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UAE leads GenAI revolution: Transforming banking and economic growth
The UAE has rapidly emerged as a global leader in the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) due to its proactive regulation, strong economy and tech-savvy population, experts say. Leading banking ...
Labuan IBFC Inc. and ASAS Forge Strategic Alliance to Advance Islamic Finance
Labuan IBFC Incorporated Sdn. Bhd. (Labuan IBFC Inc.) and the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance Malaysia (ASAS) have formalised their strategic partnership through the signing of a ...
Aurangzeb briefs Saudi counterpart on PIA, airport privatization drive
Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb briefed his Saudi counterpart on Pakistan’s ongoing privatisation drive, including the divestment of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ...
Thai banks face lending income hit as weak economy persists
Margins will be pinched as interest-income gains are further limited, compounded by weak lending and bad debt Read more at The Business Times.
Transcript: A financial power grab in Turkey?
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘A financial power grab in Turkey’ Marc Filippino Hi folks, Marc here. I host another show at the FT calle ...
Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow
Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, made his first visit to Russia and held talks with ...
What Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s meeting with Putin means for Russia’s role in Syria
Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for his first in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit marked a remarkable shift in the ...
Syria President Al-Sharaa to Meet Putin in First Visit to Russia
Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the first time, as both countries seek to rebuild relations following the toppling of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad ...
Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to a Former Enemy: Russia
President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.