Middle East Business News

Why Oman Has Work To Do Before Bond Sale

If Oman does tap the international bond market, it would join a plethora of governments who sought to take advantage of ... Read more

Cryptocurrencies Won't Succeed Until There's A Single Global Gov't - Kaspersky

Russian cybersecurity boss Eugene Kaspersky says Bitcoin is great but it won't replace the current financial system Read more

UAE Company First To Avail Of Bankruptcy Law At Abu Dhabi Court

In a first of its kind case, the court restructured a company to allow it to pay off its considerable debts Read more

Middle East 'ripe' For Transition To Digital Payments, Says Network Int'l CEO

Network International processed approximately 680 million transactions across the Middle East and North Africa in 2018 Read more

Kuwait's Kamco, Global To Merge Into $13bn Investment Giant

Kuwaiti investment companies sign agreement to cement merger talks and start regulatory process Read more

India's Largest Bank SBI Inks Payments Deal With Hitachi

State Bank of India announces launch of joint venture for a card acceptance and digital payments platform Read more

National Bank Of Bahrain Ramps Up Operations In UAE, Saudi Arabia

The bank has doubled its staff numbers in Riyadh and is recruiting people to its Abu Dhabi branch Read more

National Bank Of Bahrain Ramps Up Operations In UAE, Saudi Arabia

The bank has doubled its staff numbers in Riyadh and is recruiting people to its Abu Dhabi branch Read more

Dubai Lending Platform Secures New Funding For Expansion Plan

Beehive says it has won a further $4m to help drive GCC and South East Asia expansion Read more

Dubai Lending Platform Secures New Funding For Expansion Plan

Beehive says it has won a further $4m to help drive GCC and South East Asia expansion Read more

UAE Bank Hires Former StanChart Senior Exec As New CEO

United Arab Bank has announced the appointment of Ahmad Mohammad Abu Eideh as its new CEO Read more

UAE Bank Hires Former StanChart Senior Exec As New CEO

United Arab Bank has announced the appointment of Ahmad Mohammad Abu Eideh as its new CEO Read more

DIFC Regulator To Strengthen Corporate Oversight In Wake Of Abraaj Collapse

Dubai Financial Services Authority CEO Bryan Stirewalt said it will re its approach to supervision after an exhaustive i... Read more

DIFC Regulator To Strengthen Corporate Oversight In Wake Of Abraaj Collapse

Dubai Financial Services Authority CEO Bryan Stirewalt said it will re its approach to supervision after an exhaustive i... Read more

Kuwait Finance House Using Robotic Assistant For Loan Applications

Kuwait Finance House's robotic assistant will handle customer loan applications and will autonomously create credit repo... Read more