Trying to make sense of the new economic and investment environment. MENA a speciality, innovation a passion.
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Richard M Banks retweeted
6 Jan 2021
Even in the darkest, coldest month there are plants in flower, and some gorgeous wafts of scent around the garden ... #January #WinterGarden #scentedplants
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Richard M Banks retweeted
30 Jun 2020
Does a #digitalbank need to be more than a digital bank if it is to thrive?
Join our CIO, Sean Hunter, on the #euromoneylivestream this Thursday at 15.00 BST to find out.
Sign up here - lnkd.in/dpEYNXN
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Richard M Banks retweeted
29 Jun 2020
Does a digital bank need to be more than a digital bank if it is to thrive? Join Sean Hunter, CIO of succesful @OakNorth on the #euromoneylivestream this week and find out.
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Richard M Banks retweeted
28 Jun 2020
Saudi c. bank net foreign assets largely unchanged in May after PIF-linked record drops in March & April - SAMA data
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Richard M Banks retweeted
25 Jun 2020
Join Diane Holdorf on #EuromoneyLiveStream Food and Finance in 10 minutes time. bit.ly/3fYJJHa
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Richard M Banks retweeted
25 Jun 2020
Big news in #Saudi banking sector. Combination will lead to 3rd largest #GCC banking group by assets. PIF is the largest shareholder in both NCB (44%) and Samba (23%). Currently 30 licensed local and international lenders in KSA.
25 Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia’s largest lender by assets, NCB, is exploring a deal to acquire rival Samba in what could become the banking industry’s biggest deal this year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets @Dnair5 @ak_mna
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Richard M Banks retweeted
25 Jun 2020
Saudi lenders NCB and Samba are in early merger talks: sources reut.rs/3i3983Z
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Richard M Banks retweeted
25 Jun 2020
Oscar-winning #documentary maker to use #securitiesTokens for #funding. Director @Luc_Jacquet hopes to fund his next project, in the Galapagos Islands, through a #securitiesTokenOffering launched from Monaco
euromoney.com/article/b1m6x4… #fintech #MarchofthePenguins @icebreakerstud
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Richard M Banks retweeted
25 Jun 2020
If Iceland's volcano goes off just as Europe's airlines are returning to the sky ... airline bosses might well wonder if God decided 2020 was the year to back Greta
25 Jun 2020
So if this erupts it might disrupt the lifted travel bans like the 2010 E15 eruption, can see it now, a possible future geography exam question “How did a volcanic eruption in Iceland reduce the spread of coronavirus in Europe?” independent.co.uk/news/world…
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Richard M Banks retweeted
25 Jun 2020
What is the importance of building a resilient food supply? Andy Griffiths joins a panel to discuss this and more today at 3pm BST on #EuromoneyLivestream. bddy.me/37XCigm #SupplyChain #ClimateChange@euromoney
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Richard M Banks retweeted
25 Jun 2020
Africa is not a country .. sorry, America is not a country, but a collection of states with huge differences between them. Weekly confirmed cases up from 5k to 26k in Florida over the past month, and 8k to 30k in Texas. NY down from 11k to under 5k. These 5 are 40% of US GDP
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Richard M Banks retweeted
24 Jun 2020
Qatar's fiscal break-even oil price will average USD48/bbl in 2019-2021, one of the lowest among Fitch-rated energy exporters #OOTT fitchratings.com/research/so…
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Richard M Banks retweeted
24 Jun 2020
Apple’s App Store policy faces developer revolt and regulatory scrutiny. Analyst @jwangARK has more: arkinv.st/3g5XCn1
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Richard M Banks retweeted
24 Jun 2020
The world’s food system is becoming increasingly fragile. What must the private sector do?
Diane Holdorf from @wbcsd will join us on #EuromoneyLiveStream this Thursday at 15.00 BST.
bit.ly/31aNHIv
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24 Jun 2020
I forecasted -6% across the region in April. I think I may have been optimistic...
24 Jun 2020
IMF behind the curve but getting closer to reality: Middle East and Central Asian economies projected to contract -4.7%, from -2.8% forecasts in April. Saudi Arabia set to shrink -6.8% from 2.3%. US/European forecasts worrisome! via @MDerhally thenational.ae/business/econ…
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Richard M Banks retweeted
3 Jun 2020
Absolutely thrilled to be one of eight gardens shortlisted for @Historic_Houses Garden of the Year award! Please vote for us: historichouses.org/goya2020.…
Thank you so much
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