The Islamic financial services (IFS) industry has grown increasingly popular in recent years, with worldwide assets totalling $1.8trn in 2012 and forecast to top $2trn by the end of 2014. Having already established a reputation as a leading regional financial centre with abundant liquidity, Dubai has emerged as a major beneficiary of the IFS growth story. Sharia-compliant project financing,...
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Chapter | Islamic Financial Services from The Report: Dubai 2014
Chapter | Capital Markets from The Report: Dubai 2014
Driven by enhanced liquidity in the banking sector, rising property prices and an overall improvement in the domestic economy, Dubai’s capital markets began 2013 in full recovery mode. The Dubai Financial Market is a largely retail market at present, but it is preparing for a surge in institutional trading activity and an influx of foreign investment as a result of the MSCI index upgrade to “...
The sector appears to have largely recovered from the 2008-11 economic crisis, with the first half of 2013 seeing net profits in the UAE’s banking sector rising 20% to $3.7bn, while total assets grew 8% to $517bn during the same period, although there are a number of risks that remain outstanding. The introduction of new regulations has helped to improve overall stability in the real estate...
Additional restrictions on consumer lending and higher interest rates could mean a slowdown in growth for Turkey’s banks, although the sector should have the resilience to ride out any shockwaves.
A partir de finales del mes de noviembre, las firmas mexicanas habían registrado una cifra récord de US$ 12.2000 millones en 2013 a través de la oferta de acciones que cotizaron en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV). Estas cifras representan un cambio significativo para la bolsa, la cual ha enfrentado históricos problemas a la hora de atraer nuevas cotizaciones.
Articles & Analysis | Zenith Bank: Banking from The Report: Nigeria 2013
THE COMPANY: Zenith Bank is one of Nigeria’s largest banks by Tier 1 capital and shareholder funding, offering diverse operations in the financial sector. Beyond Nigeria, the bank also has subsidiaries and branches in The Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, South Africa and the UK. In 2012 the bank was named the...