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    • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
      Special ReportMorocco: Gateway to Africa
      Moroccan lenders shore up small businesses but risks loom

      Government underpin to encourage lending during the pandemic has ended, leaving banks’ balance sheets vulnerable

    • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
      Special ReportFinancial Inclusion: Middle East & Africa
      Banks use fintech to make up for lost time on financial inclusion

      Institutions are investing in a bid to reach ‘unbanked’ groups in Africa and the Middle East

    • Thursday, 24 January, 2019
      Special Report
      Morocco: Gateway to Africa

      The pandemic has battered sectors such as tourism, but the kingdom is showing signs of recovery — helped in part by government-back programmes to encourage business lending, as well as the expansion of the country’s car manufacturing and renewables industries. Meanwhile, critics are concerned about a weakness of opposition within the new parliament

    • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
      News in-depthEgypt
      Egypt is the latest darling of overseas lenders

      Western banks that sold out stand to miss out on emerging opportunities

    • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
      News in-depthQatar
      Banks shrug off impact of Qatar blockade

      The crisis may have helped the country diversify leaving it in better shape than before

    • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
      News in-depthMergers & Acquisitions
      Middle East banks decide bigger can be better

      Sharp fall in oil prompted reforms and spurred interest in tie-ups

    • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
      News in-depth
      Abu Dhabi Financial Group: a turnround and tech specialist

      Arab Spring turmoil helped ADFG to become more opportunistic

    • Wednesday, 11 April, 2018
      Emerging market investors to find Saudi stocks in their funds

      Passive funds will automatically include equities from the oil state

    • Tuesday, 12 December, 2017
      Special ReportDoing Business in the Arab World
      Gulf banks face up to Qatar fallout

      Stand-off with neighbours blocks flow of money, people and goods

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2017
      Saudi Arabia to cull billions of dollars of projects

      Cost-cutting measure aims to narrow budget deficit gap and balance the books by 2020

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2017
      Saudi Arabia plans bond deal to help finance budget deficit

      Country sharply affected by collapse in energy prices since 2014

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2016
      Demand rises for education in Islamic finance

      Non-Muslim business students seek to understand sharia-compliant deals

    • Friday, 7 October, 2016
      Arab World: Banking & Finance

      Abu Dhabi and Dubai are striving to support and develop local financial technology start-ups

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2016
      Cairo’s ‘Tahrir Alley’ supports Egyptian tech start-ups

      App inventors, website designers and investors cluster on the GrEEK Campus

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2016
      Abu Dhabi and Dubai put fintech first

      The UAE is striving to support and develop local financial technology start-ups

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2016
      Syrian crisis
      Lebanese camps for Syrians witness the rise of the connected refugee

      They are benefiting from cutting-edge apps

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2016
      Dubai turns to blockchain for domestic challenges

      The emirate is challenging tech developers to solve expensive problems

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2016
      UAE set to enact bankruptcy law as companies grapple with downturn

      New regulations seek to protect executives at failing businesses from criminal prosecution

    • Friday, 15 April, 2016
      Islamic banks hope to attract Mauritania’s deposit-wary consumers

      Many consumers are uncomfortable with western banking practices

    • Wednesday, 24 February, 2016
      Gulf states to introduce sales tax

      Long drop in oil pushes six-member group to seek new revenues

    • Tuesday, 16 February, 2016
      Harsh economic reality on oil price drives Saudi-Russia accord

      In spite of enmity, oil exporters respond to low prices, tight budgets and chaos in Middle East

    • Sunday, 31 January, 2016
      British regulators help Iranian banks come in from the cold

      Start-up unit assists three lenders to overcome sanctions legacy

    • Wednesday, 20 January, 2016
      Currencies
      Saudi Arabia intervenes to prevent currency speculation

      Intervention stokes unease about Riyadh’s ability to manage economy

    • Wednesday, 7 October, 2015
      Fiscal collaboration is vital for economic and social stability

      Gulf states will be resilient in handling the current decline, writes Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout

    • Wednesday, 7 October, 2015
      Bank of Palestine has not only survived but remained profitable

      Three generations of one family have helped the institution grow and remain profitable

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