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BEST BANKS BY REGION 2012
Global Finance Announces the Best Banks by Region 2012 NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 Global Finance magazine has announced its...
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WORLD’S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2012
Global Finance names the World’sBest Emerging Market Banks 2012 in theMiddle East NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 Global Finance magazine...
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Middle East Investment Banking
CLOUDY OUTLOOK By Gordon Platt The global economic slowdown and regional political turmoil are casting a pall over investment banking in the Middle East. As there's no change in sight, bankers in the region may be in for ...
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SAFEST BANKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2012
Global Finance names the Safest Banks in the Middle East: April 2012 NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 Global Finance magazine...
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WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2012
Global Finance announces a half-yearly update World’s 50 Safest Banks: April 2012 NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 Bank stability is...
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Country Report: Saudi Arabia
OPEN FOR BUSINESS By Gordon Platt Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its stock markets to foreign investment, and it has reinforced its financial management team in preparation for this and broader economic reforms. Saudi Arabia, the ...
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Sector Report: Middle East Telecoms
SOWING SEEDS OF CHANGE By Anita Hawser The Arab Spring heralded the beginnings of reform and showed the growing importance of social media in enabling communal action. The telecoms sector in the Middle East has been forever changed ...
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Country Report: Kuwait
LONG-TERM VISION By Justin Keay Kuwait’s development in recent years has been driven by the state, with little FDI. However, upcoming elections promise a new government that could improve the business climate for foreign investors. When protesters ...
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EM Regional Review: Middle East
THE ARAB SPRING’S COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES By Gordon Platt Countries in the region are evaluating the economic outcome of social and political upheaval—both the opportunities and the challenges. Commercial International Bank, Egypt’s largest private sector bank, ...
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Fischer Still Seeking New Employment
NEWSMAKERS: ISRAEL By David Lipkin Former French finance minister Christine Lagarde may have secured the top job at the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF), but some fund insiders are still gunning for Stanley Fischer, governor of the Central ...
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SAFEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2011
Global Finance names the Safest Emerging Market Banks 2011 in the Middle East NEW YORK, November 3, 2011 Global Finance...