NEWS
News
Oula Fuel Marketing secures KWD 9.5m facility
Oula Fuel Marketing has signed a KWD 9.5 million facility agreement with Warba Bank. The...
January 17th, 2019
Samba Financial Group generates SAR 5.5bn profit in 2018
Saudi Arabia’s Samba Financial Group on Wednesday reported a 10.1% year-on-year profit ris...
January 17th, 2019
News
Saudi Arabia to inject $500m in Tunisia
Saudi Arabia has signed a agreement to provide Tunisia with a loan worth $500 million (TND...
January 17th, 2019
Egypt closes $1.2bn deal with China’s EximBank for electric train
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has signed a $1.2 billion agreement with Chin...
January 17th, 2019
News
QNB Al Ahli invests near EGP 40bn in 2018
QNB Al Ahli on Tuesday revealed that its investments in 2018 had reached EGP 39.9 billion...
January 16th, 2019
Banque du Caire to raise SME portfolio to EGP13bn end-2019
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) portfolio at Banque Du Caire amounted to EGP 8....
January 15th, 2019
News
EBRD invests $600m in Egypt’s SMEs
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has financed small- and medium...
January 15th, 2019
NBE eyes EGP100bn SME portfolio by 2020
The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) has financed small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) w...
January 15th, 2019
ANALYSIS
Analysis
UAE firms’ disclosures of Abraaj exposure to boost investor confidence - Analysts
Analysts have praised the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) announcement th...
June 25th, 2018
Analysis
Ramadan prices, Trump decisions to set CBE’s interest rates Thursday - Analysis
The recent geopolitical tension between the US and Iran has impacted the Central Bank of E...
May 17th, 2018
Analysis
UAE banks record positive results despite challenges - Analysis
Ten UAE banks recently disclosed their results for the fourth quarter of 2017 and the full...
February 1st, 2018
Analysis
AUB Kuwait may post slight rise in FY17 profits – Analyst
Ahli United Bank – Kuwait (AUB Kuwait) is expected to achieve KWD 42 million profits in th...
January 15th, 2018
REPORTS
Qatar: Banking, Finance & Insurance November 2018
While relatively young, Qatar’s banking system has successfully supported the wealthy nation’s exploration and export of its vast energy resources for over 60 years. The banking and nancial services sectors…