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The Spring 2003 issue of Arab Banker will include a
focus on The Levant and Turkey together with articles on
Islamic Banking and Finance and IT & Security.
Our usual round up of news and views on the Arab banking and finance scene will
feature along with our regular items on art & culture and book reviews.
Plus much more.
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The suffering of the people of Palestine is being graphically
illustrated on our television screens and in our newspapers and we hear daily
examples of the stress, trauma and tragedy that has become the norm for so many
Palestinians. Conscious of the concerns of Arab Banker readers and their
desire to do what they can to help the people of Palestine the Arab Bankers
Association has established the ABA Emergency Palestine Relief Fund. All
monies donated to this fund will be distributed on an equal basis between the
following well-respected UK-registered charities that work in Palestine.
° Action around Bethlehem Children with
Disability
° Foundation for Al-Quds University Medical
School
° Friends of the Spafford Children’s Centre
° Interpal
° Medical Aid for Palestinians
° St John
Opthalmic Hospital
If you would like to donate to this group
of charities please contact the ABA or click here to download a Pdf file
containing the donation form (Requires the Adobe Acrobat
reader)
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Volume XVII Number 1/2, Autumn 2002
Editorial
Features in the
current issue ... more
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People in the News, Banking & Finance News and Bank Results.
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SAUDI ARABIA
FOCUS
The mood in Saudi Arabia is
somewhat subdued but business goes on. The optimism that marked economic
resurgence on the back of high oil prices still drives expansion of the banking
and finance sector, as Arab Banker's George Kardouche found out
during his visit to the Kingdom and a series of exclusive interviews with
bankers ... more
SAMA's path to
Saudi stability
Saudi Arabia's Monetary Agency
(SAMA), the kingdom's central bank, presides over financial regulation and
monetary policymaking that is central to the country's economic planning, as
SAMA governor HE Hamad Al Sayari explained in an exclusive interview ...
more
Interview
Arab Banker
interviews five leading decision-makers in the banking sector on the
challenges and opportunities facing Saudi banking and capital markets.
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Fixed focus on GCC
merchant banking
Gulf International Bank (GIB),
which recently opened a Riyadh branch, has drawn up a comprehensive strategy
with the aim to become the leading merchant bank of choice for the GCC region,
says GIB CEO Dr Khaled Al-Fayez in an exclusive interview with Arab
Banker ... more |
Dr Khaled Al-Fayez |
Ideals and reality of GCC's integration
programme
The Gulf Cooperation Council is falling
short of its declared goal of full commercial integration of the six member
states, so what can be done to speed things up? Dr Humayon A Dar and
Professor John R Presley weigh the GCC's options. |
Islamic Banking & Finance
Product vs investor
demand
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Stella
Cox |
The Islamic financial
sector has witnessed remarkable growth in recent years. But that development,
says Stella Cox in this survey, has also posed new challenges to the
practitioners in the field and raised the question: do the current Islamic
financial products and services satisfy investor requirements? ... more |
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E-banking security - weighing risks against
rewards
E-banking is gaining popularity across
the Middle East and North Africa region, but is it secure? What should banks do
to protect themselves and their clients against online fraud? James
Buckett outlines the challenges posed by e-banking and rewards inherent in
its positive contribution to increasing global
commerce.
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Funding healthcare for Palestinians
Despite extreme financial constraints, the first and only
Palestinian Medical School has producing graduates in Jerusalem, but more is
needed to ensure its survival and guarantee essential health care in the
Palestinian territories, says Professor Colin
Green.
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Contemporary Arab art -
Signs of changing
times?
The art of
modern painters and sculptors in the Arab world, many of them women, reflects
everyday concerns that range from social issues to international developments.
Palestinian troubles dominate the agenda of many artists, as Arab Banker
found out ... more
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The Palestinian
Village by Nabil Anani, © EAP |
Arab Stock Markets
Politics impact on
trading
Political tensions influenced the
performance of stock markets across the Arab world in recent weeks, but in some
cases shares did better than expected in adverse circumstances, says Ayham
Zekra in his quarterly analysis.
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