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Dubai’s DIFC attracts surge of Chinese financial firms in 2024
Dubai reported a surge in interest from Chinese financial firms and multinational companies in 2024.
The top five Chinese banks, including Bank of China and...
State Street hires Majed Al Hassoun as Head of KSA and...
State Street Corporation has appointed Majed Al Hassoun as Country Head for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
In his new role, Al Hassoun will be responsible...
StanChart hires Momin Jaffar as Group Head of Global Private Bank
Momin Jaffar has joined Standard Chartered as Managing Director & Group Head - Global Private Bank based in Dubai. He joins from HSBC, where...
Goldman Sachs names Omar Alzaim as Saudi CEO
Goldman Sachs has appointed Omar Alzaim as Chief Executive Officer of its Saudi Arabia operations as it looks to boost its presence in the...
Neuberger Berman hires Khalid Albdah as Head of MENA & New...
Neuberger Berman has appointed Khalid Albdah as Head of MENA and New Markets based in Dubai.
Khalid was previously MD and Chief Executive Officer of...
BNY Hires Madiha Sattar as MD for Growth Ventures Unit in UAE
BNY has appointed Madiha Sattar as Managing Director and Growth Ventures partner, based in the UAE. In the newly created global role, she joins the leadership...
Mashreq names Jyothi Bathula as new Global Head of MGN and...
Mashreq has appointed Jyothi Bathula as the Global Head of Mashreq Global Network (MGN) and Managing Director of MGN India, according to a LinkedIn post.
Bathula has over 20 years...
Standard Chartered expands Mazen Barbir’s role to Head of Markets, UAE
Standard Chartered has expanded Mazen Barbir's responsibilities to include Head of Markets, UAE, adding to his role as Managing Director and Head of FX Trading...
HSBC appoints Selim Kervanci as new CEO for the Middle East
Selim Kervanci is appointed as CEO, Middle East for HSBC subject to regulatory approval. Selim will report to Surendra Rosha and David Liao, Co-CEOs Asia and the...
Citi gets license for regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia, memo shows
Citigroup has received approval to establish its regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Friday.
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