Middle East Archives

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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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Saudia and Riyadh Air join forces to order121 Boeing 787s, the company's fifth largest commercial order by value ever.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The surprise deal was made possible by an unexpectedactor from outside the region:China.

Award Winners

Leading banks leverage their global backbones to better serve the region.

Country Report

Kuwait is enjoying high hydrocarbon prices, but the lack of reforms weighs heavily on the oil-rentier’s economic outlook.

Country Report

A historically strong banking system has been conservative in its approach to tech innovation, but that’s changing.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

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 went in a decade from a desert kingdom to one of the world’s most connected nations.

News

As Iran edges closer to gaining the ability to build nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia is beginning to make similar moves.

News

Home-grown grain may be the solution to the global wheat shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The Gulf country seeks to grow its economy beyond hydrocarbons.

Awards

Global Finance presents the best private banks in the Middle East.