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Saudi Aramco’s $12 Billion Issue Commands Low Yields
Aramco hits up the bond market as excitement around potential IPO fades.
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Best Banks In The Middle East 2019: Sunny Outlook
Consolidation driven by weak credit demand will ease overcapacity and boost profits.
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Best Islamic Financial Institutions In The World 2019: Coming Into Their Own
Growth continues for Islamic financial institutions, helped by technology and product innovations.
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Priorities For Healthy Finance: Q&A With CEO Nemeh Sabbagh
CEO Nemeh Sabbagh talks about how technology, trade and green financing put Arab Bank at the forefront of change for its client base.
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Middle East Supplement 2019
Tighter fiscal policies and oil-output cuts agreed to by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), plus Russia, could cause economic growth in the Middle East region to slow this year. Favorable demographics will underpin long-term growth in the decades ahead, but productivity gains will be slow, economists say. Despite efforts to diversify their economies, the Arab Gulf countries will remain reliant on their oil and gas sectors for years to come.
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Bahrain: Proving Ground
Bahrain is nurturing its fintech sector with agile and progressive regulation, seeking to build a strong regional hub for innovation.
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Egypt: Top Regional Performer
A combination of structural economic reforms, oil and gas development and a recovering tourist sector fuels rapid growth for Egypt.
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Green Lights In Lebanon: Q&A with General Manager and Board Vice Chair of Bank Audi Freddie Baz
Freddie Baz, general manager and board vice chair of Bank Audi, talks about his bank’s robust performance despite difficult conditions, and government efforts to restore trust.
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Growing Ethically: Q&A with Qatar National Bank Acting Group CEO Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa
Abdulla Mubarak Al-Khalifa, Acting Group CEO Qatar National Bank (QNB), talks about the bank’s performance, compliance and expansion plans.
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Gulf Banks Cut Deals To Speed Growth
The larger lending institutions benefit Gulf governments by attracting foreign investors to finance their megaprojects.
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Gulf States At A Crossroads
As the region’s oil-and-gas dominance faces new challenges, the monarchies are betting that foreign capital will help carry their economies into a more stable, diversified future.
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Iraq: From Guns to Budgets
Iraq’s new government must push reconstruction forward, pull in new foreign investment and produce results for a battered population. Its time is limited.