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• Banking risk in the Arab world

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  July 15, 2011
  Banking risk in the Arab world Khaleej Times - [7/11/2011] The p...  moreBanking risk in the Arab world Khaleej Times - [7/11/2011] The past three years have witnessed a seismic shift in the risk paradigm of Arab banking. The most obvious is the escalation of geopolitical risks with the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and Ben Ali regimes in Egypt and Tunisia, unrest in Bahrain, a popular revolt and NATO bombing campaign in Libya, political impasses in Lebanon and de facto civil war in Syria and Yemen. This is the major reason risk spreads for Arab banks in the international money and syndicated loan market have rose while bank valuation multiples have fallen in the regional stock market. The market finally differentiates among vastly different sovereign risks in the credit default swap market but MENA banks have lagged the Morgan Stanley emerging market stock indices in 2011. This is because, apart from geopolitics, the shocks of multiple regional corporate black swan credit events (the $23 billion Saad/Al Gosaibi scandal, the sukuk default in Kuwait and the failure of Bahrain OBU’s...    less
• New Middlesex Dubai Students

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  July 14, 2011
  Induction for New Middlesex Dubai Students: A Personalised Exper...  moreInduction for New Middlesex Dubai Students: A Personalised Experience 12/7/2011 Middlesex University Dubai plans to host a series of induction days for new students throughout the summer. The latest inductions were held on the 6th and 7th of July 2011. Induction prepares students for the start of the new academic year by providing valuable information about programmes, student services and the university in general. To further personalize the experience and allow students to interact with faculty and staff, the induction days were tailored to specific groups of students which ensured that their information needs were met effectively. “The response from new students about the induction days has been overwhelmingly positive and feedback from the events highlighted the usefulness of the sessions” commented Professor Raed Awamleh, University Director. Participants also enjoyed meeting and socializing with fellow students who are studying the same programmes. Students attending induction days will join ...    less