Warba Bank: Driving innovation & sustainable growth
Warba Bank is the first bank in Kuwait to introduce an AI-powered personal financial advisor, the ‘Warba Advisor’...
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Latvia rises as EU investment hub
As foreign investment grew, Latvia's active investment project volume increased from slightly over €4 billion in 2023 to approximately €11 billion in 2024...
Kuwait targets new growth paths
Kuwait is working on projects totalling $121 billion, some of which will be granted this year...
Staying committed to innovation, iscore launches Alerts Platform
With the Alerts Platform, iscore continues to lead innovation in the financial sector, helping organisations stay ahead in an increasingly competitive market...
Business Leader of the Week: Francesco Caltagirone’s influence grows in Italian banks
Francesco Caltagirone is among the wealthiest individuals in Italy, with an estimated net worth of USD 6.33 billion as of 2025...
Business Leader of the Week: Mandy DeFilippo joins Standard Chartered as US CEO amid growth push
According to Standard Chartered, Mandy DeFilippo will report to Roberto Hoornweg, the bank's CEO for Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa...
African banks post strong profits amidst hurdles
JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in the world by market capitalisation, is expanding in Africa, with plans to open an office in Nairobi, Kenya...
HSBC’s new gameplan: Investment banking retrenchment, more focus on Asia
LSEG data indicates that HSBC earned USD 107.3 million, or 7% of the total fee pool, in 2024, the highest amount of investment banking fees in the MENA region...
Deutsche Bank may exit some businesses, CEO says after profit miss
Deutsche Bank has changed its target for this year's cost-to-income ratio from less than 62% to less than 65% to make investments...
Sanctions hurt, but Russia’s banks keep profiting
Given that a large portion of Russia's financial reserves was held abroad, the freezing of these assets led to immediate concerns about the ability to manage balance sheets...