What challenges do banks face in leveraging and developing new Islamic instruments?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mazin Al Nahedh, CEO, Kuwait Finance House (KFH): Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2019
Articles & Analysis | Prudent regulation and years of provisioning at Kuwaiti banks result in solid metrics and promising financial performance from The Report: Kuwait 2019
The performance of the banking sector has rebounded since the 2007-08 global financial crisis. Banks’ balance sheets show that net profit, assets, loans and deposits are all growing strongly, financial metrics look robust, and various industry assessments show that the industry is well capitalised. “It has been several years of effort and...
Articles & Analysis | Emerging markets respond to retrenchment of overseas banking operations from The Report: Kuwait 2019
In the three decades before the 2007-08 global financial crisis, the world’s financial networks became increasingly interconnected. Financial system regulatory convergence and the growing penetration of World Trade Organisation rules, as well as the creation of currency unions such as the euro, resulted in a surge in cross-border capital flows...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammad Y Al Hashel, Governor, Central Bank of Kuwait: Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2019
What challenges does the sector face as it works to implement Basel III requirements and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 9?
Articles & Analysis | Financial technology changes Kuwait’s banking landscape with new mediums and accompanying regulations from The Report: Kuwait 2019
While the digital revolution has swept through many industries, the Kuwaiti banking and finance sectors remain largely unchanged. However, there is a definite sense that digital innovations are gaining ground as banks establish financial technology (fintech) departments in order to guide policy. Technology has the potential to reform the face...
Articles & Analysis | Adel Abdul Wahab Al Majed, Chairman, Kuwait Banking Association; and Vice-Chairman and CEO, Boubyan Bank; Michel Accad, Group CEO, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait; and Elham Y Mahfouz, CEO, Commercial Bank of Kuwait: Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2019
In what ways do you expect lending to grow, and what impact will regional developments have?