Sustained global economic expansion continues to be expected, with a real GDP growth rate of about four per cent in…
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The Arab world can make a big difference to emerging markets, according to Marvin Zonis, professor emeritus of Busess…
As an up-date to a previous article about factoring, Cash&Trade decided to canvass opinion from the leading factors in MENA…
The increasing potential and importance of South-South trade is reviewed by ALEXANDER R. MALAKET, CITP, president of Opus Advisory Service…
Noor Islamic Bank’s highly successful growth rate since its inception in 2007 highlighted the need to address the impact that…
UAE central bank governor Sultan bin Nasser al-Suweidi said recently that local banks will return to making good profi ts…
Lebanon’s BLC Bank is being partnered by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to help increase trade fi…
One of India’s leading banks this month opened its fi rst overseas branch in Dubai. IDBI, which will provide a…
A number of trade finance programmes backed by the Japanese government are currently being held in the MENA region. This…
Saudi Arabia’s economic diversifi cation initiatives, one of the priorities listed in its fi ve-year development plan, has yielded positive…
As part of ongoing eff orts to enhance connectivity, Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has approved FFastFill plc, a…
Business confidence rose across almost all Gulf countries in the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest HSBC Gulf…
China and the Middle East are likely to expand two-way capital flows rapidly in the coming years as investment catches…
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), the export credit insurance arm of the Islamic…
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Due to the partnership model inherent in Shariah-compliant business models, Islamic banks traditionally enjoy a slightly more secure risk position…