Gcc Banking

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Business Sector

How can GCC Banks reset for growth beyond COVID-19?

May 04, 2021

GCC Banking Industry - How can GCC Banks reset for growth beyond COVID-19?

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Capital Market

Deluge of bond issues by Gulf banks provides capital boost

March 10, 2021

Bond issuance by Gulf banks have increased their capital

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Capital Market

COVID-19 may force GCC companies to cut dividend payout

July 09, 2020

Many GCC stock indices have high dividend payout ratios of greater than 50%.Speculation of dividend cuts triggered a sellof in Kuwaiti banks.

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Capital Market

Implications of COVID-19 on GCC Asset Classes

June 08, 2020

What drives the performance of the asset classes in the light of COVID19 and lower oil prices? How has the impact been thus far?

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Capital Market

How to improve the Secondary Market for Sukuk Bonds

June 07, 2020

Prevalence of buy-and-hold culture perpetuated by scarcity of sukuk issues had led to dearth of liquidity in secondary markets.

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Business Sector

COVID-19’s direct and indirect impact on GCC banking sector

May 11, 2020

Covid-19 impact on GCC Banks: Disruption in operations, rising non-performing loans could result in earnings shock, are capital buffers adequate to absorb the losses?

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Capital Market

Regulations governing liquidity risk in Islamic Banking

December 16, 2019

Given the systemic importance and the pivotal role played by banks in a country’s economy, banking regulations are of paramount importance for all stakeholders.

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Capital Market

What affects the liquidity position of Islamic banks?

November 21, 2019

This article was originally published in Islamic Finance News (IFN).

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Business Sector

Liquidity in Islamic banking: Challenges and opportunities

September 19, 2019

An article on Liquidity management Islamic banking and comparing its differences with that of conventional banking

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Capital Market

Do GCC Banks have adequate capital buffers?

September 15, 2019

GCC Banks - The term liquidity is defined as the banks’ ability to fund rising assets and to meet its obligations on time.

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Capital Market

Banking stocks propel the GCC markets

August 06, 2018

According to

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Technology

Mobile payments are a great business opportunity for GCC banks_

January 29, 2017

The article originally appeared in The National | Business

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Economy

Should GCC banks be wary of Fintech entry?

August 24, 2016

The western countries, especially the US, have adopted technology at a much faster pace than the rest of the world. At pre

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Capital Market

Revealed: The 30 most valuable non-banking companies in GCC 30

July 28, 2016

ROE is one of the important parameters that is used to evaluate the strength of the company as well as the return the com

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Business Sector

Private equity can fill the funding gaps left by banks

June 20, 2016

The article originally appeared in The National | Business.

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Business Sector

Qatar Banking - Advantage larger banks

October 28, 2015

Qatar banking sector overall accounts for 126% of the country’s nominal GDP i

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Business Sector

Japanese Interest in Islamic Banking: Key Questions

June 07, 2015

Islamic banking derives its basis from the principles laid down in Sharia and u

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