A Wave of M&A Megadeals in MENA
From Dubai to Riyadh to Kuwait City, consolidation is the talk of the town. In the first nine months of 2019, the total value...
‘Specialised Islamic Banks’ to Help Attract More Global Businesses to Qatar
Islamic banks specialising in specific sectors could help bring more international companies to the country, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) CEO Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida said...
Al-Mukhaizeem: KFH Invested Strongly in Innovation, Launched Smart Financial Solutions
Mazin Al-Nahedh, Group Chief Executive Officer at Kuwait Finance House (KFH) highlighted the financial performance for Year End 2019. He said that KFH realized...
Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank Hires Arrangers for Dollar Sukuk
Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank has hired international and regional banks to arrange the issuance of five-year U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, a document showed.
HSBC and Standard Chartered...
Islamic ETFs Still Have to Live Up to Their Potential
The global market for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has been growing exponentially over the past decades since their inception in the 1990s to a...
Dubai Islamic Bank to Cut 500-Plus Noor Bank Jobs
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) could axe more than half the workforce with a planned 500-plus job cuts at newly acquired Noor Bank as part...