GFH Financial lists $300 mn Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai for further expansionInternational FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 The listing will give GFH a competitive advantage as it forays into the international debt capital markets... Read more
UAE’s EDGE allocates Dh1 bn funds for advanced technologies in defenceInternational FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 Last year, EDGE signed several military and security deals over $5 billion... Read more
Egyptian logistics startup Bosta secures funding from DPDgroupPritam BordoloiFebruary 26, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 26, 2020 The funding will be used to position Bosta as a leader in the industry... Read more
CEO: No secondary listing of Aramco shares to take place for a yearPritam BordoloiFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020 An international listing will be discussed by Aramco, but not at this point of time... Read more
Saudi Arabia issues new digital banking guidelinesPritam BordoloiFebruary 26, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 26, 2020 The guidelines complement SAMA’s banking licensing guidelines and minimum criteria... Read more
Japan makes stock markets more attractive to foreign investorsInternational FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 26, 2020March 18, 2020 The country will add new exemptions to ease foreign investment restrictions... Read more
Phongsavanh Bank is focused on becoming the bank of first choice in LaosInternational FinanceFebruary 25, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 25, 2020March 18, 2020 Chief Risk Officer Johnson Abraham in an interview with International Finance spells out the bank’s efforts over the years — and its ambition in the long run... Read more
British fintech Revolut secures $500 mn funding to fuel expansionPritam BordoloiFebruary 25, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 25, 2020 The UK startup digital bank is now valued at $5.5 bn... Read more
DP World acquires Fraser Surrey Docks to strengthen footprint in CanadaInternational FinanceFebruary 25, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 25, 2020March 18, 2020 It operates three terminals on Canada’s West Coast, establishing a gateway between Asia and the Pacific NorthWest... Read more
Banks will seek blockchain adoption in next three to five yearsInternational FinanceFebruary 25, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceFebruary 25, 2020March 18, 2020 JP Morgan in its report notes that blockchain is vital to fast payments and digital currency... Read more