Interoperability is a must if traditional banks are to integrate the customer experience over multiple industries
Mashreq Bank
Dubai
Dubai’s multi-billion dirham budget leans into Covid-19 rebound
AED181 billion has been set aside for the next three years to ensure quality of life improves for Emiratis and Dubai remains an attractive place for foreign talent
inflation
2022 forecast: Why UAE companies should prepare for rising inflation
Senior Mashreq exec says inflation is a natural follow-up to any contraction, such as the one caused by the pandemic
Dubai property market
Why size matters as Dubai seeks to continue real estate recovery
Mashreq Bank senior exec says rising demand for villas and townhouses is driving a rebound in the UAE’s property market
environmental social and governance
Why ‘green’ finance will increasingly play a key role in GCC real estate investments
Senior Mashreq Bank exec says asset managers and fund allocators are increasingly prioritising companies that are ESG-focused
business transformation
Why the Covid shock could be good news for UAE firms in the long run
Senior Mashreq Bank exec says business measures implemented to mitigate Covid impact have made companies more competitive
Mashreq Bank
Dubai banking major Mashreq launches Shanghai office amid China push
Shanghai representative office will serve as a liaison office, with the primary objective of building Mashreq’s franchise in mainland China
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
Mashreq chairman ‘cautiously optimistic’ amid uncertain banking landscape
AbdulAziz Al Ghurair makes comments as Mashreq reports AED85m net profit for first six months of 2021
digital banking
Dubai’s Mashreq Bank prepares for a digital-only future
Dubai-based Mashreq Bank PSC now operates just 10 branches in the United Arab Emirates, down from 34 two years ago
business funding
UAE firms call for continued support amid Covid fallout – survey
Nearly 88% of companies say that their banking needs have changed as a result of the pandemic
Dubai hotels
Expo 2020 Dubai to be ‘gold standard’ for post-pandemic mega events
Mashreq Bank exec says outlook for the UAE’s tourism sector is improving after Covid shock
Dubai commercial property
How landlords, tenants need to act as UAE’s commercial property market mutates
Mashreq briefing says near-term outlook for commercial real estate sector in the UAE remains challenging
investments
The changing nature of wealth management
Vipul Kapur, head of Private Banking at Mashreq Bank, examines how the pandemic has affected the industry and adjusted client expectations
Marketing
Sweetwater MEA appointed lead brand agency by Mashreq
The Sweetwater appointment, which followed an extensive multi-agency pitching process, should see new kinds of digital and physical experiential activations in the offing for Mashreq customers
Dubai banking
Mashreq said to mull plan to move employees to cheaper hubs
Sources say Dubai’s third-biggest lender is shifting jobs to locations including India, Egypt or Pakistan
Ahmed Abdelaal
Video: UAE moves to mitigate economic fallout from the coronavirus
Target looks at what the UAE is doing to cushion the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus Dubai
Video: Mashreq Bank’s Mohammad Al Shouli on Expo 2020 Dubai postponement
The Expo 2020 Dubai delay could very well be a “blessing in disguise”.