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High oil prices, mature market phase in future paving way for bank mergers

Steep movements in GCC region’s stock prices suggest investors have positioned to maximise return on capital through dividends

In the past, a bullish/optimistic index in the first quarter has translated to a positive performance/gains for the full year and vice versa

Willingness and ability to pay higher dividends will see index perform better

Tadawul saw a record weekly net inflow of $370m via swaps and QFIs

Fourth quarter earnings was a dry spell, with the aggregate net profit of the banks declined 7 per cent sequentially driven by weak business volumes