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Awards

World’s Best Private Bank Awards 2018 | Facing The Big Banks

Saod Obaidalla, executive vice president and head of Private Banking at Emirates NBD, speaks with Global Finance about the evolution of the regional economy and the bank’s plans to compete with global rivals.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Qatar | Accounting Changes Double Reserves

Qatar’s reserves nearly doubled to $39 billion due to the change giving it more foreign-currency liquidity.

Country Report

Qatar | Economy Resilient Despite Blockade

Qatar has staved off disaster with new alliances. Still, the regional conflict must be resolved for long-term health.

Banking

Lebanon Needs infrastructure And Reserves: Central Bank Governor

Riad Salamé, governor, Banque du Liban, talks with Global Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about Lebanon’s need to build infrastructure and reserves, and the central bank’s efforts to boost growth from around 2.5% to around 6% by boosting tech startups and entrepreneurship generally.

Data

Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Jordan

Dr. Ziad Fariz, governor of Jordan’s central bank since 2012, talks about the refugee problem, recovery from the financial crisis, and how his country is keeping its financial system on an even keel.

Data

Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Lebanon

Riad Salamé, governor of Lebanon’s central bank, discusses economic conditions for his country and the region in general, and how Lebanon benefits from its “strong, healthy and conservative banking sector.”

News

Top 50 Safest Banks In Middle East 2017

GCC banks still dominate, with First Abu Dhabi Bank firmly on top.

Data

The Levant: Sun Shines Through Clouds

Definedloosely as the region spreading from Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria in the northeast, and including Egypt in the southwest, with Cyprus off the shore, the Levant sees many points of lightdespite the current gloomy outlook.

Award Ceremonies and Events

Getting Inflation Back To Target Range A Challenge: Flug

Karnit Flug, governor of the central bank of Israel, again won an “A” grade in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. She speaks with editor Andrea Fiano about Israel’s economy and the challenge of getting inflation to target, as well as global conditions and the threat of rising protectionism.

News

Middle East

World’s Best Private Bank Awards 2018 | Facing The Big Banks

Qatar | Accounting Changes Double Reserves

Qatar | Economy Resilient Despite Blockade

Lebanon Needs infrastructure And Reserves: Central Bank Governor

Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Jordan

Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Lebanon

Top 50 Safest Banks In Middle East 2017

The Levant: Sun Shines Through Clouds

Getting Inflation Back To Target Range A Challenge: Flug

Can Saudi Women Jumpstart The Auto Industry?

Private Deal to Replace Aramco IPO?

Central Bankers Report Card 2017 | Ratings For Middle East & Africa