Capital Markets

HSBC Is Selling a Profitable Business in Egypt : Here Is Why Every Other Bank Wanted It

Dr. Mina Beshara, Group CFO of PharmaOverseas, joins Bassel Sabri from Cairo to decode the strategic logic behind one of the most closely watched...

Dr. Ryan Lemand: Why the AI Bubble Will Burst and What the Energy Crisis Has to Do With It

Dr. Ryan Lemand, Founder and CEO of NeoVision Group, joins Rachel Pether with a clear-eyed and data-driven verdict on the AI market: we are...

The Correspondent Banking System Is Slow and Expensive : BCB Group Is Building What Comes Next

Claire Barratt, Managing Director UAE at BCB Group and MFTA Corporate Member, joins Capital Markets as the company pursues regulatory licensing in the UAE,...

The Clarity Act Is Stuck in the Senate : Here Is What That Means for Crypto on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Christian Narvaez, Founder and Managing Partner of Rayo Capital Group and President of Stand With Crypto New York, joins Johny Fernandez as the Clarity...

Egyptian Banks Are Racing for Deposits, Here Is When That Race Becomes Dangerous

Dr. Wael Abdallah, Associate Professor of Finance at The American University in Cairo and non-executive board member at Beltone Holding, joins Bassel Sabri from...

How AI Is Reinventing Small Business Lending

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending is entering a new era as real-world assets (RWAs), artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology reshape how businesses access...

Al Liwan Group’s CEO on Building Abu Dhabi’s First Home-Grown Investment Bank

Michael Gale, Group CEO of Al Liwan Group, joins Rachel Pether at ADX to discuss what he is building, and what the region is...

Every Bank Calls Itself Sustainable : Here Is How to Tell If It Actually Is

Dr. Jelena Janjusevic, Global Head of Accountancy, Economics and Finance Department Heriot-Watt University and MFTA member, joins Raghda Ibraheem with a clear and practical...

For the First Time in History, Money Can Be Programmed, and the Middle East Is Ready for It

Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Chairman of the Middle East Stablecoin Foundation, joins Rachel Pether at ADX as MESA, the region's first industry body dedicated exclusively...

The Week in Fintech: Project Agora, Europe’s Bank Blockchain, and Anthropic’s Security Breach

Anastasia Kinsky, Fintech TV correspondent and editor of The Signal newsletter, joins Wall Street to Mena to break down a week defined by one...

Saudi Arabia Is Not Just Building Roads : It Is Building the World’s Next Trade Corridor

Nasreen Alissa joins Raghda Ibraheem as Saudi Arabia's infrastructure story moves well beyond roads. With over 73,000km of road network connecting eight countries, the...

ADNOC Drilling CFO on Q2 Results, Regional Expansion and AI Across the Fleet

Youssef Salem, Chief Financial Officer of ADNOC Drilling, joins Rachel Pether on Capital Markets on the back of a strong Q2. Net profit came...