Concerns are growing that mooted changes to banking regulations could restrict the availability of trade finance and potentially lead to…
Browsing: Issue 06 November / December 2010
Financial statements provide a common format for assessing businesses but are diffi cult to read in their raw form. Financial…
An overall positive outlook across emerging and developed economies has been highlighted in the recently released hSBC survey. It shows…
Although the Middle East was not as badly aff ected by the global fi nancial crisis as the Western world,…
As at Q3 2010, Riyadh Bank’s corporate liabilities rose over Q2 2010 to reach SAR90bn, whilst over the same period…
Recovery is under way, in the oil-rich Gulf states certainly, and more tentatively across other parts of the Middle East…
Eikon (pronounced “icon”) is the latest component of Thomson Reuters’ “innovation agenda” that redefines how financial professionals work by placing…
Despite current uncertainty in the banking industry, the mood at Sibos – the annual international banking conference sponsored by SWIFT…
Dubai Islamic Bank has announced the opening of three new branches – one in Abu Dhabi and two in Dubai…
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi now has trade finance managers in its London and Paris branches as part of…
CBA, a global provider of banking IT solutions and services, recently announced that ABN AMRO has selected its IBAS Global…
Currency policies continued to dominate the agenda at the G20 summit in South Korea, and there were fears that a…
Citigroup, through its Global Transaction Services business, has launched commercial card issuance on behalf of BASF, the world’s leading chemical…
HSBC Middle East has completed its fi rst crossborder renminbi (RMB) trade transaction, becoming the fi rst bank to announce…
A survey indicates that 65 per cent of treasurers are interested in adopting mobile services. Fundtech, a market leader in…
After running successful pilot schemes in partnership with SWIFT and BNY Mellon, Wall Street Systems has launched a white paper…