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Latest Private news, analysis and expert insight from The Global Economics — covering the stories shaping global business and finance.

Abu Dhabi-Based Aquarian Capital to buy Brighthouse Financial for $4.1 Billion
Banking

Abu Dhabi-Based Aquarian Capital to buy Brighthouse Financial for $4.1 Billion

7 Nov 2025
Citigroup Delegates $80 Billion of Assets to BlackRock as it Shifts From Wealth Unit
Banking

Citigroup Delegates $80 Billion of Assets to BlackRock as it Shifts From Wealth Unit

5 Sept 2025
Stonepeak and Spirit Super to acquire 100% of GeelongPort in Australia
Mergers & Acquisitions

Stonepeak and Spirit Super to acquire 100% of GeelongPort in Australia

21 Nov 2022
Bank Muscat signs contract with Galfar Engineering & Contracting for RO 39 million financing facility
Private

Bank Muscat signs contract with Galfar Engineering & Contracting for RO 39 million financing facility

27 Sept 2022
QIIB – Best Credit Card Offerings in Qatar
Commercial

QIIB – Best Credit Card Offerings in Qatar

21 Jul 2022
Kuwait Finance House to purchase Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank for USD 12 billion after years of hold up
Commercial

Kuwait Finance House to purchase Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank for USD 12 billion after years of hold up

7 Jul 2022
DIFC unveils the region’s first Open Finance Lab in 2022
Central

DIFC unveils the region’s first Open Finance Lab in 2022

29 Jun 2022
Airwallex arrives in New Zealand, drives business growth in the ANZ region
Crypto & Fintech

Airwallex arrives in New Zealand, drives business growth in the ANZ region

29 Jun 2022
Macquarie Group disrupts retail banking; increases interest rates on transaction accounts to 1.5%
Private

Macquarie Group disrupts retail banking; increases interest rates on transaction accounts to 1.5%

9 Jun 2022
An Ode to the 5 Arab Women Reigning the Business World
Business Leaders

An Ode to the 5 Arab Women Reigning the Business World

8 Mar 2022
AIA Hong Kong takes over 100% shares of Blue Cross from the Bank of East Asia
Commercial

AIA Hong Kong takes over 100% shares of Blue Cross from the Bank of East Asia

7 Mar 2022
Citibanamex assets on sale in Mexico: USD 4 – 8 billion price tag
Commercial

Citibanamex assets on sale in Mexico: USD 4 – 8 billion price tag

4 Mar 2022
Russian battalions drizzle missiles on Kyiv on 24th February 2022; Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens
Commercial

Russian battalions drizzle missiles on Kyiv on 24th February 2022; Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens

25 Feb 2022
HSBC to increase bonuses for junior bankers to retain its talent pool in 2022
Private

HSBC to increase bonuses for junior bankers to retain its talent pool in 2022

15 Feb 2022
Far Eastern International Bank_Bankee: Taiwan’s pioneering shared economy banking entity
Commercial

Far Eastern International Bank_Bankee: Taiwan’s pioneering shared economy banking entity

9 Feb 2022
KBC Bank Ireland accomplishes sale of EUR 1.1 billion of non-performing Irish loans to US investment manager
Insurance

KBC Bank Ireland accomplishes sale of EUR 1.1 billion of non-performing Irish loans to US investment manager

8 Feb 2022
Sharjah Islamic Bank records a whopping net profit of AED 514.1 million for 2021
Islamic

Sharjah Islamic Bank records a whopping net profit of AED 514.1 million for 2021

21 Jan 2022
Citi plans to withdraw its retail banking operations in Mexico in 2022
Commercial

Citi plans to withdraw its retail banking operations in Mexico in 2022

12 Jan 2022
Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group to buyout Capstone Partners in the first half of 2022
Commercial

Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group to buyout Capstone Partners in the first half of 2022

11 Jan 2022
Green Policies and Renewable Energy are Here to Stay in 2022
Central

Green Policies and Renewable Energy are Here to Stay in 2022

7 Jan 2022
Riyad REIT invests USD 62 million in US logistics portfolio
Funds

Riyad REIT invests USD 62 million in US logistics portfolio

3 Jan 2022
Citigroup UAE to swing to a Saturday-Sunday work weekend from 2022
Commercial

Citigroup UAE to swing to a Saturday-Sunday work weekend from 2022

21 Dec 2021
First Abu Dhabi Bank to establish a new branch in Shanghai in 2021
Private

First Abu Dhabi Bank to establish a new branch in Shanghai in 2021

25 Nov 2021
Bank of America’s latest ‘Recipient Select’ to deliver agile transactions from Oct 2021
Commercial

Bank of America’s latest ‘Recipient Select’ to deliver agile transactions from Oct 2021

14 Oct 2021