The global financial crisis has triggered a deeper and more comprehensive scrutiny of banks by regulators working hard to maintain the stability of their financial systems, a speaker from Gulf Finance House (GFH) said at a key seminar in Paris.

A GCC equities fund, jointly managed by Gulf Finance House (GFH) and Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), has won the prestigious Lipper Award.

Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain), unveiled a new brand identity for 'Baytik Ijara Card', the first Islamic financing card that allows cardholders to acquire durable goods on a lease-to-own basis.

There was a time when Indian currency and postage stamps were in circulation in the Gulf, and Mumbai (formerly Bombay) was the premier marketing centre for pearls and dates from the region.

Tamkeen (Labour Fund) has invited the kingdom's active SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in the construction industry to take advantage of its growth assistance programme (GAP) and participate in the GulfBID 2009 expo that caters to the building and interiors industry.

Gulf Business Machines (GBM) announced that they have successfully upgraded Global Payment Services' (GPS) information technology infrastructure in addition to completing 80 per cent of their disaster recovery (DR) site.