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A shopkeeper counts money in of his shop at a bazar in Tunis,
Tunisia August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia Mulls to Restructure Banking Sector

by AlMunji alSaidani | Jul 24, 2017 | Business

Tunisia- The Tunisian Central Bank has focused on restructuring the country’s banking sector during a forum organized on reforms for public banks, restructuring them and guaranteeing their financial integrity without losing them to privatization. The forum’s attendees...

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The Obama Administration Works against Time to Wrap Banking Rules

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 13, 2016 | World

U.S. top officials found themselves in a race against time with respect to finalizing banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands regulatory power to Donald Trump who has vowed to rewrite the existing financial rule book. President-elect Trump...

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee Grand Celebration, in Beirut September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Riad Salameh: Man of Trust Faces Biggest Career Challenge

by Thaer Abbas | Jun 18, 2016 | Business, Features

Beirut-Not too many people in Lebanon envy Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh today. He is one of the figures whose names are circulated for presidency, if parties agree on having a “consensual” candidate. Yet his stances against the so-called Hezbollah in the current...

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A general view of the last session of the 34th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Kuwait, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 (AP/Gustavo Ferrari).

GCC members mull joint credit reference information exchange

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jan 6, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states are considering the launch of a mechanism to share credit referencing information between their respective credit bureaus. The idea will be discussed during the 67th GCC Banking Supervision Committee...