Vision 2030 projects may drive corporate loans by Saudi banks to $75bln in 2026
Bank profitability will remain strong this year despite lower interest rates, says S&P. Saudi banks are expected to extend $65-$75 billion in new corporate loans
New evidence on the resilience benefit of borrower-based measures when interest rates go up
Borrower-based macroprudential measures are meant to provide a guardrail to counter an erosion of lending standards over time. This column explores whether such measures can
Dollar choppy as risk-off mood, dovish Fed unsettle markets
The risk selloff petered out somewhat in Europe, however, to leave the euro at $1.1704, steady on the day at a near two-month high, after
China can decarbonise the world – but even that won’t fix its overcapacity problem
China is on track to meet global green-tech demand but needs to pivot from manufacturing to infrastructure. China is crucial role to the world’s green
Macroprudential policy for banks: Build the countercyclical capital buffer when there is headroom for doing so
Numerous central banks started to build the countercyclical capital buffer as bank profitability began to soar during the recent tightening cycle. Recent evidence suggests that
