NEWS
News
Banque Misr sold $5 billion to cover imports since pound float; chairman says
Egypt’s second largest state-owned lender, Banque Misr said Sunday it has provided around...
May 29th, 2017
BBK to raise capital to $45m in India as part of expansion plan
The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) is working on increasing its presence in India as par...
May 29th, 2017
News
Tamkeen, BisB launch $50m portfolio to back firms
Tamkeen, Bahrain’s labour fund, and Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) have inaugurated a BD20 mi...
May 29th, 2017
National Bank of Egypt H1 net profit grows 4%
Egypt’s biggest lender, the state-owned National Bank of Egypt (NBE) reported Thursday a 4...
May 28th, 2017
News
Oman Arab Bank celebrates opening of two new state-of-the-art branches
Oman Arab Bank (OAB) recently celebrated the official opening for two of its latest ‘New E...
May 28th, 2017
CBI partners with Al Jalila Foundation
Commercial Bank International (CBI), a leading bank headquartered in Dubai, UAE has partne...
May 26th, 2017
News
Banks allocate EGP 170bn to develop infrastructure of a number of areas in Cairo and Giza
The Federation of Egyptian Banks (FEB) signed a cooperation protocol with the Department o...
May 26th, 2017
Napesco wins lowest bid in petrochemical firm’s tender
The National Petroleum Services (Napesco) was awarded the lowest bid in a tender offered b...
May 25th, 2017
ANALYSIS
Analysis
Al Khodari gains SAR 17m profit from selling equipment
Abdullah Abdul Mohsen Al Khodari Sons announced selling equipment in a public auction for...
May 22nd, 2017
Analysis
Banks offering dollars lure Egyptians from the dark side
It was only half the amount he requested, but for Ahmed, a textile manufacturer in Egypt,...
November 9th, 2016
Analysis
As Egypt floats its pound, dollar seekers confused
Egypt's surprise decision to float its pound currency on Thursday prompted confusion and u...
November 4th, 2016
Analysis
Large Gulf GREs are better positioned to withstand oil decline
In the context of the structural changes in the oil market, government finances in the GCC...
October 17th, 2016
REPORTS
Egypt Banking & Finance April 2017
Egypt’s banking and finance market is one of the most developed in the Middle East and North Africa region as a result of a productive, modern private sector and the…
FDI
Middle East & North Africa Foreign Direct Investment January 2016
Even by the tumultuous standards of the MENA region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have nearly entirely collapsed due to…
SME
Middle East & North Africa Small & Medium Enterprises January 2016
Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…