Archives for the ‘Banking/finance’ Category

Counting Costs

By Trends • Jan 25th, 2012 • Category: Banking/finance

Analysists warn against major refinancing risks as $25bn worth of bonds reach maturity in the Gulf Cooperation Council next year alone.



Private Equity

By Trends • Oct 2nd, 2011 • Category: Banking/finance

The days of personal relationships are over as the reality sets in after the global crisis and the region’s private equity firms adopt sustainable and realistic models.



The Teflon Banker

By Nathalie Bontems • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Banking/finance

Meet the elusive American businessman wanted for one of the worst financial scandals in Lebanon’s history.



A Raw Deal

By Ehtesham Shahid • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Banking/finance

Kuwait is never shy about making news for the wrong reasons.



THE CONUNDRUM

By admin • Dec 14th, 2008 • Category: Banking/finance, Trends

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) recent inaugural summit in Dubai represented the equivalent of an intellectual assault course for its delegates on a range of socioeconomic and geopolitical issues (68 in fact). And at the heart of it lies a puzzle.



Qatari royal battles Barclays in $78m Marbella fraud

By admin • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Banking/finance

Incompetent’ Barclays embarrassed by allegations as it seeks Qatar Investment Authority help in raising $7.9bn.