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LEADING BUSINESSWOMEN IN THE ARAB WORLD

Inside this issue

• Islamic banking could provide career opportunities for women

• Boardroom is one area where women have yet to make a mark

• List of Arab women role models in investing and banking (PDF) - -

Content

Niche market has hidden potential

Bankers are courting ladies with capital, writes Roula Khalaf, but obstacles to advancement remain

Islamic banking: Sharia-compliant groups offer big opportunity

Simeon Kerr finds the fast-growing sector is keen to have women in top management

Education: Lesson to be learnt from gender gap

Heba Saleh on the disparity between girls’ academic and economic success

CIB: Women at heart of strategy

David Patrikarakos profiles the big Egyptian bank

Who’s Who: extended version of our list of personalities

Twenty-one role models from the worlds of business and finance are profiled here, with extra content and pictures exclusive to FT.Com

Corporate governance: Boardroom is still male territory

Heba Saleh on one area where female entrepreneurs have yet to make a mark


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