Archives for the ‘Banking/finance’ Category

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.