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UAE participates in G20 Finance Ministers meeting
The UAE delegation included Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Under-Secretary of Resource and Budget.
Zubair SEC, BIAC to back SMEs in Oman, Saudi Arabia
The partnership will allow both parties to boost SME's collaboration between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco pursues war cover after attacks: sources
Saudi petrochemical firm also seeking war cover
Saudi banks Q3 results boosted by mortgage lending
Three banks- Samba Financial Group, Banque Saudi Fransi and Saudi Investment Bank-- reported marginal declines.
SABB committed to trade finance development in Saudi Arabia
SABB received the ‘Best Bank for Commodity Finance’ award during the event.
Saudi British Bank shares ideas on developing trade finance in Saudi
SABB is one of the leading banks in trade finance, and ranked first in launching several products and services aimed to promote the role of trade finance
SABB Takaful signs insurance deal with Saudi British Bank
The contract duration is 12 months
Mortgage loans in Saudi Arabia up 21% in Q3: SAMA
The share of small and medium-sized enterprises in total finances grew by 6.2% YoY
Saudi general reserves record $130.67bln in October
Gov't current account declined by 19.9% YoY in October
Walaa, MetLife seek GAC’s approval of merger
The two firms signed a binding merger agreement in September
Insights
Hedge funds pile into petroleum on rosier economic outlook: Kemp
Hedge funds resumed heavy buying of crude oil and petroleum products last week
EU pressures Malta over Bank of Valletta 'golden passport' clients
Malta, with a population of only 420,000, has sought to attract foreign capital with schemes such as the cash for passport programme
Banks Down Under have further depths to plumb
It has been a grim stretch for bankers Down Under. A spate of scandals and a widely watched 2018 public inquiry battered reputations
