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African Economies will Probably have Outperformed the Rest of the World in 2020
Africa’s 54 countries now include seven of the globe’s 10 fastest-growing economies, in part because the…
World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Market is Nigeria
Bitcoin accounted for around 40% of the nearly $400,000 raised. It was just one high-profile example…
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd to Face Out Coal from its Portfolio by 2040
International banks have been exiting coal financing at an accelerated rate this year amid pressure from…
UOB is the First Issuer to Reference the Singapore Overnight Rate Average Overnight Indexed Swap Rate
Reset coupon rate of UOB’s perpetual, non-call five-year additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities on the first…
UBS’s New Digital Bank Offering for China
UBS is still waiting for the green light for a promising project in the Chinese mass…
Tamam Financing Company Awarded Microfinance License by Saudi Arabia
Zain Group, which has operations in seven markets across the Middle East and North Africa, has…
UAE’s Economic Recovery
Unprecedented fiscal stimulus and monetary policy support, the IMF estimates that global growth contracted by -4.5…
Banking in the Middle East is Undergoing a Digital Transformation
Use of digital solutions has been reinforced by the Covid-19 pandemic. New normal has had the…
Investors Fear Behaviour of Argentina’s Domestic Economy
Financial problems faced by Argentina, which is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a new…