Banking & Finance
Oman's addition brings AFAQ's total number of participant banks from the GCC region to 67
Of the 19 offers it received, the central bank accepted only 17 with a value of $500.6 million
Bahrain's total outstanding value of government treasury bills stands at $5.6 billion
Board meeting also approves a series of policies that aim to support the banking and insurance sectors
Total foreign liabilities held by the CBE and commercial banks in April reached EGP32.523 trillion
Total value of bids for the Treasury bills and Islamic bonds reached QAR 11 billion
Open Finance is beneficial for both fintechs and their customers
The UAE has signed 146 double taxation avoidance agreements to date
Personal loans constituted 47 percent of banks' total lending, while corporate loans made up the remaining 53 percent
EDB’s targeted financing includes AED1 billion allocated for co-lending with commercial banks
The growth in earnings is driven by 11 percent lending growth and a rising interest rate environment
E-commerce and retail sector retained its position as the leading industry in Saudi Arabia's venture landscape
The interest rate on repurchase operations (repo) with the OCB for these T-bills is 6.00 percent
Banking sector's loans and advances grew 3.4 percent, reaching their highest level post-COVID-19
Total bids for Qatar's treasury bills and Islamic Sukuk reached QAR4.4 billion
The assets of Islamic banks operating in the UAE increased by about $23.41 billion over the past 12 month
Market to maintain growth this year and the next as it steadily approaches $1 trillion
The bonds are divided into two tranches and aim to fund environmentally friendly projects
Medium-sized enterprises took the largest share at 57.5 percent or SAR158.411 billion in March 2024
Strong demand seen from the eight primary dealers for both the 3-year and 5-year tranches of the sukuk
Partnership offers investors more efficient and unique ways to manage their portfolios
107 asset and fund managers operating in ADGM, currently managing 137 funds
MoF stated that this surplus was directed towards reducing public debt, and therefore there was no cash surplus
