Saudi Investment Bank showed the country’s larger lenders the way on asset quality and return on risk, to take the laurels for best performance.
Investec outruns its rivals in South Africa
September 1, 2021Investec topped the South Africa performance rankings and climbed up 63 places in the overall Top 1000 ranking. Its ‘Big Four’ peers fared less well.
First Bank Nigeria bucks trend by increasing Tier 1 capital
September 1, 2021Nigeria’s banks have had a tough year, as the economy hit a two-decade low.
Arab banks’ performance is evidence of pandemic damage
August 23, 2021An overview of the key findings in this year’s Top 100 Arab Banks ranking.
A new era for GCC digital banking
August 19, 2021Digital-only banks in the Gulf Co-operation Council are experiencing a boom.
Building UAE's blockchain KYC platform
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Bank Leumi CEO looks ahead to post-Covid growth
July 29, 2021Hanan Friedman talks about digital strategy in the lockdown age and the opportunities created by the Abraham Accords.
Geidea on the growth of digital-only financial services in the Gulf
July 15, 2021Abdullah Al-Othman on the prospects for Saudi Arabia’s first digital-only banks.
Bank of Palestine CEO predicts brighter future
April 1, 2021Mahmoud Shawa on the outlook for the territory's economy in 2021.
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Kuwait central bank hopes for swift post-pandemic recovery
April 1, 2021Central Bank of Kuwait governor Mohammad Al-Hashel talks to John Everington about protecting the banking sector and growing credit amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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