James Gavin

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Bahrain banks face year of living dangerously

Loan impairment, shrinking profits and the promise of worse to come sets the stage for consolidation in Bahrain's financial sector
11 January 2021
Mena lenders trudge into a tougher year

Middle East and North African banks face a difficult 2021 amid weaker profits and the pending end of liquidity stimulus measures
27 December 2020
Kuwaiti banking proves stable under pressure

While revenue took a severe hit in 2020, strong capitalisation and asset growth position Kuwait’s financial institutions to resiliently weather whatever 2021 may hold
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

Boom years come to an end for Egypt’s banks

12 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

Crisis leaves Beirut’s banking sector reeling

17 December 2019

Omani banks grapple with hard times

10 December 2019

A framework for Islamic project finance

25 November 2019

Banks seek opportunities in Kuwait's fluctuating projects market

11 November 2019

UAE economy looks to recapture its appeal

14 October 2019

Saudi banks chart stable course

12 September 2019

Egypt's fiscal progress masks external debt concerns

19 August 2019

Shifting the dial on GCC banking mergers

01 July 2019

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