James Gavin

Email: james.gavin@meed.com

Financial challenge tests Iraq’s resolve

Insecure dollar flow and conflict pressure only hasten the need for financial reform
13 May 2026
Damage avoidance frames debt issuance

The pace of recovery for Gulf markets will depend on a successful ceasefire, not underlying structure
22 April 2026
GCC banks to feel the strain despite strong buffers

Sovereign exposure resurfaces as a liability amid drop in regional energy receipts
15 April 2026

UAE banks ready to weather the storm

08 April 2026

Testing times for Saudi banks

11 March 2026

Egypt nears return to economic stability

09 February 2026

Qatar banks search for growth

13 January 2026

Mergers loom over Bahrain’s banking system

05 November 2025

Region sees evolving project finance demand

27 October 2025

Stability is the watchword for UAE lenders

09 October 2025

New funding sources solve Saudi liquidity challenge

11 September 2025

Change is coming for Kuwait’s banks

14 August 2025

Kuwait looks to capitalise on consolidation of power

12 August 2025

Gulf banks navigate turbulent times

25 July 2025

Jordan economy nears inflection point

11 June 2025

Iraq’s economy faces brewing storm

13 May 2025

UAE banks dig in for new era

11 April 2025

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil economy forges onward

03 April 2025

Saudi banks work to keep pace with credit expansion

12 March 2025

Egypt’s economy gets its mojo back

14 February 2025

Qatar banks look to calmer waters in 2025

15 January 2025

Trump factor weighs on the region’s economies

02 January 2025

Middle East’s evolving alliances continue to shift

26 December 2024

Gulf debt markets make their mark

23 December 2024

Islamic growth lifts Oman banking sector

13 December 2024

Bahrain banking works to scale up

07 November 2024

Region remains global project finance hotspot

25 October 2024

Acquisition with a view to transition

24 October 2024

UAE banks reap the harvest

09 October 2024

Riyadh is forced to reassess its spending priorities

25 September 2024

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