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Al Rajhi is Saudi Arabia’s most profitable Islamic bank, generating $1.8 billion in 2009. Thanks to its position as the dominant retail force in Saudi Arabia, the bank has the biggest market share of unremunerated deposits, in line with Islamic finance provisions that prohibit deposit holders directly benefiting from interest rate-based income.
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As a tale of how emerging market institutions are preying on the West’s fallen angels, BTG Pactual’s acquisition of UBS’s Brazilian business last year is as dramatic as they come. Spearheaded by the now-legendary André Esteves, the $2.5 billion deal is slightly less than the $2.6 billion sum for which Esteves sold the units to UBS as CEO of Pactual in 2006.
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CIMB announced at the end of August a 34% increase in April-June net profit at 889 million ringgit ($283 million). Like many banks, the increase is down by lower loan loss provisions. But where it differs is in the strong performance in its Indonesian unit, with net profit in the first half of this year at 1.13 trillion rupiah ($126 million).
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Al Rajhi is Saudi Arabia’s most profitable Islamic bank, generating $1.8 billion in 2009. Thanks to its position as the dominant retail force in Saudi Arabia, the bank has the biggest market share of unremunerated deposits, in line with Islamic finance provisions that prohibit deposit holders directly benefiting from interest rate-based income.
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Emerging Markets is proud to announce the winners of the “EM Achievement Awards”, highlighting outstanding accomplishments of financial institutions and sell-side research firms. To find out the winners of the “EM Research Achievement” awards for sell-side research houses covering emerging markets, click here.
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Standard Chartered’s head of greater China research, Stephen Green (not to be confused with outgoing chairman of HSBC), is a former journalist and researcher with the international think-tank Chatham House. This background has equipped him with investigative and communication skills to flesh out a compelling narrative on the fallout of China’s growth-at-all-costs policy this year.