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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.
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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.
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Saudi Arabia Restoring Ties With Iran
The surprise deal was made possible by an unexpectedactor from outside the region:China.
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Award Winners
Best Treasury And Cash Management Providers 2023: Middle East
Leading banks leverage their global backbones to better serve the region.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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News
Saudi Arabia: The Next Nuclear Power?
As Iran edges closer to gaining the ability to build nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia is beginning to make similar moves.
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News
Native Grains Comeback Solves Urgent Problems
Home-grown grain may be the solution to the global wheat shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.