10/22/2014
Commercial Bank of Kuwait, the Gulf state’s fifth-largest lender by assets, has reached a string of debt settlements with clients that have helped to slash its non-performing loans
10/21/2014
Dentons celebrates the launch of new women's network in the Middle East
10/20/2014
Despite common characteristics and strong financial fundamentals, top three Gulf national banks such as Qatar National Bank National Bank of Abu Dhabi; and National Bank of Kuwait have differing risk profiles.
10/20/2014
Al Tamimi & Company, the Middle East's largest law firm, has won an impressive five awards at this year's IFLR Middle East Awards, underlining its position as the region's pre-eminent law firm for banking and finance matters, and for ca
10/20/2014
International law firm to open Dubai branch
With offices in Geneva, Lausanne, Luxembourg, Paris, and Shanghai,
10/17/2014
Small businesses were largely neglected during the early 50s and 60s and only went on to attract attention as the whole world moved towards becoming industrial economies.
10/16/2014
Seetharaman addressing the session on “Customer Risk Ratings and Evolving Nature of Financial Crime” at BNY Mellon, New York yesterday.
10/16/2014
In order to qualify as a QIF, a Domestic Fund must satisfy the following conditions at its inception and on an on-going basis.
10/15/2014
Expatriates in Oman sent home US$9.1bn while the country received US$39mn as remittance last year
10/15/2014
The growth of bank deposits also remained healthy as time and saving deposits continued to benefit from the prospect of higher interest rate while heightened activity in the stock market exerted little impact on demand deposits.
10/15/2014
Seetharaman addressing the session on “Customer Risk Ratings and Evolving Nature of Financial Crime” at BNY Mellon, New York yesterday.
10/14/2014
The Programme was arranged by HSBC, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank and Standard Chartered Bank.
10/10/2014
Gulf Finance House (GFH), Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank, yesterday said it will file an appeal against the suspension of trading in its shares at the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
10/07/2014
Global law firm ups its bet on Saudi Arabia with second office
The pair have been tasked with boosting the amount of work secured from Jeddah-based banking clients
10/07/2014
The Wall Street bank allegedly made $350 million in up-front profits from the trades.
10/07/2014
Clifford Chance announced today that it is advising the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) on the proposed sale of its 30 per cent stake in the International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) for $538 million to Qatari investors.
10/06/2014
Goldman Sachs counters that the LIA had very experienced bankers on their team and that its complaints now were merely hindsight
10/03/2014
Dubai’s financial regulator is seeking court approval to wind up the local arm of Portuguese financial group Espirito Santo, the latest in a series of international regulatory actions taken against the family’s collapsed business empire.
10/02/2014
Dentons has advised Burgan Bank on the issuance of $500 million Perpetual Tier 1 Capital Securities, which completed on 30 September 2014.
10/02/2014
Norton Rose Fulbright has again advised the Islamic Development Bank on its $1.5 billion 2.111 per cent Trust Certificates due 2019 issued under its $10 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme