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What the “S” in ESG delivers when it moves beyond commitments on paper
Social sustainability is where ESG shows up in people’s lives. It comes down to access to opportunity, the dignity of…
Gulf borrowers lean on Chinese lenders for scale and cheaper, longer-dated money
Plus: MNT-Halan closed the biggest subscription book the EGX has seen in years
Mashreq says Manama’s banking sector sailed through the war smoothly — and it’s playing the long game on the kingdom
Bahrain’s fiscal environment remains challenging, and the war has added to the complexity — but for banks with the specialization…
AI can flag the fraud. The bank still has to own the call.
AI fraud defense is becoming a fixed cost of modern banking. Across the region, financial institutions are using AI systems…
The economics of speed: why Gulf consumers reject slow banking
The GCC’s shift toward real-time finance is changing how consumers and businesses evaluate financial institutions. Payments settle in seconds, onboarding…