Saudi banks’ deal is unlikely to improve shareholder returns
Deal between kingdom’s largest bank and Samba Financial would create Gulf’s third-biggest lender by assets
Problems at Etihad Etisalat test regulators as country opens to foreign investors
Clerics have a relentless need to convey religious opinion upon every aspect of people’s lives
Second-biggest float this year after Alibaba has come under criticism from influential clerics
Failure to achieve scale or profit forces lenders close retail operations in many countries
Arab world’s largest listing defies religious criticism and plummeting stock market
NCB Capital appoints Sarah Al-Suhaimi as chief executive
Hasan Al Jabri, chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s Sedco, says Islamic financial products represent opportunities
Nahed Taher believed her native Saudi Arabia desperately needed more investment bankers and backed her belief by setting up and running Gulf One Investment Bank
Nahed Taher is a pioneer: when she co-founded Gulf One Investment Bank six years ago she became the first female head of a bank in the Gulf
Saudi bank expects better year
Crisis looms over crucial resource
