Executive Interviews
Continuous Growth: Q&A With Mashreq Bank Group CEO Ahmed Abdelaal
Ahmed Abdelaal, Group CEO of Mashreq Bank, speaks to Global Finance about preparations for COP28 and the possibility of a recession.
Middle East
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
In With The New: Q&A With BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East And Africa CEO Masroor Batin
Masroor Batin, CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East and Africa, speaks about changes in MENA banking and complementarity with local banks.
Banking
The UAE: A Hub For Wealth
At the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, the UAE is home to some of the world’s wealthiest people and an increasing number of foreigners.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudis Boost Boeing Order Book
Saudia and Riyadh Air join forces to order121 Boeing 787s, the company's fifth largest commercial order by value ever.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Saudi Arabia Restoring Ties With Iran
The surprise deal was made possible by an unexpectedactor from outside the region:China.
Award Winners
Best Treasury And Cash Management Providers 2023: Middle East
Leading banks leverage their global backbones to better serve the region.
Country Report
Kuwait: Gas Half Full
Kuwait is enjoying high hydrocarbon prices, but the lack of reforms weighs heavily on the oil-rentier’s economic outlook.
Country Report
Kuwait’s Digital Transformation Journey
A historically strong banking system has been conservative in its approach to tech innovation, but that’s changing.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Saudi Arabia’s New Central Bank Governor Must Tame Inflation
Saudi Arabia's central bank raisedkey policy rates seven times in 2022 and economic growth is projected to slow this year.
Country Report
Saudi Arabia: Digital Boom
Saudi Arabia went in a decade from a desert kingdom to one of the world’s most connected nations.