- reatknw-admin
- October 3, 2026
UAE Bank Credit Growth 2026: Lending Outpaces Gulf Peers Three-to-One
Key takeaways UAE gross bank credit reached AED2.76 trillion ($752 billion) at the end of June 2026, up 18 percent year on year. That growth
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- reatknw-admin
- October 2, 2026
Qatar AIIB Annual Meeting 2026: Inside the Kuwait MoU and the Gulf’s Infrastructure Push
Key takeaways Qatar hosted the AIIB’s 11th Annual Meeting in Doha on September 28 and 29, chairing the bank’s Board of Governors for 2026. On
- reatknw-admin
- October 2, 2026
erad Secures $22 Million Series A to Expand GCC SME Financing Platform
erad Secures $22 Million Series A to Expand GCC SME Financing Platform Key Takeaways Saudi-based erad closed a $22 million Series A funding round led
- reatknw-admin
- August 27, 2026
Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Reform 2026: Why Riyadh Is Racing to Open Up
Saudi Arabia moved on three fronts of its capital markets in a single week. The Saudi Exchange waived a year of derivatives fees, a new
- Fatima Asad
- August 22, 2026
QNB $2 Billion Loan: Why Asia Just Bet Big on Qatar’s Banks
Qatar National Bank has closed a $2 billion unsecured syndicated loan sourced entirely from Asian lenders, the largest such facility a GCC bank has ever
- reatknw-admin
- August 4, 2026
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait H1 2026: Profit Jumps 10.3 Percent
Gulf banks just wrapped up one of their strongest earnings seasons in years, and Bahrain’s oldest lender is leading the charge. Bank of Bahrain and
- Fatima Asad
- July 30, 2026
UAE Bond Sales Hit Record Pace in 2026, Even With a Regional War Underway
UAE borrowers are selling bonds faster than at any point on record, and they are doing it in the middle of a regional war. Sovereigns
- Fatima Asad
- July 27, 2026
UAE Asset Tokenization: Why 2.4 Million Investors Are Watching Closely
UAE asset tokenization is turning into one of the country’s most consequential financial shifts, giving ordinary investors a way around a thin domestic stock market.
- Fatima Asad
- June 16, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s KAFD Secures $3.2 Billion Islamic Finance Deal: What It Signals for Riyadh’s Rise as a Global Financial Capital
In a transaction that broke new ground for Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-backed development model, the King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Company — known as