List of all articles filed under “iraq-banking” category.
North Bank is the leading and largest bank in Iraq (Private). Mr Al-Jaff provides his latest overview of the banking sector in Iraq and he also discusses North Bank’s performance throughout 2013, current expansion plans for Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, and a project with Asiacell (Asiaviolet)―among others.
Kurdistan Sector Analysis
North Bank – Iraq’s Largest Bank (Private) — is in good position for continued high growth
For Nozad Dawood Fattah Al-Jaff, chairman of North Bank, the goal is to be not only the largest bank in Iraq, but to be recognized as a strong regional player as well.
Kurdistan Sector Analysis
Iraqi Banking Sector to grow with the Economy — 151 percent between 2011 to 2020
As Iraq finds itself soon midway through 2014, the banking sector has grown markedly in the previous year term, with established names getting larger and new names entering the field.
Nozad Dawood Fattah Al-Jaff, Chairman of North Bank, largest private bank in Iraq talks about the strategy to maintain the position of market leader. North Bank is the largest bank in the private banking market in terms of market capitalisation and asset.
Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan Videos
North Bank: “Double Digit Growth in 2013 and 2014” says Al-Jaff
In 2014 North Bank will outperform the banking sector. Nozad Dawood Fattah Al-Jaff, Chairman of North Bank, largest private bank in Iraq gives the latest update on North Bank’s financial performance, profitability, returns on assets and equity.
Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan Videos
Banking Sector in Iraq 2014: Outlook
The head of the largest private bank in Iraq shares his outlook for the banking sector in Iraq for 2014.
In a region of nearly five million citizens and hundreds of new business operations, banking experts refer to autonomous Kurdistan as “underbanked” and thus see opportunity in opening branches there or creating entirely new banks.
The banking sector in Kurdistan and Iraq is in need of major reforms. There are a number of banks interested in the market as it has huge growth potential but lack of strong regulator robust regulations is deterring major banking players from entering the country.
As for Halal banking (Islamic Banking and Finance), We see prospectus for emergence and growth of Islamic finance and banking in Kurdistan in as much as the state is part of the larger Muslim MENA countries.
Saad Hassan, Vice Chairman of Qaiwan Group of Companies, one of the major diversified companies headquartered in Sulaymaniyah with an annual turnover of US$ 3 bn, talks about the biggest challenge for companies when doing business in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.
