James Gavin

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Business feels the heat from intra-Gulf friction

Saudi Arabia and the UAE head towards a period of intensifying competition for regional business as peak oil turns up the pressure
15 July 2021
Iraq grapples with underbanked financial sector

A lack of competition within the banking sector has led most Iraqis to eschew bank services altogether
25 May 2021
Israel-Palestine violence erupts along new fault lines

Palestinian anger over occupation, police brutality and the bombardment in Gaza has boiled over into protest and resistance in every sphere of Israeli control
19 May 2021

Egyptian bank resiliency bucks regional trend

14 April 2021

Beijing raises the stakes with Iran deal

08 April 2021

UAE lenders face up to post-Covid challenges

11 March 2021

Saudi banks take stock amid tumultuous conditions

11 February 2021

Doha banks chart a new course

04 February 2021

Creative thinking shapes capital flows to Mena

02 February 2021

Bahrain banks face year of living dangerously

11 January 2021

Mena lenders trudge into a tougher year

27 December 2020

Kuwaiti banking proves stable under pressure

14 December 2020

Bahrain bids farewell to a bastion of its politics

12 November 2020

Kuwait’s new emir offers stability

27 October 2020

Oman’s lenders delay the pain until 2021

07 October 2020

Saudi lenders hold their nerve

14 September 2020

Regional project lending feels the pinch

25 August 2020

Green lights grow for sustainable funding solutions

25 August 2020

Regional lenders continue to feel the headwinds

28 July 2020

Gulf lenders weigh the damage after turbulent year

28 July 2020

Kuwaiti banks face up to tough year

04 June 2020

Sovereign funds feel the pressure

28 May 2020

Covid-19 raises pressure on regional banks

19 April 2020

Beirut looks to rewire broken economy

26 March 2020

UAE banks face a health check

10 March 2020

Saudi banks face up to private sector constraints

02 March 2020

Riyadh eyes green shoots of non-oil recovery

18 February 2020

Oman faces up to the challenges of a new era

11 January 2020

Bahrain's banking sector savours stability

08 January 2020

Regional banks seek stability in tough market

26 December 2019

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