All Articles

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Israel: Characterization of recharges for provision of stock-based compensation clarified

February 26, 2021

On 27 January 2021, the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) published Circular 1/2021 that addresses the classification of a payment by…

Read More

Comment & Analysis

Private bank to close Dubai operation

February 26, 2021

Private banking group Arbuthnot Latham will close its Dubai office on 31 May 2021, International Adviser can reveal. The operation…

Read More

Insurance

Qatar Islamic Insurance Group, SAP Sign Digital Transformation Partnership

February 26, 2021

Qatar Islamic Insurance Group, has entered into a digital transformation partnership with global technology company SAP to enhance customer services.…

Read More

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Qatar private sector exports reach QR14.9bn in 2020

February 26, 2021

Qatar’s private sector exports reached QR14.9bn last year, a decrease of 30 percent compared to QR21.6bn recorded in 2019, according…

Read More

Comment & Analysis

Insurance sector helps Qatar shares cross 10,100 level

February 26, 2021

The proposed mandatory health cover requirement yesterday buoyed the insurance sector, lifting the sentiments in the Qatar Stock Exchange whose…

Read More

Financial Results

Commercial banks' total assets jump 8.55% year-on-year to QR1.69tn in January: QCB

February 26, 2021

The year 2021 has started off on a solid footing for Doha's commercial banks as their total assets expanded faster…

Read More

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

UAE Central Bank imposes Dh600,000 penalty on individual linked to exchange house

February 26, 2021

The  Central Bank of the UAE imposed sanctions on a non-authorised individual related to an exchange house operating in the…

Read More

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Egypt’s foreign investments in government debt instruments amounted to $29bn

February 26, 2021

The value of foreign investments in Egyptian government debt instruments in the first quarter of the current fiscal year amounted…

Read More

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi Arabia’s euro bond 3 times oversubscribed

February 26, 2021

The Saudi National Debt Management Center (NDMC) has announced the receipt of subscriptions from investors for its second international issuance…

Read More

Financial Results

Total net income of Al Baraka banking group reaches US$166 million in 2020

February 26, 2021

Al Baraka Banking Group BSC which is traded at Bahrain Bourse and Nasdaq Dubai (under the trading code "BARKA"), has…

Read More

Executive Moves

Broadridge appoints Head of International Partnerships and Alliances

February 26, 2021

Broadridge has appointed Jerome Hoffman to the newly created role of Head of International Partnerships and Alliances, focusing on the…

Read More

Financial Results

Housing & Development Bank logs profits of LE 2.06B in 2020

February 26, 2021

Housing & Development Bank’s consolidated profits lessened 7.37 percent during 2020, to LE 2.06 billion, down from LE 2.22 billion…

Read More