Banking and Finance

Adia still in the lead as global SWF assets cross $4tn

Mideast M&A activity reached $21bn in October

Saudi lenders among most liquid in EEMEA

Qatari banks' assets grew by 10.7% until August

Saudi private sector lending rose to 14% in August

UAE banks see 18.2% profit rise

Omani Islamic banks' assets at $5.2bn

Saudi bank lending predicted to rise 15% in 2012

S&P expects sukuk industry to double by 2015

Middle East M&A deal value surges 707% in August

Bonds, sukuk issuances down 18.7% in GCC

Mortgage lending in KSA grows 50% to SAR48bn in Q2

USD66.4bn sukuk issued globally in H1

Group targets $500bn Islamic charity market

Alpha generation in the GCC

Bank lending soars 20% in Oman
Global Sukuk issues top $12.9 billion in July
Mena IPOs up 344%, raising $1.29bn
MENA bond activity climbs 17% in 2Q12 to USD12.4bn
MENA M&A sees more deals in 1H12 but lower deal values

MENA's IPO roller-coaster steadies

3 Bahrain banks announce giant merger 

Islamic finance set to reach $5 trillion by 2016

GCC banks' capitalisation exceeds their global peers
GCC Forex industry doubling annually, says Dubai's Alpari ME DMCC

Saudi banks lending most since 2007

Oman eyes Islamic finance legislation by Q4

EMEA lending drops 34% to $343bn in 2012

Saudi Arabia's Islamic finance assets at $94bn

Arab stock market bank assets reach $1.39 trillion

Lebanon's outstanding loans hit $44bn

Third of combined GCC bank assets within UAE

MEA's private banking forecast to hit $6.1 trillion by 2016

Saudi banks arranged $4.2bn Mena loans, 43% of total

Omani bank attracts $1.77bn in IPO

Fifth of MENA banks face capital shortfall - report

Qatar to set up Islamic bank

Private sector lending in Oman rises 13% in 2011

Saudi Arabia sees private sector lending up 11.7%

HSBC Middle East profits reach $1.4bn, up 67%

UAE banking market most competitive in GCC, despite lower profits

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