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Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: Commodity Super Cycle to Stick Around a Bit Longer
Some analysts have predicted that the commodity price boom has played itself out. However, natural resource-based commodity prices (with the exception of shale gas and its downward pressure on US natural gas prices) have remained relatively high over the last
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MIGA (World Bank): Islamic Finance – A Growing Source of Capital for the Developing World
The World Bank has its eye on Islamic finance, and with reason. Islamic finance’s recent globalization – in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries alike – has increased the total size of its assets to around $1.5 trillion. In both the
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Hamza Najeeb: Courageously Looking for Answers
Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel? Hamza Kashgari Mohammad Najeeb is a poet in his mid-twenties. He was a columnist for al-Bilad newspaper until early 2012 when he expressed some concerns about the tenets of his inherited religion as
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Norton Rose Fulbright: EU Sets New Financial Laws for Non-EU Entities
Introduction The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is one of the cornerstones of EU financial services law setting out which investment services and activities should be licensed across the EU and the organisational and conduct standards that those providing
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Grant Thornton UAE: Bridging the Gap in Private M&A Transactions
The increased appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is prevalent at both a regional and global level. This trend presents plenty opportunity. However trials and tribulations may precede success when considering the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) current market
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OECD: Achieving a Resilient Economic Recovery
The recovery from the Great Recession has been slow and arduous, and has at times threatened to derail altogether. However, the major advanced economies are finally gaining traction and momentum. Private-sector confidence is rebuilding. After years of weakness, investment and
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Christopher Colford: Speed Bumps Along the Road to Competitiveness
Egypt’s Self-Inflicted Limits on Economic Efficiency. It’s an axiom of economic policy: The future belongs to the efficient. In a relentlessly competitive global marketplace, those who manage to get just one step ahead of their rivals are destined to gain
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Qatar International Islamic Bank: Abdulbasit Al-Shaibei
Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) CEO Abdulbasit Al-Shaibei is perhaps at heart a central banker. He plays by the rules, is exceptionally mindful of community needs, and came to QIIB via the Qatar Central Bank and a number of premier
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of INVESTBANK: Muntaser Dawwas
As Chief Executive Officer of INVESTBANK, Muntaser Dawwas joined the bank three years ago in full force, with a proven track record and boasting an impressive level of experience in banking gathered at major financial institutions in both the Far
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Fortress Investments: Hamed Mokhtar
Hamed Mokhtar is the managing director of Fortress Investments of 2011. Born and educated in the United States, Mr Mokhtar brings a wealth of experience and creativity to both the company and the markets it operates in. His key industry
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