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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

Making The Desert Green

Middle Eastern institutions and economies push for sustainability.

Features

MENA: Bucking Economic Headwinds

The MENA region reaches a record level of IPOs.

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.

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.