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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

DGCX Expands Collateral Basket in Partnership With Standard Chartered Bank

July 4, 2018

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange and its Central Counter Party  subsidiary, Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation, announced that clearing members…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Abraaj Capital: The rise and fall of a Middle East star

July 4, 2018

While mega financial company scandals have taken the limelight in the past, with analysts wondering how bankers can be so…

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Executive Moves

Matt Toohey leaves Bankwest for ME CIO role

July 4, 2018

Bankwest’s former general manager of delivery and engineering, Matt Toohey, has joined ME as the bank’s new chief information officer.…

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Investment Banking

Bahrain Hires Lazard to Help Fix Finances

July 4, 2018

Bahrain hired investment bank Lazard Ltd. to advise on how to repair its strained public finances, according to people with…

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FinTech

Bank Anytime, Anywhere with Maisarah Mobile Banking App

July 4, 2018

Maisarah Islamic Banking Services’ mobile banking app continues to offer its customers an enhanced banking experience.   The app, which…

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Property & Real Estate

Bank Nizwa unveils reduced property financing rate

July 4, 2018

Bank Nizwa has announced a new reduced rate of 5.25 per cent for ready property financing, in a move aimed…

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Legal

KPMG was a key witness as investment firm Abraaj unraveled

July 4, 2018

The unraveling of Abraaj Group, a once-high flying champion of emerging markets investing, is drawing attention to the role played…

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Executive Moves

Standard Chartered appoints group head of retail banking

July 3, 2018

Standard Chartered has appointed Vishu Ramachandran in the new role of Group Head, Retail Banking, further strengthening a team that…

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Trading, Broking & Stock Exchanges

NBB joins Bahrain Bourse to enable investors trade online

July 3, 2018

In the presence of Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain Bourse and executive management members, the National Bank…

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FinTech

UAE’s IT market poised to top AED 20 Billion in 2018

July 3, 2018

The UAE’s smart city initiatives, connected mega-events such as Expo 2020 Dubai, and the growth of “intelligent enterprises”, are key…

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Comment & Analysis

The Worst May Be Over for the Saudi Economy

July 3, 2018

Saudi Arabia’s economy is starting to emerge from the worst slowdown since the global financial crisis, if only due to…

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Comment & Analysis

Crystal Clear: UAE's transparent real estate market boosts investor confidence

July 3, 2018

The UAE real estate market is more transparent now as compared to 2016, which helps buyers and sellers to make…

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