Tag Archives: Middle East

Reviving The Future Of Retail Banking Through Islamic Finance

5th Worild Islamic Retail Banking Conference, (26 – 27 November, Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai – …
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PineBridge Investments appoints Chief Investment Officer

PineBridge Investments announced an appointment of new chief investment officer. Wael Aburida will lead the company’s MENA …
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EAST CAPITAL COMMENT: Turkish growth set to continue

The Turkish stock market has continued to perform well, and is already up 10.1 percent …
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Marsh appoints head of business development for MENA region

Marsh has appointed Neil Irwin to lead the firm’s business development across its Middle East and North …
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Deutsche Bank appoints regional head of global transaction banking for MEA

Deutsche Bank announced the appointment of Harold Leenen, as the regional head of global transaction banking …
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4D Global Energy Advisors invest $17M in Aladdin Middle East

As part of a funding round of USD20 mln initiated by Turkey-focused oil and natural gas …
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8th Annual Middle East Retail Banking Forum Opens In Dubai, UAE

Dedicated three-day event puts spotlight on the future of Middle East retail banking, while examining …
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EXCLUSIVE: Goldman Sachs hires ex-Deutsche banker to run MENA unit

Goldman Sachs has hired Saleh Romeih, who left Deutsche Bank in September, as head of …
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Wermuth’s pro-environment fund pulls off second deal in short while

By Andrei Skvarsky. Wermuth Asset Management, a German firm with most of its business interests …
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EBRD to have permanent office in Jordan

By Andrei Skvarsky. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to have a permanent …
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Runa Capital leads $4.7M series A round for Israeli mobile solutions company Cellrox

Cellrox, an Israeli start-up in the mobile services domain, has bagged a USD 4.7 mln …
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Is Qatar on your entrepreneurial watch list?

Entrepreneurs looking for potential investment opportunities ought to place Qatar high on their watch lists …
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Abraaj hires EMPEA chief for top brass role

The Abraaj Group, a Dubai-based private equity and venture capital firm, has handed a top …
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Fastlane Ventures booster of startups gets Kazakh tycoon Rakishev on board

By Andrei Skvarsky. Fastlane Ventures, a Moscow-based venture capital firm specialising in support for startup …
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VTB Capital hires ex-Royal Bank of Scotland researcher as chief economist for MEA

By Andrei Skvarsky. VTB Capital has hired Raza Agha from Royal Bank of Scotland as …
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