Featured Pilot Launch of the D-MENA Bank CEO Composite™ Dina Abdel Fattah Oct 26, 2025 0 Banks across the Middle East and North Africa have entered a new phase in the global financial system—marked by…
Banks Turkey changes regulations to save lira from further falling Aya Anwar Jan 30, 2024 0 Turkey changed regulations on Tuesday to prevent savers from moving their money to foreign currencies and relieve…
Money Egypt’s QNB Al Ahli profits rise by 57% in ’23 Sama Mousa Jan 14, 2024 0 Qatar National Bank (QNB) Al Ahli in Egypt witnessed an increase in nets profits in 2023 by 57 per cent, QNB Group…
Banks Egypt’s GAFI signs MoU with QNB to promote investment in Egypt Nada Ali Oct 23, 2023 0 Egypt's General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and Qatar National Bank (QNB) have signed a…
Banks Saudi Al Rajhi Bank biggest ME bank in value – Forbes Yassmine Elbehnaihy Apr 10, 2023 0 Saudi Arabian Al Rajhi Bank topped Forbes Middle East’s list of top 50 most valuable banks representing 10 markets…
Money QNB Group names TikToker Khaby Lame official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 brand ambassador Amwal Al Ghad English Sep 28, 2022 0 QNB Group announced on Wednesday that TikToker sensation Khabane "Khaby" Lame will be the bank's official FIFA…
Banks QNB Alahli Bank H1 net profit rises 27% Ahmed Ali Jul 12, 2018 0 Qatar National Bank (QNB), the Middle East's largest lender by assets, reported on Thursday a 27 percent rise in…
Financial Institutions QNB captures 45.74% of Q1 factoring activity in Egypt – report mohamed Hamdy Jul 7, 2018 0 Egypt's Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) revealed in a recent report the biggest factoring companies in the…
Banks Exclusive: Shares of 5 banks in two Egyptian state-run oil firms’ loan Yomna Yasser Feb 20, 2018 0 A consortium of five Egyptian banks signed last week a financing agreement worth 4 billion Egyptian pounds ($225.8…
Banks Qatar National Bank hires CI Capital for 2% stake sale in Egypt unit Yomna Yasser Feb 18, 2018 0 Qatar National Bank (QNB) said Sunday it has hired CI Capital to advise it on the sale of a small stake in its…
Banks QNB’s SME funding in Egypt hit 17.2 bln pounds Yomna Yasser Oct 23, 2017 0 Qatar National Bank’s financing for small and medium-sized businesses in Egypt is currently worth around 17.2…
Banks Qatar National Bank’s 2017 loan growth seen rise of 12-14% Yomna Yasser Oct 18, 2017 0 Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets, is expecting loan growth of…
Banks QNB nine-month net profit rises 6% Yomna Yasser Oct 11, 2017 0 Qatar National Bank (QNB, the Gulf's largest lender, has posted a net profit of QR10.3 billion ($2.75 billion) for…
Financial Institutions The top 10 leasing firms in Egypt at May-end: EFSA Yomna Yasser Jul 25, 2017 0 The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) revealed in a recent report the biggest leasing companies in…
Financial Institutions The top 10 leasing firms in Egypt at May-end: EFSA Yomna Yasser Jul 25, 2017 0 The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) revealed in a recent report the biggest leasing companies in…
Banks Qatar National Bank loses $3 billion in market value after Gulf rift Yomna Yasser Jun 5, 2017 0 Shares of Qatar National Bank (QNB), the Gulf's largest lender, were down as much as 5 percent on Tuesday midday…
Banks QNB Alahli Life Insurance assets reach 1.8 bln pounds Mennatullah Hamzawy Jun 3, 2017 0 Total assets of QNB Alahli Life Insurance, one of the leading bancassurance players in the Egyptian market, rose…
Banks QNB Al-Ahli Bank to roll out mVisa services in Egypt Yomna Yasser Mar 2, 2017 0 QNB Al-Ahli Bank has announced plans to roll out mVISA service in cooperation with Visa Inc, becoming the first…
Tech news Fawry to activate mobile payment services with Banque Misr, QNB in March Yomna Yasser Feb 20, 2017 0 Egypt's electronic payment provider, Fawry is expecting to activate the electronic payment service, Mobile Wallet…
Arab Qatar’s index breaches mark ahead of QNB earnings Yomna Yasser Jul 11, 2016 0 Qatar's index has breached Monday the 10,000-point mark for the first time since mid-May as it resumed trading…
Banks 14 banks among Egypt’s top taxpayers for this season: tax authority Yomna Yasser May 7, 2016 0 For the current tax season 2015/2016, 14 banks came among Egypt’s top taxpayers, Osama Tawakol, head of the Large…
Banks QNB to sign $6.4 million deal in support of Egypt SMEs this month Yomna Yasser Mar 10, 2016 0 Qatar National Bank AlAhli S.A.E. (QNB AlAhli) is to sign this month its first contract with Social Fund for…
Banks Fitch maintains QNB’s rating at ‘AA-’ aya salah Jan 19, 2016 0 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘AA-‘ with a…
Arab Gulf stocks rebound as global markets stabilise Yomna Yasser Jan 19, 2016 0 Gulf bourses rebounded early Tuesday after global oil and equity markets stabilised for the time being at least,…
Financial Institutions EFG-Hermes Leasing Says Portfolio Is US Dollar117 Amwal Al Ghad English Jun 15, 2015 0 The size of the portfolio of EFG-Hermes Leasing (HRHO) , a wholly-owned subsidiary of investment bank EFG-Hermes,…
Sports Cairo Runners: Did You Register Yet?! Administrator Apr 14, 2015 0 Egypt Proudly hosts Cairo Half Marathon for the 3rd year next April 17th. December 2012 was the first Cairo Runners…
Banks Banque Du Caire pumps $80 million in ElSewedy Electric’s Loan Yomna Yasser Feb 19, 2015 0 Banque Du Caire is pumping US$80 million in a loan arranged for Egypt’s ElSewedy Electric Company, a banking source…
Banks QNB Alahli Profits Jump 24% In Third Quarter Of 2014 Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 13, 2014 0 QNB AlAhli (QNBA) said on Sunday its Q3-2014 net profit climbed 24% compared to the same period a year earlier,…
Banks East Delta Electricity Company Studies 3 New Funding Bids Yomna Yasser Sep 30, 2014 0 East Delta Electricity Production Company (EDEPCO) is holding next month its annual meeting to discuss three offers…
Tech news Vodafone Egypt Seeks Inking Loan worth EGP4bn with 7 Banks Salma Ayman Sep 23, 2014 0 Vodafone Egypt is seeking to sign loan worth EGP4 billion with 7 banks in banking sector before the end of the…
Banks 3 Banks Join Banque Misr to Finance EGP725mn for East Delta Electricty Salma Ayman Jul 16, 2014 0 Banque Misr has allied with National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Commercial International Bank(CIB), Qatar National Bank…
Banks AAIB eyes Takeover of Nova Scotia Bank’s Credit Portfolio in Egypt Yomna Yasser Jun 15, 2014 0 Arab African International Bank (AAIB) plans to take over Canadian Bank of Nova Scotia's product portfolios,…
Banks Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank Considers Sale or Merger: Sources Yomna Yasser Apr 17, 2014 0 Ahli United Bank (AUB) AUBB.BH, Bahrain's largest lender, is evaluating a sale or a merger with a rival bank in a…
Banks Scotiabank Mulls Egypt Market Exit – Sources Yomna Yasser Apr 5, 2014 0 Bank of Nova Scotia – Scotiabank is considering to end its banking activities in Egypt’s market, high-profile…
Financial Institutions Qatari Bank Gorges on Egypt Debt As Relations Sour: Arab Credit Yomna Yasser Mar 18, 2014 0 Qatar National Bank SAQ, the state-controlled lender, boosted holdings of Egyptian treasury bills last year even as…
Banks Egypt Bourse Changes NSGB Names to QNB Al Ahli Yomna Yasser Dec 19, 2013 0 The securities listing committee at the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) approved on Thursday changing the name of National…
Banks Qatar Bank Grants Tunisia $500 Mln to Support Currency Reserve Yomna Yasser Nov 23, 2013 0 Qatar National Bank, part owned by the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, has given Tunisia a $500 million deposit…
Banks QNB Official denies any talks to dispose its NSGB in Egypt Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 18, 2013 0 An official source from QNB Group today stated that QNB policy does not comment on rumors and it denies the…
Banks QNB Nine Months Net Profit Hits QR7.1 Bln Amwal Al Ghad English Oct 9, 2013 0 QNB Group, the World’s Strongest Bank and the leading bank in the Middle East and North Africa, announced its…
Banks QNB H1 Net Profits Up 15.1pc; India Operations To Begin Soon Amwal Al Ghad English Jul 11, 2013 0 QNB Group, the Middle East's leading lender, recorded a strong net profit of QR4.7bn for the first half of 2013 (H1…