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Nassib Ghobril named Banque du Liban chief economist
Plus: Vasilis Hadjiaslanis tapped as Middle East general manager for Deliveroo
Morocco gets its first woman prime minister
El Mansouri is now working on putting together a cabinet
New faces at Bank of Algeria + Finance Ministry
Lebbou is moving on from the central bank just six months after taking on the…
Saudi appoints PIF deputy governor Turqi Alnowaiser as Savvy Games’ interim CEO
The appointment is part of a wider leadership reshuffle in PIF’s portfolio companies
Coffee with…
October 2026 12 Oct — Oman Electricity and Energy Conference. Oman 15-17 Oct — Syria…
OCI-Orascom merger clears one legal hurdle, but another petition remains
Plus: Mubadala sees UAE-UK investments as separate from Man City saga
Sawiris-backed Klivvr targets 160% jump in financing portfolio as regulators tighten the screws on non-bank lenders
PLUS: Edge signs defense cooperation pact with Brazilian Army, deepening its biggest overseas bet
El Mansouri cements coalition government
El Mansouri inherits a growth story, a youth jobs crisis, and a USD 20 bn…
Questions for…
Pricier debt pushes regional issuers into AED, offshore RMB, and JOD sukuk
Plus: MNT-Halan closes its private placement 11.2x oversubscribed
GCC project awards hold steady at USD 204 bn for 9M, even as 3Q collapses
Every GCC market posted double-digit y-o-y falls in 3Q, as the war hit the region’s…
Cairo weighs joining the Makkah defense pact as Saudi-Houthi war escalates
The pledge comes as energy facilities remain a central target in the conflict
Saudi’s second mortgage-backed securitization is coming with top credit ratings
The securitized sukuk bundles SAR 420 mn of mortgages from six lenders