Bahrain Banking Interviews - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:53:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Banking in Bahrain: In-Depth Overview of Banking, Banks and the Market /banking-in-bahrain-the-most-comprehensive-sector-overview-viewpoint.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 /banking-in-bahrain-the-most-comprehensive-sector-overview-viewpoint.htm Abdul Karim Ahmed Bucheery, Chief Executive of BBK Bahrain
Despite the crisis, banks are still sticking to Bahrain and if you think about the reason for this, Bahrain is situated almost exactly in the middle between the richest oil field in the world and the richest gas field in the world.

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]]> Bahrain: Banking Industry to Grow by 3% in 2013-2014 /bahrain-banking-market-to-grow-by-3-in-2013-2014.htm Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 /bahrain-banking-market-to-grow-by-3-in-2013-2014.htm Jamal Ali Al-Hazeem, CEO of BMI Bank
As far as the sector or the industry is concerned, I think you will see growth this year in 2013 over last year 2012.

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]]> Return of Investors and Confidence to Bahrain Banking Sector by Citibank /return-of-investors-and-confidence-to-bahrain-banking-sector-by-citibank.htm Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:36:56 +0000 /return-of-investors-and-confidence-to-bahrain-banking-sector-by-citibank.htm Mazin Manna, Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Bahrain
The Bahrain 2020's are trading at a yield of around 5.7% down from their peak of 6.8% and are now trading much closer to pre-crisis levels again demonstrating investor interest in Bahrain.

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]]> ROBECO’s Investment Strategy and Analysis of Global Economic Trends /robecos-investment-strategy-and-analysis-of-global-economic-trends.htm Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:43:31 +0000 /robecos-investment-strategy-and-analysis-of-global-economic-trends.htm Douglas Hansen Luke, CEO of Robeco ²©ÓãÌåÓýÓéÀÖƽ̨ East
When we look at investing for this year our tactical asset allocation team recommends credits, both investment grade and high yield.

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]]> Oasis Capital Bank New Investment Strategy and Assessment of Bahrain Political Risk /oasis-capital-bank-new-investment-strategy-and-assessment-of-bahrain-political-risk.htm Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:59:40 +0000 /oasis-capital-bank-new-investment-strategy-and-assessment-of-bahrain-political-risk.htm Dr. Farid Al Mulla, CEO of Oasis Capital Bank
When you start to give people certain freedoms, there are also certain obligations on the society as citizens of the country.

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]]> Challenges of Retail Banking in Bahrain by BMI Bank /challenges-of-retail-banking-in-bahrain-by-bmi-bank.htm Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:25:24 +0000 /challenges-of-retail-banking-in-bahrain-by-bmi-bank.htm Jamal Ali Al-Hazeem, CEO of BMI Bank
We have to rebuild our image of a positive, vibrant environment for investment in order to attract FDI.

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]]> HSBC Bank Bahrain: Retail and Corporate Banking in Bahrain Remains Strong /hsbc-bank-bahrain-retail-and-corporate-banking-in-bahrain-remains-strong.htm Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:48:21 +0000 /hsbc-bank-bahrain-retail-and-corporate-banking-in-bahrain-remains-strong.htm Patrick Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bahrain
The whole banking environment and the economy in general was looking forwards to a strong 2011 and, clearly, with the events of mid-February, we did loose a couple of months, but what we have seen in the last few weeks a renewed beginnings of confidence.

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]]> Bahrain Banking: Banks in Bahrain and the Crisis /bahrain-banking-banks-in-bahrain-and-the-crisis.htm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:49:09 +0000 /bahrain-banking-banks-in-bahrain-and-the-crisis.htm Abdulkarim Ahmed Bucheery, Chief Executive of BBK & Chairman of Bahrain Association of Banks
I do not think that Bahrain will easily lose its brand or position as the financial hub for this part of the world. Banking in Bahrain has a tradition.

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]]> Gulf Finance House Investment Bank in Bahrain /gulf-finance-house-investment-bank-in-bahrain.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0000 /gulf-finance-house-investment-bank-in-bahrain.htm Gulf Finance House Investment Bank in Bahrain, Head of Private Equity at Gulf Finance House, Nabeel Kazerooni
We have a very good brand name, in the past we have been very good to our customers and have had fantastic results that, compared to other institutions, are far better.
Gulf Finance House Investment Bank in Bahrain, Head of Asset Management at Gulf Finance House, Alan Durrant
We don't just want to put capital into companies in the west; we also want to bring know-how and technology to benefit the people of the region.

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]]> Bahrain Economy Overview /bahrain-economy-overview.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0000 /bahrain-economy-overview.htm Dr. Ala’a Al-Yousuf, Chief Economist of Gulf Finance House Bahrain economy is expected to slow sharply in 2009 to 3% after growing by 8.1% and 5.7% in 2007 and 2008 respectively, as regional growth moderates and government finances are squeezed.

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