Somshankar Bandyopadhyay

Strong loan demand across corporate, retail and private banking lifted the lender’s balance sheet, while improving asset quality prompted a cut in its credit-cost guidance

Dubai-based Rechitta has launched its V2 platform after surpassing 100,000 minutes of broker usage, adding a new text-based chat feature alongside enhanced project presentations

Chinese high-end travellers are seeking personalised journeys centred on culture, wellness and exclusivity, creating new opportunities for tourism businesses across the region

New Edelman research shows people increasingly favour brands that understand their needs, values and daily lives, while recommendations from others carry more weight than corporate messaging

Regional business owners are involving heirs earlier than peers elsewhere, with long-term growth and wealth transfer shaping decisions around exits and ownership transitions

Rising numbers of Indian visitors are reshaping spending patterns, prompting wider acceptance of real-time digital payments across tourism, retail and hospitality sectors

Stronger lending, rising operating income and a sharp improvement in asset quality helped the lender maintain momentum despite a challenging regional backdrop

Protectt.ai founder and CEO highlights the UAE's digital transformation and growing AI adoption, describing the country as a strategic market for cybersecurity development and regional expansion

Islamic lender added 200,000 customers in nine months, expanded assets to Dh318 billion and recorded a historic low non-performing asset ratio of 2%

Strong demand for digital connectivity, cloud, cybersecurity and AI infrastructure helped drive revenue growth, while major Vodafone stake sale boosts earnings and strengths balance sheet