The governor of Qatar’s central bank talks to The Banker about how two years of economic blockade has affected the country’s economy.

The Dubai-based MENA team at Morgan Stanley was well-placed to facilitate Saudi oil giant Aramco’s debut bond issue. 

Mazin Al-Nahedh, chief executive of Kuwait Finance House, talks about outperforming the national economy and the bank’s embrace of technology.

SMEs have largely been neglected by banks, but this is beginning to change in the UK as digital challengers step in to give the sector the attention it warrants. 

Lebanon’s banks are keeping their heads above water, but the country’s wider problems continue to pose a risk to its economic future. 

Italy’s finance minister talks to The Banker about his government’s disagreements with Europe and advancing Italian involvement in China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

A combination of political paralysis and fiscal crises have brought Lebanon’s economy to its day of reckoning.