Profits have improved across the sector, even as lending eases following last year’s Fifa World Cup.

Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al-Thani, CEO of the Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar, talks about the country’s diversification strategy and investment priorities.

Credit growth is set to ease in 2023 as the country’s mortgage market cools, while tighter liquidity increases funding costs, writes John Everington.

Mohammed Bin Abdullah Elkuwaiz, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority, on the surge in local listings, and the regulator’s plans for tokenised and virtual assets.

Halfway through the country's Vision 2030 programme, Saudi Arabia has made significant progress in its economic reform programme. Yet efforts to further boost the private sector and attract foreign investment face stiff challenges.

The governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait talks about the impact of slowing economic growth on the local banking sector, CBDCs and other digital initiatives, and the country’s nascent green finance initiatives.

While a spike in oil revenues is predicted to return government finances to a surplus for the first time since 2014, vital economic reforms appear as far off as ever.

NBK’s chief executive officer for Kuwait talks about the challenges facing the country’s banking sector, the lender’s international expansion, and digital banking brand Weyay.

KFH’s long-trailed acquisition of Bahrain’s AUB has further concentrated banking in the hands of the country’s two largest institutions.

After a year of chaos in the crypto sphere, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority’s framework represents a shift in the regulatory approach to virtual assets.