US ETF and ETP assets break through $1t milestone
By Mahmood Rafique The assets of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange ...
Bahrain’s first lady honours women volunteers
By Nayla Barakat The Kingdom of Bahrain recognised the services being rendered by the women volunteers by extending helping hands ...
GFH to become a leading player in $1t Islamic finance market
Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) is eyeing the $1 trillion Islamic finance market by exploring opportunities in all vital segments ...
Iran’s nuclear arms pursuit poses threat to the entire region: Hillary Clinton
[caption id="attachment_228" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a ...
Bahrain eyes importing 365b cubic feet LNG a year
Bahrain eyes importing 365b cubic feet LNG a year Bahrain is exploring the possibility of importing 365 billion liquid natural ...
GCC project finance slips $20b in 2009 from $40b a year ago: Report
With the total value of project finance in the region plummeting to $20 billion in 2009 from over $40 billion ...
Fitch affirms IDB at ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Islamic Development Bank's (IDB) long-term issuer default rating (IDR) at 'AAA' and its short-term IDR at ...
Cemena Holding Company to establish a Cement Plant in Syria
[caption id="attachment_164" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="Hisham Alrayes, left signing agreement with Tong Laigou in presence of other officials to establish a ...
GCC banks lag behind their European peers in serving customers: Experts
While the global financial crisis has forced commercial banks in other parts of the world to close expensive branches and ...
GCC banks can easily embrace Basel III regulations: Experts
IMF will ensure the availability of additional capital for the banks. The banks across the GCC generally and specifically in ...