Fitch: Zakat Settlements Remove Key Uncertainty For Saudi Banks
The extra amounts, due to a backdated change in the zakat calculation, will not materially deplete banks' capital buffe... Read more
Open For Business: How Kuwait Is Transforming Itself To Attract FDI
Last year, the Kuwait Investment Forum 2018 (KIF 2018) brought together participants from more than 55 countries to hig... Read more
Investors Should Value Fundamentals Over Headline Risks
Sukuk and conventional financing share the same features that could make them vulnerable to global factors. One thing t... Read more
Taxation And Technology In GCC
How has the implementation of the VAT in UAE and KSA assisted in raising the profiles of these two countries in the glo... Read more
Digitalising The Financial Landscape In The UAE
New technologies today are changing the face of the banking and financial landscape at a rapid pace. Such dramatic tran... Read more
Digitalisation Of Trade Finance Underway, Despite Geopolitical Concerns
Trade finance is being transformed, not least because banks are finally making headway with respect to one of the secto... Read more
Empowering Women Through Finance In The Middle East
We need more women entrepreneurs. As the female chair of Hinduja Bank, being outnumbered by Y chromosomes in a boardroo... Read more
Islamic Banks: Better Operating Conditions
The Islamic finance sector continues to demonstrate positive growth. Fitch Ratings’ 2019 Outlook: Gulf Cooperation Co... Read more
Saudi Arabia 2019 Budget
Balancing real GDP growth with fiscal prudence Saudi Arabia’s 2019 budget released by the Saudi Ministry of Finance (... Read more
The Great US Experiment
The US looks like one of the more interesting areas to watch in the coming year. The country is currently in the middle... Read more
UAE-India Trade Forum: Tit For Tat
The UAE stands out as a very attractive market for investment and to do business. It is in the strategic location of be... Read more
Limitless Innovation In GCCS Financial Services Industry
The words 'fast', 'affordable', and 'hassle-free' are seldom used in conjunction with financial products. However, broa... Read more
Access To Islamic Investment For Everyone
Do you believe that Islamic financial institutions have underserviced retail investors? They don’t bother with retai... Read more
Seize The Day: Intra Arab-Africa Trade
The rationale for building powerful trade and economic ties between the Arab and African regions is relatively straight... Read more
Banking Trends In MENA Amid Security Concerns
The Middle East, home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world, is seeing a booming banking sector attract... Read more