BIBF honours 505 graduates at a ceremony
Around 505 students successfully completed their professional qualifications and were honoured during the BIBF’s 24th Annual Graduation ceremony held at ...
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KFH-B bags Best investment product for Menatelecom award
Kuwait Finance House Bahrain (KFH-B) has won the Best Investment Product Award for its pioneering project Menatelecom at the Islamic ...
Ithmaar Bank and AUB sign $167million Morabaha deal
Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank, an Islamic retail and commercial bank, and Ahli United Bank (AUB), a full commercial banking institution signed ...
Fitch downgrades ABC to ‘BBB/’F3’; outlook stable
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation's (ABC) long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' ...
GCC project finance slips $20b in 2009 from $40b a year ago: Report
With the total value of project finance in the region plummeting to $20 billion in 2009 from over $40 billion ...
GCC firms face lack of disclosure legislation as biggest obstacle to greater transparency
A lack of clear legislation demanding greater disclosure is the biggest obstacle to greater transparency from publicly listed companies in ...
GCC to spend $2t on infrastructure projects: report
Gulf region plans to spend some $2 trillion over the next several years in infrastructure projects, according to Pictet & ...
Manama ranks fourth among the best cities in the MENA region
Manama ranked as the fourth best city and topped the ladder in terms of the economic conditions in the Middle ...
Middle East serves as a vital revenue stream for Lufthansa
Airline celebrates 25 years in Bahrain. Schaher Murad, Regional Manager Bahrain and Eastern Province Saudi Arabia, in an interview on ...
Investcorp achieves impressive rebound with $102m profit for 2010
Investcorp, Bahrain-based, the asset management firm specialising in alternative investments, on Tuesday said that the firm achieved $102.2 million profit ...