@johnevs

Middle East and Africa Editor @TheBanker. Formerly @Telegraph and @TheNationalUAE among others. All views my own etc

 London
Joined April 2010
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Vivian Nereim@viviannereimOct 12
I am interviewing people affected by the Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport to help readers understand the human impact 💔 Searching for witnesses, family members, flight crew, emergency responders, medical professionals. Please contact me via DM or on Signal at RiyadhBureau.64
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Hello Dubai X community! I'm working on a feature story about residents who had lived in the Toyota building, especially any long-term and older residents who watched the city of Dubai rise from the ground.
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I'm interested in hearing from finance professionals in the GCC about how day to day operations have changed in the past three weeks. Please reach out via Signal: johnevs.28
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John Stepek@John_Stepek27 Nov 2025
Days like this, that's when I'm really proud of my profession
Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK27 Nov 2025
🚨 NEW: The OBR has set out the terms for its investigation into the early Budget forecast release It's understood that the link wasn't visible on the site, but journalists reached it by simply replacing "March" to "November" in the link of the OBR's last forecast
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Wahey Jude!
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Reuters Africa
@ReutersAfrica18 Jan 2024
Ethiopia opens up to foreign investment firms ahead of capital markets launch reut.rs/3tWxBD6
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Peggy O. Serame@SeramePeggy2 Jan 2024
Compliments of the new year Botswana🎊🎊 ​ I am truly humbled to be choosen Minister of Finance for Africa for the year 2024 by the @TheBanker Magazine. The Banker is part of the Financial Times group, and was founded in 1926. Read more 👇🏾 thebanker.com/Finance-Minist…
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#AFIS2023🗣️Conversation with : H.E. Wale EDUN, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬 and @johnevs, Middle East and Africa Editor @TheBanker followed by the closest attention of S.E.M @FEGnassingbe @PresidenceTg 🇹🇬
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Tarekcoin👾@tarekfad23 Oct 2023
Timely article in ⁦@TheBanker⁩ by ⁦@johnevs⁩ on the evolving role of SWFs and their importance in effecting transformation. A few words from me about regional perspectives and the golden era. thebanker.com/Higher-oil-pri…

Higher oil prices extend the golden era for Gulf sovereign wealth funds

Sovereign wealth funds' integral role in the region's domestic economic transformation necessitates higher for longer oil prices.

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Vivian Nereim@viviannereim14 Oct 2023
The New York Times is looking for a reporter-researcher to join me in the new Gulf bureau to help cover this extremely important, complex and diverse region — GCC+Yemen — as well as its connections to the rest of the Middle East and the world. Apply here: linkedin.com/jobs/view/repor…
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Really enjoyed this episode, prompted me to dip back into Seamus Heaney, for which I'm very grateful!
The Sacred Podcast@sacred_podcast7 Oct 2023
📚 OUT NOW 📚 Tune in to Ep. 3 of The Sacred and hear @ESOldfield's conversation with @thetimes' columnist, @j_amesmarriott about his deep love of literature, how nihilism has shaped his worldview, and the role of the critic. Share your thoughts below 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=2fP9bzdU…

James Marriott on Literature and the Art of Review

James Marriott is a columnist and book/podcast critic for The Times...

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📚 OUT NOW 📚 Tune in to Ep. 3 of The Sacred and hear @ESOldfield's conversation with @thetimes' columnist, @j_amesmarriott about his deep love of literature, how nihilism has shaped his worldview, and the role of the critic. Share your thoughts below 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=2fP9bzdU…

James Marriott on Literature and the Art of Review

James Marriott is a columnist and book/podcast critic for The Times...

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Omar Tamo@OmarTamo1910 Aug 2023
BREAKING: The US sanctions former Lebanon central bank governor Riad Salameh - via @TheTerminal
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Ryan Bohl@Ryan_Bohl7 Jul 2023
UAE outpaces Saudi for FDI in 2022, some $23 billion to $7.9 billion, as the two compete for similar types of investors. reuters.com/markets/uae-attr…

UAE attracts record $23 billion in foreign investment in 2022, UN report says

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into the United Arab Emirates rose 10% in 2022 from the previous year to a record $23 billion, the United Nations trade body said in a report on Wednesday.

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The Banker
@TheBanker5 Jul 2023
Listen to the latest episode This week @johnevs and @pianese_barbara discuss the findings of The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking for 2023, which launched today. on.ft.com/44wQCsw
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The Banker
@TheBanker5 Jul 2023
With the launch of this year’s Top 1000 World Banks Ranking, @joymacknight and @pianese_barbara discuss the main trends. on.ft.com/3O1Qqf6

Top 1000 discussion 2023

The Banker’s Joy Macknight and Barbara Pianese discuss the main trends emerging from this year’s Top 1000 World Banks Ranking

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Just going to put this back up here (although Stokes's response is utterly magnificent)
John Everington@johnevs25 Jan 2023
Here's one I made earlier...
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Liz Lumley@LizLum28 Jun 2023
The Banker Midweek is LIVE! Join @johnevs and myself as we talk CBDCs (what else?) ISO 20022 (again, what else?) bank real estate moves and massive digital transformation projects. #ISO200224EVA shows.acast.com/e7e47475-e68…
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Rachel Ziemba@reziemba31 Mar 2023
For those watching along - UAE CB has cancelled MTS licence to operate in the UAE. MTS added to US SDN list, and sanctions lists in EU and UK a little over a month ago not long after it had been granted said license.
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@TheNationalNews31 Mar 2023
UAE Central Bank cancels licence of Russia's MTS Bank in Abu Dhabi thenationalnews.com/business…

UAE Central Bank cancels licence of Russia's MTS Bank in Abu Dhabi | The National

The lender will have to wind down its operations within six months from the date of the decision

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BREAKING: The chairman of Saudi National Bank — Credit Suisse's largest shareholder — resigns after his comments helped spark a slump in the Swiss lender trib.al/frXP0fN
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