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Features

Mideast Markets Curb Appeal

Following a period of relatively subdued infrastructure and real estate activity, 2017 was a better year in the Middle East; and 2018 should record more improvement. Transport-related projects remain essential to the region’s growth, but the most crucial area remains ...

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New Realities, New Technologies

The Middle East is striving to adapt to rapid economic and social change—with some success.

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Opportunities Abound Despite Instability: Q&A With Standard Chartered Banks Regional Chief Executive of Africa and the Middle East Sunil Kaushal

Sunil Kaushal, Standard Chartered Bank’s regional chief executive of Africa and the Middle East, speaks with Global Finance about where he sees potential for growth in the high-risk region.

Features

Qatar’s Revolutionary Independence

Qatar, cornered by neighbors in a blockade, has since become more economically diversified and self-sufficient—and as a result, more independent.

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Saudi Arabia’s Female Drivers To Speed Growth

In late June, when women are finally allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, many observers predict an uptick in economic activity.

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Strength In Numbers: Q&A With Qatar National Bank CEO Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari

Qatar National Bank (QNB) CEO Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari says the bank’s sound economic fundamentals and regional diversification aspirations have helped it withstand the impact of Saudi sanctions on Qatar.

Features

Navigating Expansion: Q&A With Arab Bank CEO Nemeh Sabbagh

Arab Bank CEO Nemeh Sabbagh talks about growing with the region and reaching for opportunities throughout the world.

Awards

Global Finance Names The Best Banks In The Middle East 2018

A full report on the selections will appear in the May issue of Global Finance, with winners chosen in nearly 150 countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe. The ...

News

Oil-Rich Region Takes Up Green Finance

UAE and Jordan lead the Middle East's drive for post-hydrocarbon, environmentally sound projects.

Banking

Samba Financial Group: Practical and Proud

Rania Nashar, CEO of Samba Financial Group, is the first female CEO of a listed commercial bank in Saudi Arabia. She talks about modernization in the kingdom and at the bank, as well as Samba’s role in supporting the reinvention of the national economy.

Banking

Banking on Kuwait’s Local Market

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait’s CEO, Michel Accad, opens up about his country’s economic role in the Arab world and why the Gulf nation might never achieve all its lofty aspirations.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cyprus Shores Up Financial Sector

As the Mediterranean island nation's economy has stabilized, so too have its banks.