Finance

Lebanon saw a 38.7 percent rise in check clearing activity in the first quarter of 2010. According to figures released by the Association of Banks in Lebanon, total cleared checks …

The interest rate subsidies granted by the central bank to 60 percent of lending sectors in July and September of 2009 have been extended until June 2011. The original circulars …

International expansion has been the inclination of many of Lebanon’s banks in recent years, and being no strangers to unpredictable security conditions, frequent electrical outages and the slow crawl of …

Credit Agricole Suisse is the main private banking arm of Credit Agricole Group, with Middle East offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Beirut, Doha and Dubai. Executive recently sat down with …

The board of directors of Lebanon’s Banking Control Commission were finally appointed on March 3 by a unanimous vote of the Cabinet. After more than a month without a board, …

Six of the United Arab Emirate’s banks control 60 percent of the banking market, according to Emirates Business 24|7 analysis, suggesting that mergers and acquisitions are needed in the banking …

When disaster strikes, survival is often earned by those who have planned ahead. For businesses, this means developing contingency plans for worst-case scenarios associated with their operating environments, which can …

For as long as insurance has existed, companies, states and individuals have purchased policies to protect against war. Britain and France have long provided war insurance to companies, and America …

For many clients of international banks, a trip to a branch has become a thing of the past, as an increasing variety of services have become available online. Some institutions, …

With the financial crisis winding down, hiring is set to cautiously resume in the region’s banks. Executive spoke with Panos Manolopoulos, vice president for the Middle East at Stanton Chase, …