<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Executive News</title><link>http://www.executive-bulletin.com</link><description><![CDATA[Banking And Finance News]]></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:54:03 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:54:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><managingEditor>admin@executive-magazine.com (Admin)</managingEditor><webMaster>admin@executive-magazine.com (Admin)</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Beirut Launches Its Taxi Loan: A New innovative Loan to Own a Taxi Car or a Red Plate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6459&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6459&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Bank of Beirut launched its new innovative "Taxi Loan" during a press conference held today March 4, 2010 at the Metropolitan Hotel.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIFC Economics Workshop Discusses Prospects for IPOs and M&As in the MENA Region]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6427&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6427&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The DIFC Authority today hosted an economic workshop to discuss the prospects for initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launching FNB Group]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6370&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6370&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></guid><description><![CDATA[The Bank Unified Identity, the Investment Company and the Retail Finance Company ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSBC seeks big growth, sukuk pickup in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6348&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6348&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></guid><description><![CDATA[HSBC expects double-digit revenue growth this year in its Amanah Islamic banking division and more sukuk mandates than in 2009, Razi Fakih, deputy chief executive of Amanah told Reuters.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamic finance facts and figures]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6349&cat_id=11&country_id=20]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6349&cat_id=11&country_id=20]]></guid><description><![CDATA[*	Islamic assets under management amount to $34.74 billion across 555 worldwide funds

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[REUTERS ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE SUMMIT IN DUBAI, MANAMA, KUALA LUMPUR, JAKARTA, LONDON, AND GENEVA BEGINS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6337&cat_id=11&country_id=10]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6337&cat_id=11&country_id=10]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Continuous Coverage Available on Reuters.com]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LCB launches a new service with Xpress Money]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6258&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6258&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Lebanese Canadian Bank (LCB) have signed an agreement with Xpress Money, a global instant money transfer brand by which LCB will provide Xpress Money services through its widely networked 35 branches.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Beirut financial indicators]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6275&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6275&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></guid><description><![CDATA[At end of December 2009, the Group's consolidated shareholder's equity amounted to around US$ 800 million]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomson Reuters Unveils Risk Management Solution for Islamic Banking]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6236&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6236&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of a risk management system specifically tailored for Islamic banking. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transaction on Shares and GDRs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6244&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6244&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Bank Audi sal - Audi Saradar Group announces that a group of its existing shareholders, as well as a number of other high net worth individuals and entities investing directly or through investment vehicles, purchased today the 7,554,148 common shares and 2,483,034 GDRs of Bank Audi, previously owned by EFG-Hermes Holding SAE and its subsidiaries at a price of US$ 91 per share and GDR, for a total purchase price of US$ 913,383,562. The transaction took place today on the Beirut Stock Exchange.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banque Libano-Française: a fast growing network of branches ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6197&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6197&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Banque Libano-Française (BLF) has gone one step further in extending its branches network by implementing 5 new outlets in 2009 all through different Lebanese regions: Khaldeh, Bir Hassan, Dekwaneh, Dbayeh and Halba. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fees and deals plummet in tough year for bankers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6171&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6171&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></guid><description><![CDATA[Dramatic declines charted in Thomson Reuters Middle East
 Investment Banking League Tables 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shopping for Ajman Bank customers becomes safer]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6159&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6159&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></guid><description><![CDATA[-	Purchase Protection Scheme employed for Ajman Bank card holders]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regional IPO deal values in 2009 are one-sixth of 2008]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6130&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6130&cat_id=11&country_id=4]]></guid><description><![CDATA[*	Three Saudi Arabian and one Syrian IPO closed in October to November  2009
*	Globally, the value of deals in 2009 at parity with 2008, Asian markets dominate listings
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FFA Private Bank released Lebanomics]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6103&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=6103&cat_id=11&country_id=5]]></guid><description><![CDATA[FFA Private Bank released Lebanomics, a new quarterly publication on economic indicators in Lebanon.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>