StanChart appoints Mena head of economic researchStandard Chartered has appointed Dima Jardaneh as the new head of economic research for Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey. In her new role, Jardaneh will lead a team of economists covering More… |
StanChart invests in Souq.comStandard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE), the private equity arm of the bank, has made a $50 million equity investment, as part of a $275 million consortium, for a minority stake in online retailer Souq.com. The investment will support More… |
StanChart hosts financial crime compliance workshopStandard Chartered hosted its first Financial Crime and Compliance (FCC) workshop for its financial institutional and correspondent banking clients in the Middle East region. The event, which took place at Four More… |
Standard Chartered Sadiq appoints new chiefStandard Chartered has appointed Rehan Shaikh as CEO for Standard Chartered Saadiq, the bank’s global Islamic banking business. Shaikh will drive the growth of Standard Chartered’s Islamic banking b More… |
Ras Al Khaimah welcomes new charter flightsRas Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has signed agreements with leading tour operators in Germany and Poland to welcome the first of many chartered flights from the European countries to the emirate. The charter agreements More… |
Standard Chartered mulls raising at least $4bnStandard Chartered has held talks with bankers on raising at least $4 billion as UK reglators tighten scrunity on lenders with exposure to emerging markets in a second round of stress tests, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. More… |
StanChart appoints new chief for Bahrain operationsStandard Chartered has appointed Dr Boutros Klink as the new chief executive for its business in Bahrain. He will also oversee the operations in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publ More… |
StanChart completes first BPO in automotive industryStandard Chartered Bank has completed the first Bank Payment Obligation (BPO) transaction in the automotive industry for Mohammed Naser Al-Sayer and Sons Est, a leading automotive dealers in the Middle East. More… |
Khaleeji Commercial wins STP award from StanChartBahrain-based Islamic retail bank Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has been given the straight through processing (STP) award by Standard Chartered Bank. The award is given to select banks worldwide that meet stringent criteria whe More… |
StanChart launches new employee benefits schemeA new employee benefits scheme granting mothers 140 days of maternity leave as well as 10 working days to fathers as paternity leave has been launched by Standard Chartered Bank Bahrain. To be implemented from January 1 next year, More… |