11/20/2019
Dubai has up to 200 golden visas for African investors
It move is also expected to facilitate and boost investment flows between Dubai and Africa.
Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance
11/20/2019
German police raid suspected hawala banking ring
German authorities watched the suspected illegal banking operation for a year before their raid. The suspects are accused of running an illegal hawala banking system between Germany and Turkey.
11/19/2019
UAE Insurance Authority releases new rules on life cover
The new rules will improve disclosure for customers and institute commission caps on the sale of protection products, including fixed-term savings plans.
11/19/2019
UAE’s banking sector welcomes new insolvency law
New regulation mutually beneficial to businesses and banks: UBF
11/19/2019
DLD highlights 'Joint Ownership Properties in Dubai' and 'Mollak System'
231,277 real estate units, 1,240 properties, and 89 real estate companies registered in the system, with teams on standby
11/19/2019
Barclays’ Jenkins Told SFO Qatar Fees Justified by Opportunities
All three men have pleaded not guilty.
11/19/2019
Trading of new bonds begins on Bahrain's bourse
Issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain, the bonds have a duration of five years, from November 10, 2019 to November 10, 2024
11/19/2019
Do You Have a Bank Account in Israel? The IRS May Be Targeting You!
The IRS coordinates with global banking and foreign governments to discover when U.S. taxpayers have failed to report foreign investments
11/19/2019
The UAE Foreign Direct Investment Law
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a federation of seven Emirates (member states), has served as a global centre for trade for centuries.
11/18/2019
Imdaad secures Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank FM contract
The contract encompasses over 100 locations across all seven emirates
11/18/2019
EU adopts framework for sanctions on Turkey
This decision is a direct follow-up to the Council conclusions of 14 October 2019
11/17/2019
The regulatory agenda moves on
Regulators may need to consider changing from supervising entities to supervising activities
11/15/2019
Beit Al Khair Society spends AED 53 million on ‘Aman Programme’
A total of AED1.1 million was awarded to the Families of People of Determination while Monthly Food Assistance worth AED 6 million was also provided, he added.
11/15/2019
Egypt: Central bank to offer $1.5bn worth of treasury bills
They are usually issued by the state’s finance ministry through the central bank to local and foreign institutions.
11/15/2019
Middle East Business Climate Improving
Attracting FDI is critical to economic diversification and four Middle Eastern nations are working the hardest to attract foreign investors.
11/15/2019
A new smart employee benefits platform by FlexxPay, in partnership with Nasco
Employees to be able to obtain salary on-demand if needed
11/14/2019
UK court rejects Al-Raja'an request for cash, property
Arab Times) Fahd Al-Raja'an, the former director of the Public Institution for Social Security a precondition for his extradition to Kuwait.
11/14/2019
Anti-Corruption & Bribery Comparative Guide
Both the UNCAC and the Arab Council (which is responsible for the creation of the Arab Convention) were created specially to combat corruption on a global and territorial scale respectively.
11/14/2019
DFSA issues Consultation Paper for SME listings
SMEs play an important role in the economic development of any country.
11/14/2019
Legal view on UAE commission cap
Law firm expects separate set of rules dealing specifically ‘with advisers and individual sales personnel’