The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has predicted that Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product will grow by 2.5% in 2026, Read More
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Bitcoin
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Financial Services
World
ADGM Issues In Principle Approval for Bitcoin Suisse
Bitcoin Suisse, the leading Swiss crypto financial service provider based in Zug in Switzerland, on Wednesday announced that its subsidiary BTCS (Middle Read More
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Islamic Bank
Islamic Finance
World
Islamic Finance assets to Reach $7.5 Trillion by 2028
Reflecting the expanding relevance of Shariah-compliant finance globally, the Global Islamic finance assets will reach $7.5 trillion by 2028, up from $5.5 trillion in 2024, Standard Read More
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World
Erste Group Buys Santander Bank Polska for $7.72 Billion
Vienna-based Erste Group, one of the leading financial services providers in the eastern part of the European Union (EU) on Monday said Read More
Financial Services
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Private Equity
World
PE Deals on Rise in Europe’s Financial Services
Private Equity (PE) deal value for Europe’s financial services sector grew more than 20% y-o-y in the first quarter of this year, Read More
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Bonds
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Financial Services
Regional
Sukuk
Saudi Leads GCC in Bonds and Sukuk Issuances in Q1-2025
GCC bonds and sukuk primary issuances in Q1 of 2025 amounted to $51.5 billion raised through 125 issuances, a decline of 7.1%, compared with $55.5 billion raised Read More
Financial Services
Business
Companies
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Al Ansari Completes Acquisition of BFC Group Holdings
Consolidating its position as the largest non-banking financial institution in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region in terms of branch network, Dubai-based Read More
Boosting economic growth and driving forward the government’s ‘Plan for Change,’ a new collaboration between the UK government and Singapore’s Read More
