Banking

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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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

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Saudi Arabia UAE Bank Transfers: Why Riyadh Just Tightened the Rules

Key takeaways Saudi banks have applied enhanced compliance oversight to transfers bound for the UAE, a level of scrutiny normally reserved for high-risk jurisdictions. Businesspeople

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