Cautious optimism is the word of the day in the Saudi banking sector as the gains of mid-decade failed to recur in the wake of a bearish first quarter 2006 …
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E What are the top three most challenging issues the banking sector faces today? And what is your bank doing to address them? Human capital. That’s the most important challenge …
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The UAE’s banking sector has recently been crowned the largest market in the GCC by total assets, valued at $336 billion. The IMF believes the “financial system remains sound,” even …
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E What are the top three most challenging issues CBD faces today? How can they be solved? Without hesitation, I think that the number one issue is hiring and retaining …
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The GCC has enjoyed vigorous growth in the banking sector, with the exception of Saudi Arabia that suffered the aftershocks of the 2006 downturn in its stock market. These profits …
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As Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo discovered in Moscow in May the twisting path from being a hero to potential super villain and back to hero can be very short. The …
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Not an oil-producing country itself, Jordan has nonetheless benefited from the oil riches in recent years. Along the intertwining roads that crisscross Amman’s calcareous landscape, luxury villas and a rising …
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Syria’s private banks continue to shake up the country’s long stagnant banking sector. Four years after the first private banks entered the market, nine now operate, including the country’s first …
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Lebanese banks have long operated in a different category from the real Lebanese economy, with deposits and accounts experiencing year-on-year growth as the country’s general economic outlook was, at best, …
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In today’s fast-paced world, Information Technology has become a central element to the smooth running of any business operation. The banking sector, a pivotal industry in Lebanon’s economy boasting $85 …