Mounia Khelifi

Macquarie Bank

view

Updated: May 2013

Haissam Saleh

QIB UK (Plc)

view

Updated: May 2013

Laith Al-Hilfi

Hazlems Fenton LLP Chartered Accountants

view

Updated: May 2013

David Burge

Dixcart International

view

Updated: May 2013

Lena Al-Chamaa

Kleinwort Benson

view

Updated: May 2013

Raney Aburdene

Capital Trust Limited

view

Updated: May 2013

Raed Hanna

Mutual Finance Ltd

view

Updated: May 2013

Mauro Rusca

Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena

view

Updated: May 2013
IMG_5808---BW.jpg

Shaf Ali

Belleveue Mortlakes Chartered Surveyors

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Abdulaziz AlDuweesh

Gatehouse Bank Plc

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Twalha Dhunnoo

Gatehouse Bank Plc

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Martin Westacott

Gatehouse Bank Plc

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Fahed Boodai

Gatehouse Bank Plc

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Ammar Bukhamsin

UBS Investment Bank

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Sacha Exposito

Riyad Bank London Branch

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Karen Dempsey

Riyad Bank London Branch

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Nichola Bridger

Riyad Bank London Branch

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Ammar Al-Rikabi

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Nigel Denison

Bank of London and The Middle East plc

view

Updated: Apr 2013

Vivien Davies

EdwinCoe llp Law Firm

view

Updated: Apr 2013
dubai_fountain_1.jpg

Eyes on Dubai

ABA News Dubai will not have difficulty repaying debt obligations estimated at around $48bn, according to the Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department. The remark, made by Masood Ahmed, when launching the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for the MENAP (Middle East North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan) region on 21 May, came two weeks after international rating agency Moody’s also expressed confidence in Dubai’s financial condition, despite assessing that $22bn of debt will fall due for repayment in the next year. “We believe that the Government of Abu Dhabi along with its Abu Dhabi lenders will find an amicable solution [to the debt issue] such as an extension so that it will not create any liquidity pressure on Dubai,” Mood...

Sovereigns_Half_Collection.jpg

Ratings of Middle East sovereigns compare well to those of many European countries and other emerging markets

ABA News The Eurozone crisis has led to multi-notch downgrades of many European sovereign issuers, and one result is that the ratings of many Middle East countries – and not just the oil producers in the Gulf – now compare favourably to those in Europe. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi hold AA ratings, while Oman and Bahrain are firmly within investment grade territory.  Spain, which until September 2011 was rated AA, now sits at the bottom of the investment grade scale, with Italy only one notch higher. Greece and Cyprus are now rated C, the score given to countries that either have already defaulted or are expected to default soon. Economic uncertainty arising from the Arab Spring has led to downgrades for Tunisia and Egypt although the rating international ag...

Safest-banks-in-ME.jpg

09/04/13  Four Arab Banks Rank Among World's Safest 50

ABA News Four Arab banks Rank Among World’s Safest 50   Four Arab banks have been ranked among the world’s Safest 50 banks by Global Finance Magazine.   National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) ranked 31, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) 35, Qatar National Bank  (QNB) 42 and Samba Financial Group 43.   Global Finance’s rankings are based on credit ratings assigned by the three big credit rating agencies, Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poors, as of 11 February 2013.   NBAD and NBK have the same ratings – AA- from Fitch and Moody’s, A+...

39-aba-geopolitics-seminar.jpg

13/03/13  Lively Discussion on British Middle East Policy

ABA News Lord Lamont of Lerwick and Patrick Seale prompted a lively discussion about Britain’s role in the Middle East on 7 March. Both speakers called for a more independent British approach to the Middle East, with Lord Lamont focussing his remarks on British relationship with Iran, and Patrick Seale concentrating on the situation in Syria, Iraq and Palestine.   The event, entitled, “The Middle East in Turmoil: What Can Britain Do?”, was organised by the Arab Bankers’ Association in partnership with the Conservative Middle East Council.  Following the prese...

CNV00073-Roy-Baldwin.jpg

07/03/13  ABA Members Briefed on U.K. Tax Changes

ABA News Fifty ABA members attended a briefing on recent changes to U.K. tax law and regulations, held at the ABA’s offices in Upper Grosvenor Street on 14 February.   The event included presentations by two former officials at the U.K. tax authority (HMRC), currently working for financial advisors Smith & Williamson; a tax partner at law firm King & Spalding; and BNY Mellon’s Head of EMEA Tax Services.    Jawad Ali, the Managing Partner of King & Spalding’s Middle East offices chaired the event and led the question and answer session.   G...

ABSp12_CvrSmall.jpg

30/05/12  Arab Banker Online and Print Issue

ABA News Arab Banker's latest Print and Online edition looks at the evolving investment climate in the GCC region, the risks posed by the Iran crisis and the eurozone troubles and the role increasingly played by GCC investors, including the sovereign wealth funds, outside the Middle East, especially Europe, Africa and the Americas.  The GCC region has gone through a vast array of financial developments through the better part of 2011, exepriences that have been challenging for decision-makers but also have opened up new opportunities. In tandem with our examination of the GCC investor ...

22/03/12  Accessing Lebanon: Towards new synergies between UK and Lebanese Business

ABA News

prev
1  2  3  4  5  6