Weekly Brief Nov 12 Nigeria sets rules for stablecoins and tokenised bank deposits; CIB Egypt’s low-cost deposits cushion margins TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Nigeria demands full stablecoin reserves plus a 2% buffer, while CIB Egypt’s cheaper deposit funding cushions margin pressu... 534
Weekly Brief Nov 10 ADIB opens $476 million rights issue, FAB acquires Yasira and Qatar eases SME lending rules TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Fresh capital, broader services and new lending rules are opening growth opportunities for Gulf banks. ... 893
Current Account Nov 05 How will Emirates NBD sustain profitability amid rapid international expansion? Emirates NBD reported a 4% increase in profit before tax to AED 24.3 billion (about $6.62 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, supported by lend... 1051
Weekly Brief Nov 04 Nedbank completes 66% NCBA acquisition; Moody’s downgrades Senegal TAB Africa Weekly Brief: African banks pushed beyond home markets as Nedbank took control of Kenya’s NCBA and Absa entered Dubai, while Moody’s do... 1280
Weekly Brief Nov 03 Egypt advances bank privatisation, Bahrain’s Mumtalakat plans AI-native wholesale bank TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Egypt advances bank privatisation and tightens policy, while Gulf lenders grow profits and Bahrain eyes AI-led banking.... 820
Current Account Oct 29 Dubai AI Festival puts banking’s agentic AI ambitions to the test At the Dubai AI Festival, executives from Mashreq Bank, Zand, First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr (FABMISR), HSBC and Network International examined how financi... 1889
Weekly Brief Oct 27 Gulf banks report higher 9M earnings, Mastercard expands payment connectivity in Syria TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Falling impairments and a disposal gain lift ADCB and RAKBANK nine-month profits, higher charges restrain Emirates NBD a... 1130
Weekly Brief Oct 29 Airtel Money reports 34% revenue growth in first post-IPO results as margins narrow TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Transaction value outpaces customer growth but a falling take rate squeezes revenue, while Afreximbank reports higher earning... 1626
Weekly Brief Oct 21 South Africa plans non-bank payments access as Egypt launches Banque du Caire IPO TAB Africa Weekly Brief: South Africa sets a November deadline for its payments authorisation framework as Banque du Caire opens IPO subscriptions and... 1263
Weekly Brief Oct 21 Emirates NBD plans UAE-based OpenAI deployment, Dubai Investments prepares subsidiary IPO TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Emirates NBD deploys OpenAI onshore, Dubai Investments plans DIP Holding flotation and Gulf bank profits diverge.... 1840
Weekly Brief Oct 15 Ecobank strengthens China-Africa payments as banks pursue new digital channels TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Standard Bank backs OPay, Airtel Money lists in London, Ecobank expands renminbi links and Zambia nears IMF programme.... 3833
Weekly Brief Oct 14 Asian lenders back QNB’s $2.5 billion funding deal TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: QNB’s $2.5 billion loan draws Asian backing, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank raises equity and deposit competition intensifies.... 1488
Weekly Brief Oct 07 BCEAO sets new electronic money transfer rules across West Africa TAB Africa Weekly Brief: BCEAO mandates instant-payment interoperability, Zambia cuts rates 250 basis points and Attijariwafa bank agrees Société G�... 1439
Weekly Brief Oct 07 IMF expects GCC economic contraction in 2026 while UAE lending grows TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: IMF expects GCC economy to contract in 2026 despite strong bank buffers, as Qatar links government debt to Euroclear and... 1913
Weekly Brief Oct 01 Mozambique downgraded to CCC as debt-restructuring risk rises TAB Africa Weekly Brief: S&P cuts Mozambique to CCC on Eurobond restructuring risk, Nigeria's yields fall after CBN cuts rates to 23% and Angola raise... 2385
Weekly Brief Sep 30 Qatar draws strong global demand for $3 billion sovereign bond TAB Middle East Weekly Brief: Qatar's $3 billion bond draws $7.7 billion in orders as UAE restricts Bank Melli Iran branches.... 2079
