In its first foray into the market, the sole operator of Dubai’s automated road toll collection system saw its retail tranche 190 times oversubscribed.

Having benefited from high government spending during the pandemic, Bahrain’s banks are looking to the retail sector to support growth in the coming year.

While African deal values fell last year in line with international trends, the country remains a significant investment destination for Middle Eastern investors, writes John Everington. 

The National Bank of Georgia’s outgoing governor talks about his biggest regret and the need for central banks to make unpopular decisions.

Huda Al-Lawati, founder and CEO of Aliph Capital, the first female-founded private equity fund in the Middle East, speaks to The Banker.

Asia has a wide infrastructure gap, which was further exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic. As countries look to new ways of raising financing, innovative structures and a focus on renewables is helping to lure in new investors. 

The country faces an uphill battle to prepare for a future beyond oil.

Now is an opportune time to consider introducing UK regulatory investigation time limits in order to achieve better fairness and proportionality.

Short- and long-term economic challenges and shifting growth paradigms are the topics of discussion for the Latam economists participating in The Banker’s roundtable.