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May 25, 2021

Interview with Mr. M.R.Raghu, CEO, Marmore MENA Intelligence Has the role of Fintech become more critical, given the pandemic? With the subsequent waves of the COVID-19 in place, it might take longer than expected for the situation to get back...

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May 25, 2021

The UAE’s announcement of 100 per cent foreign ownership across the board effective June 1, is touted as game changing and a master stroke. This was the biggest demand from various business councils for decades. The current system requires 51...

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May 23, 2021

Saudi Aramco the blue chip of Saudi Arabia and the world’s largest oil company took a drop in its stride last year post Covid-19 as oil demand slumped and OPEC+ which is led by Saudi Arabia agreed to sharp cut...

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May 19, 2021

Interview with Mr. M.R.Raghu, CEO, Marmore MENA Intelligence Are SMEs very important for the GCC region? How have SMEs contributed to the region? Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are vital to the economic development of the country as they foster innovation, entrepreneurship...

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May 12, 2021

The biggest lesson from Archegos fiasco is that risk management function should not be a side-kick and should be manned by independent, non-partisan executives who will not bend come what may. While this can slow down the growth, at least...

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May 4, 2021

Interview with Mr. M.R.Raghu, CEO, Marmore MENA Intelligence How GCC banks reset for growth beyond the COVID-19 crisis? The performance of the GCC banking sector had already started to get impacted before the coronavirus pandemic on account of global economic...

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April 28, 2021

Interview with Mr. M.R.Raghu, CEO, Marmore MENA Intelligence How big is GCC Asset Management industry and who are the major players? The GCC Asset Management Industry manages around USD 59 billion in assets, spread across 223 funds across the region....

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April 26, 2021

1. What is Break even oil price? What does an increasing or decreasing BEOP mean? Fiscal breakeven oil price (BEP) can be defined simply as the “oil price that balances an oil‐exporting country’s budget. Ever since the fall of Brent...

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April 18, 2021

When US stock market sneezes, Emerging markets including India catches cold! However, this time around there is positive news for Indian tech startups in the form of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC’s). Though SPAC’s are not a new concept, suddenly...

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March 10, 2021

GCC banks continue to tap the bond markets at a brisk pace in 2021 as they try to take advantage of low interest rates amid prospects of economic recovery. The impact of COVID-19 on earnings have spurred banks to raise...

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