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FX: Pragma unleashes algo traders on NDF market

The non-deliverable forward (NDF) market has been among the fastest growing corners of the FX market, as investors looking for yield increasingly turn their attention to emerging market (EM) currencies. Now, with Pragma’s algo-trading clients joining the party, liquidity could be set to surge even higher.

Solomon Teague, May 18, 2017

Opinion

Asia: ChemChina/Syngenta out of fashion just as it arrives

One of the world’s most ambitious and laborious deals approaches its conclusion and will not be repeated in a hurry.

Chris Wright, May 18, 2017

Awards

Awards for Excellence 2017: Middle East Awards photos

Bankers from across the Middle East gathered to attend the Euromoney Middle East Awards for Excellence dinner at Grosvenor House in Dubai, May 17.

May 18, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank for financing 2017: First Abu Dhabi Bank

The dearth of equity financing in the region plays into the hands of firms with strong debt franchises. The local banks are not leaving this business to the internationals and there is one local in particular whose efforts to develop its debt financing capacity should be recognized, not least for tapping into the local investor base.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank for markets 2017: Standard Chartered

Events such as the rise and fall in the oil price and the steep devaluation of the Egyptian pound, made 2016 another eventful year for markets businesses in the Middle East.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best digital bank 2017: Emirates NBD

Competition in digital banking is not as fierce as in the Middle East as elsewhere. Rarely do banks’ achievements match their rhetoric in this area.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank for SMEs 2017: Bank of Alexandria

An increased focus on financing small and medium-sized businesses should be another important step towards unleashing the Middle East’s vast untapped reserves of entrepreneurialism. Although rarely easy for risk-conscious lenders, growing the SME book is vital for the region’s future as a banking market. It is something notably lacking in the most oil-dependent economies.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank for advisory 2017: JPMorgan

Completed Middle East M&A volumes more than doubled to $110 billion in this awards period, according to Dealogic – although the number of deals fell by about a quarter. Teva’s acquisition of Allergan made up around a third of the volume on its own. The purchase of a 19.5% stake in Rosneft by Glencore and Qatar Investment Authority made up another 10th.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank transformation 2017: Ayandeh Bank

Last year’s award for best bank transformation honoured Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait, a bank that showed great ambition by acquiring a financial institution larger than itself – the Egyptian division of Greek bank Piraeus. By so doing it became an international player in Middle Eastern banking.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank for wealth management 2017: Credit Suisse

The region’s wealthy are another group increasingly targeted by both local and international banks. The regional wealth management award goes to a firm with global breadth and expertise in this area, Credit Suisse, which also keeps the top spot in the Middle East in Euromoney’s 2017 private banking survey.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank 2017: Commercial International Bank

It was a year of some relief for Middle East banking, as the benefits of reform began to be felt and the oil price recovered. Although they remain partly at the mercy of Opec and the US shale energy industry, there was good news for local and international banks, as the government spending crunch eased up and the region turned to international markets to finance its development projects and budget deficits.

May 17, 2017

Awards

Middle East's best bank for transaction services 2017: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Transaction services clients are increasingly well served in the Middle East, particularly in the UAE’s relatively large financial services industry. Local banks have improved their offering, while the biggest international banks also see it as a priority.

May 17, 2017

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