UAE News

Calm Seas: A Modest Growth For The Wealthy

Looking back in the last 12 months, what are your views on the private banking and wealth management sector in the Midd... Read more

GCC: A Pricing Marvel

The $100 billion-plus of orders that Aramco’s generated for its maiden $12 billion bond sale will be also remembered ... Read more

GCC: Managing Operational Risk Effectively

In recent years, banks globally and here in the UAE were occupied by the implementation of IFRS 9. This tended to dwarf... Read more

Lebanon: State Of Play

Business cannot continue as usual. Decades of fiscal irresponsibility, corruption and nepotism drained the treasury and... Read more

An Outlook On 2019 In GCC

The year 2018 witnessed several industries adjust to the ‘new normal’, where unpredictability was rife, particularl... Read more

Banking-as-a Platform: Middle East Banks Need Technology Partners In The Race To Digitise

Middle East banks have adopted digital strategies as the growing population of younger customers increasingly demand an... Read more

Driving Innovation In GCC Corporate Banking

The regional banking and financial services industry is experiencing unprecedented levels of change, with an overcrowde... Read more

Shifting Economic Trends Drive M&A Across The Gulf

Economic trends GCC sovereigns are still reliant on oil which accounts for three-quarters of the six-nation bloc’s s... Read more

The Next Chapter In Oil Benchmarks?

What can be guaranteed looking at well-trodden mountain range paths? All are interconnected. Consider that the range re... Read more

Global Growth Momentum Subsiding

According to recent IMF forecasts, global economic activity is projected to grow 3.7 per cent in 2018. Yet despite a so... Read more

Words In Action: Investing For Impact

One of the most exciting trends to come out of wealth management in the last couple of years is the growing interest am... Read more

Life After LIBOR

What happens when the “the world’s most important number” disappears? That is the scenario that the financial ind... Read more

A Game Of Valuation

Tell us about your views on private equity investments globally and within the region. Investment trends have seen a s... Read more

Can Banks Do More To Support SMEs In The UAE?

Against a backdrop of geopolitical and economic instability, the financial services industry has a crucial role to play... Read more

Managing The Risk Of A Bad Hire

Whether you’re opening a new office due to rapid growth or replenishing your core workforce, getting the hiring proce... Read more