GCC Bank Mergers: The Answer To An Overbanked Market?
The GCC is one of the most overbanked regions in the world. What are your views on how sustainable this is for the mark... Read more
Embracing Disruption In GCC
The next big wave of innovation in financial services will be driven by incumbents starting with a blank canvas, accord... Read more
IFRS 16 And Its Consequences
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)— adoption of which is mandatory for businesses preparing statu... Read more
Saudi Arabia: From Here To Modernity
When prominent oilman Everette Lee DeGolyer, founder of applied geophysics in t h e petroleum industry, surveyed the Gu... Read more
GCC: Out Of The Dark Into Another Light
The macroeconomic picture is improving significantly across the GCC over the last 12 months, oil production cuts, the m... Read more
Sukuk: Strength In Numbers
One thing to note about last year’s market turbulence is the fact Sukuk is more resilient than bonds in the secondary... Read more
ING Nurtures A Green Footprint
How does ING define sustainable finance activities? Although ING’s own operations have been climate-neutral for a de... Read more
The UAE: Health Is Wealth
Only 46 per cent of those working in financial services would feel confident about speaking to their manager about ment... Read more
US Federal Reserve: The Biggest Risk Factor For 2019
What is your outlook for 2019 and what are the most striking risk factors? 2019 is going to be somewhat similar to 201... Read more
Open Banking In UAE: Putting Consumers In The Drivers Seat
The UAE is well on its way to cementing itself as a leading technology hub in the region as the drive towards diversify... Read more
Introducing The Digital CFO In MENA
It would be a mistake to think of industrial revolutions as fads. They are not. Neither are they passing fancies, flash... Read more
Bahrain: A New Horizon
Bahrain has endured quite a challenging couple of years. How would you describe the economic development of the Kingdom... Read more
GCC: Screen Savers
According to a team of experts, only one thing is certain when it comes to cybercrime: it is impossible to limit its im... Read more
Financial Inclusion And The Future Of Fintech In The Middle East
Banking is about trust. I often think back to the global financial crash in 2008. Not simply in terms of the shock to t... Read more
Banks Remain Strong Amid Regional Volatility
The GCC, home to some of the fastest growing economies in the MENA region, is seeing a booming banking sector attractin... Read more