Bank consolidation and M&A drivers It is that time of the year again within the banking industry in the Middle East. The move for bank consolidation and the need to roll out and brush the dust off our bank M&A models.  Like every other industry

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A year’s worth of shoes There was a new message waiting for me on Linkedin.  It said: I had never met Mujtaba Kadri before. Other than our common Linkedin ancestry, there was no bond or overlap till this May in our lives. It was a

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A year’s worth of shoes There was a new message waiting for me on Linkedin.  It said: I had never met Mujtaba Kadri before. Other than our common Linkedin ancestry, there was no bond or overlap till this May in our lives. It was a

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Dalmia Dreaming. 24th April 2016. Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad. I had never seen so many Pakistani flags walking around in a stadium before. This was the field where dreams came to live and die, where training and talent met the tartan track. I had been following

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Who will speak for the Kingdom? Bloomberg’ 21st April piece on His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) makes for an interesting read. It is the latest in a series of profiles that paint a portrait of the prince with unfettered access. Access that

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My African adventures. Nairobi. A business nomad recaps three years of on again, off again travel to Nairobi.  Nairobi, May 2013. I can see city lights and a highway snaking below under halogen lights as we make our approach to the runway . I am thinking Marathon

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ILAAP ALM LCR Reports template validator This product is designed for banking professionals, consultants, implementation teams and model auditors responsible for asset liability management and risk management model testing, validation and audits within banking and other deposit taking institutions. The tool is designed to validate

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US Rig count and US oil production. A surprising relationship. Pick up any news source and every week for the last few weeks you will see a mention of the steep decline in US rig counts beginning November 2014.  From validating the Saudi oil strategy

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A guide to reverse stress testing A typical stress test creates a scenario and evaluates how a bank would fare under it. Compared to reverse stress testing, conventional stress tests are used to assure shareholders, regulators and customers that the capital on bank balance sheet

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A guide to reverse stress testing A typical stress test creates a scenario and evaluates how a bank would fare under it. Compared to reverse stress testing, conventional stress tests are used to assure shareholders, regulators and customers that the capital on bank balance sheet

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