IPO Is Back On Fast Track
Aramco's IPO is central to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 reform plan.
News
New Energy Minister Gets Rude Welcome
Saudi Arabia's new energy minister faces his first crisis.
Country Report
Qatar: Resilience And Growth
The tiny emirate can rely on natural gas, infrastructure projects, foreign investment—and the World Cup—to weather a blockade by its neighbors.
Features
Boubyan Bank Unites With Zain Telecom To Launch Digital Islamic Bank
Telecoms are moving into banking as disruptive technologies like Skype and Whatsappsqueeze margins.
Features
Shaping The Future Of Middle Eastern Banking
Global Finance reports on the Central Bank of Kuwait’s "Shaping the Future" conference.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Neobanks: UAE Hands Out Digital Licenses
Tech companies compete with banks.
News
UAE: New Digital-Only Trade Bank Takes On The Establishment
Digital banks continue to evolve and grow.
News
MENA’s Maturing Ecosystem
As the region’s digital startups and fintechs grow and prosper, they must learn to scale, despite a highly fragmented economy.
Data
Bahrain Rises To The Challenge: Q&A With Al Baraka Banking Group CEO Adnan Ahmed Yousif
Adnan Ahmed Yousif, president and CEO of Al Baraka Banking Group, talks with Global Finance about fintech, the changing regulatory environment and hurdles to overcome.
Data
Bahrain: Back On The Map
The GCC’s smallest state is betting it can top its ambitious neighbors in building a fintech hub.
Data
Dubai: Ties That Bind
Dubai is remaking itself as an infotech hub. But strong ties to the regional oil sector are keeping the economy on a roller coaster.