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June 29th, 2015 - 03:37 GMT

Iran, 49 states sign Asia bank charter

Nine nations in the Middle East are founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Al Bawaba

December 29th, 2014 - 02:52 GMT

Al-Qaeda calls for 'lone wolf' operative attacks on Western airliners

Banks all over the world are being excessively cautious as regulators have been imposing huge fines that hit their bottom line.

October 29th, 2014 - 04:55 GMT

Excessive caution? Why 'perfectly legitimate' SME's are struggling to find financing in the UAE

"Bloomberg" cites a source close to the matter as saying that Obama has already offered the job to Fischer who accepted it.

December 12th, 2013 - 02:17 GMT

Israel does control the US economy afterall? The Bank of Israel's former governor is about to lead the US Fed

“Past and current crises underscore an additional lesson. Then as now, international or regional financial crises require a coordinated response to safeguard the stability of the world's financial system."

November 18th, 2013 - 03:55 GMT

What did Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have to say to Arab banks?

Out of 148 countries, the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitive Index ranked Lebanon as the worst nation in the world on the quality of its electricity supply.

October 7th, 2013 - 11:42 GMT

Economic review of the ME: Who's growing and who's going downhill?

The US shale oil boom promises the White House energy independence by 2020 but is already having an impact on its Middle East diplomacy.

September 17th, 2013 - 07:44 GMT

How the Fed, crude, and Syria are changed by shale

Her comments come as the Fed is signalling that it could slow its bond purchases later this year if the U.S. economy continues to improve.

August 25th, 2013 - 11:28 GMT

IMF urges central banks to maintain stimulus packages for emerging economies

The recent rush by UAE banks to lend at lower interest rates to corporate borrowers has been criticized as ‘irrational exuberance’.

August 12th, 2013 - 09:17 GMT

Are UAE banks displaying irrational exuberance?

Bahrain Stock Exchange

June 23rd, 2013 - 11:12 GMT

Bahrain between a rock and a hard place in bond decision?

Spot gold was down 4 per cent at $1,296.60 an ounce at 1454 GMT

June 23rd, 2013 - 10:44 GMT

Gold hits 2 1/2 year low as Fed signals an end to easy money

What we are seeing at the moment is a brief flirtation with this idea by the Fed

June 13th, 2013 - 09:31 GMT

Central banks won’t be able to stop printing money like in 1994 so buy gold

G20 officials will disregard key parts of a currency statement issued this week by the Group of Seven power

February 17th, 2013 - 10:46 GMT

G20 will not push for controls on "currency wars"