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ADIB hires wholesale banking head, Fuze taps regulatory affairs director, and Al Mal gets a new CEO
ADIB taps Hakim El Karoui to head up its wholesale banking group
Americana names Rahul Mathur as CFO
Mathur previously served as CFO and COO for Alphawave Semi
Eric Beranger-Fenouillet tapped as new Middle East managing partner at Bain
He has been with the firm for 16 years
ADGM Courts tap new chief justice
ADGM Courts name former UK Supreme Court deputy president as new chief justice: Abu Dhabi’s…
Moves
THIS MORNING: Mubadala eyes Brazil’s Will Bank + Adnoc top bidder for Russian stake in Serbian Oil Industry?
Plus: Emirates NBD sees the UAE’s GDP growing 4.6% in 2026
Investcorp makes a US acquisition
PLUS: RTA + Joby host first crew-manned aerial taxi flight
Investcorp Capital invests in Investcorp’s USD 750 mn Golden Horizon Fund
It focuses primarily on the GCC through the Investcorp Saudi Pre-IPO Growth vehicle
Mashreq expands Climb2Change initiative to India + Investcorp continues divestment drive
Plus: DLD launches real estate business incubator
Coffee with…
How Google keeps AI in check in the age of deepfakes
From a global signals exchange to the importance of provenance, Google’s director of trust and…
From tokenization to shariah-compliant funds, local asset managers have plenty of ways to compete as foreign fund managers pour into the UAE
Local asset managers need to become manufacturers instead of white labelers, Mashreq Capital CEO Philip…
GCC now commands nearly 7% of EM index weight, up from zero a decade ago — here’s why it matters, and what could come next
Some USD 127 bn is benchmarked to GCC equities through MSCI indices
Behind the DFM's performance this year, the slowdown in IPOs, and what's in store for 2H 2025
Despite a rocky geopolitical landscape, Gad is cautiously optimistic about the second half of the…
Kudos
Zayed National Museum picks up a global stamp of approval months after opening
Abu Dhabi’s newest museum landed on Time’s World’s Greatest Places 2026
EFG Hermes tops MENA ECM league tables again in 2025
The investment bank led 12 ECM transactions during the year
Forbes’ 30 under 30 recognizes six Emiratis this year
Some were recognized for their work in sustainability, while several were name-checked for their contributions…
Mashreq named UAE’s Bank of the Year by The Banker
The award reflects the bank’s financial performance