Although Algeria has struggled to attract significant interest in recent bidding rounds, the potential for new shale deposits will increase the country’s already considerable allure,

Although growth is expected to ease in Saudi Arabia’s competitive insurance sector this year, the industry still holds plenty of potential for expansion, particularly in the health and life segments.

In October, the Central Bank of Tunisia (Banque Centrale de Tunisie, BCT) issued new restrictions for consumer credit that stand to tighten lending in the short to medium term.

Local banks are turning to the capital markets to finance expansion as they set their sights on growth both in the domestic market and overseas.

Did you ever want to know more about banking regulation and supervision in Middle East and North Africa (MENA)? It has been possible, for some time now, to get a good sense of MENA's banking regulations and how they compare to other countries and regions in the world.

Record growth in the Islamic financial services (IFS) segment in 2012 firmly cemented Saudi Arabia as a global leader in the industry. However, while the segment looks set for further growth several industry leaders have called for greater regulatory uniformity across global markets, Global A [ … ]

Efforts to open up new avenues for investment in family owned firms in Oman are gathering momentum as the authorities step up a bid to steer more local firms towards listing on the sultanate’s stock exchange.

The Qatar Central Bank’s (QCB) February takeover of responsibility for licensing and supervising insurance companies, reinsurance companies and insurance intermediaries,

A US offer to back Jordanian bond issues may help lower the Kingdom’s borrowing costs and boost confidence in the country’s securities, which has been dented by regional instability that has slowed economic growth.