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06-Apr-20 Banks will focus more on preserving asset-quality indicators than generating new business. Conventional and Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will see a drop in revenue and credit growth in 2020. [image: REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee]
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24-Mar-20 The growth of the digital economy in the Middle East and North Africa could become one of the key solutions to the region’s youth unemployment crisis. Governments in the region have taken steps to create an environment in which technology startups can thrive. [image: Ashish Laddha]
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14-Oct-19 Saudi Arabia’s payments firm HyperPay plans to expand in the Middle East and North Africa, capitalizing on opportunities presented by the government’s push towards cashless targets. The kingdom aims to raise cashless transactions to 70 percent by 2030. [image: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser]
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18-Sep-19 Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications & IT and HR Development Fund will nationalise 14,000 jobs in the ICT sector, to help address youth unemployment. The program targets technical support, data analysis, project managers and call center functions. [image: REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed]
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12-Sep-19 UAE enjoys the highest trust in the banking sector compared to countries such as the US, UK and China. Banks showed the highest improvement, compared with food and beverages, retail and the financial sector. [image: Kantar]
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