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BEST INTERNET BANKS 2014 ROUND 1
In this first installment of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and then by region, according to product or service category.
Middle East
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Country Report
MENDING EGYPT’S DAMAGED ECONOMY
COUNTRY REPORT | EGYPT<br />
Pressure is building on Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to deliver economic gains. Falling investment and a sharp drop in tourist arrivals have weakened growth over the past three years. But a rapid return to pre-2011 expansion levels appears unlikely.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MOROCCO: STABLE, AND WELL-SITUATED
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | MOROCCO<br />
Morocco boasts solid outward FDI, geopolitical stability and proximity to key markets, but corruption is commonplace.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SAUDI EXCHANGE OPENING WILL INCREASE RIYADH’S IMPORTANCE
CAPITAL MARKETS | MIDDLE EAST EQUITY<br />
Riyadh, the Saudi capital, has already built a new financial district, named after King Abdullah, but its 42 new skyscrapers stand largely empty. That could change following the decision by the government in July to allow foreign financial institutions to invest directly in listed shares, starting in the first half of 2015.
Features
Investors Await Saudi Exchange Access
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) said in July that,Inshallah, it will open its $560 billion stock market to foreign financial institutions in the first half of next year.
Banking
BIG LOAN SIGNALS EGYPT’S RETURN TO GLOBAL MARKETS
FINANCE & CAPITAL | TRENDS: Islamic Finance
Banking
ECONOMIC AFTERSHOCKS
<u>DEAR READER</u><br />
Geopolitical instability seems to be everywhere these days, whether we look to North Africa and the Middle East or Eastern Europe, to Southern Asia or Southeast Asia, and it weighs on financial markets and policymakers worldwide.
Banking
GCC 2014: BANKING ON TECHNOLOGY
GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | BANKING SECTOR<br />
Banks in the GCC are leveraging the latest technologies to keep pace with a customer base whose members are increasingly demanding, wealthy and tech-savvy.
Banking
GCC 2014: INNOVATION FROM THE GROUND UP
GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | INNOVATION<br />
Attempts to drive innovation in the Gulf are still at an early stage. But as countries increase R&D spending, the results could have a huge impact on non-oil growth.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
GCC 2014: LOWERING EXPECTATIONS
GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | INTRODUCTION<br />
The six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council have some of the world’s highest living standards and a combined GDP of more than $1.6 trillion. They play an important role in maintaining global economic stability, and their continuing prosperity depends critically on oil prices and the ability to generate surpluses to pay for infrastructure development and job creation.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
YOUNG QATARI EMIR TAKES GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
QATAR<br />
In June, after only a year in office, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the 34-year-old emir of Qatar, found himself at the center of two global news stories.
Features
Islamic ETFs Building Global Appeal
It is not only investors in the traditional Muslim markets in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey who are tapping into the financial and emotional benefits of shariah exchange-traded funds (ETFs).