Kuwait Finance House gets buy back approval

Kuwait Finance House has said it had received the central bank's approval to buy back up to 10%... Read full article »
Kuwait: Wednesday, April 14 - 2010 at 09:22

HSBC enters Kuwait retail banking market

HSBC has become the first international bank to enter the Kuwaiti retail banking market with the... Read full article »
Kuwait: Tuesday, April 13 - 2010 at 09:56

National Bank of Bahrain's Q1 profit tops $35m

National Bank of Bahrain has reported a net profit of BD13.22m ($35.16m) for the first quarter of... Read full article »
Bahrain: Tuesday, April 13 - 2010 at 09:52

Riyad Bank's Q1 net profit rises 55%

Saudi lender Riyad Bank has reported a 55% increase in Q1 net profit on lower operating costs and... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Monday, April 12 - 2010 at 09:45

Emirates NBD officials step down

Emirates NBD's head of retail banking Suvo Sarkar will leave the bank at the end of May,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 12 - 2010 at 09:40

Bank deposits in Jordan rise 2%

Total deposits at licensed banks in Jordan at the end of February increased 2% to JD20.7bn... Read full article »
Jordan: Sunday, April 11 - 2010 at 09:51

Investment banking rebounds in Middle East in Q1

According to an analysis by Thomson Reuters, investment banking in the Middle East experienced a... Read full article »
Middle East: Sunday, April 11 - 2010 at 09:42

Fitch downgrades Taib Bank to 'B+', negative outlook

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bahrain-based Taib Bank's (TAIB) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (... Read full article »
Bahrain: Saturday, April 10 - 2010 at 12:01

Commercial Bank Kuwait elects new board

A new board for the Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has been elected by shareholders who also... Read full article »
Kuwait: Thursday, April 08 - 2010 at 09:55

Warba Bank registered on Kuwait Islamic bank list

As per a recommendation by Kuwait's finance minister, the central bank has said that it has... Read full article »
Kuwait: Thursday, April 08 - 2010 at 09:51

Kuwait Finance House in Canada real estate JV

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has announced the formation of a joint venture with Canada's Killam... Read full article »
Kuwait: Thursday, April 08 - 2010 at 09:48

UAE should ease lending ratios, says NBAD

Michael Tomalin, CEO of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, has said the UAE central bank should... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 07 - 2010 at 10:12

UAE banks have enough liquidity, says al-Suwaidi

Sultan bin Nasser al-Suwaidi, governor of the UAE central bank, has said the banking system in... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 07 - 2010 at 10:01

Qatar National Bank Q1 profit rises 25%

Qatar National Bank has said its Q1 2010 profit rose 25% to QR1.27bn amid increased interest and... Read full article »
Qatar: Wednesday, April 07 - 2010 at 09:48

Kuwait's NBK eyes stake in Turkish bank

Ibrahim Dabdoub, CEO of The National Bank of Kuwait, has said the lender is considering buying a... Read full article »
Kuwait: Wednesday, April 07 - 2010 at 09:44