Middle East and North Africa

Middle East and North Africa

Russian Sberbank to Open Office in Abu Dhabi

Sberbank, the largest commercial bank in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, is on course to opening an office in Abu Dhabi by the end...

Etihad Credit Insurance Launches New Islamic Shariah Compliant Export Credit Solutions

Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE federal export credit company, has launched its Shariah-compliant export credit solutions under ‘ECI Islamic’ as it looks to...

Sukuk Issuances will Continue to Grow in 2020: Refinitiv

Sukuk issuances will grow from $162 billion in 2019 to $174 billion in 2020 as governments look to tap them to meet funding requirements...

4th Middle East and Africa FinTech Forum to Take Place in...

Despite the pandemic, which led to the cancellation of many major events around the world, MENA’s leading international bank, Bank ABC, under the esteemed...

Dubai’s Biggest Bank Sees 55% Profits Slump amid Coronavirus Crisis

Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, on Tuesday, delivered a net profit of AED5.6 billion ($1.5 billion) in the first nine months of 2020 as...

Wealthier with ESG: Factor Investors, ETFs in Middle East Join Investment...

More investors in the Middle East and around the world are increasingly looking to increase gains by putting their money in companies that are...