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Awards and Recognition

Path Solutions' Group Chairman & CEO Mohammed Kateeb named Best Islamic Finance Technology CEO of the Year EMENA by Global Banking & Finance Review

June 5, 2017

Path Solutions launches cutting-edge software solutions, achieves record growth and expands internationally under Kateeb’s leadership    Path Solutions, an international…

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Comment & Analysis

Rising output, new orders lift UAE business morale to 8-month high

June 5, 2017

The level of business confidence in the UAE climbed in May to its highest level since September 2016, with market…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Qatar plunges as other GCC states cut ties; Saudi rises on MSCI hopes

June 5, 2017

Qatar's stock market plunged on Monday after four Middle Eastern states severed ties with Doha, while Saudi Arabian shares rose…

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Comment & Analysis

Egypt central bank has not ordered halt to Qatari riyal transactions

June 5, 2017

Egypt's central bank has not ordered banks to halt transactions in Qatari riyals, an Egyptian official told Reuters on Monday. …

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FinTech

Fintech service companies challenge modern banking systems

June 5, 2017

There are more than 50 banks in the UAE today, but for some their days could be numbered.   A…

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Comment & Analysis

A wider geopolitical impact: Mideast rift puts investor focus on oil

June 5, 2017

Energy markets were volatile and Qatari stocks sold off Monday as investors weighed the impact of a diplomatic spat that…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Escalation in Gulf Deals Blow to Qatari Banks

June 5, 2017

Qatari banks, already stretched by financing demands of the $200 billion 2022 World Cup, took a head-on blow from its…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Bahrain, Saudi, Egypt, UAE cut ties with Qatar; Doha regrets ‘unjustified’ decision

June 5, 2017

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates  severed ties with Qatar on Monday after accusing the nation of…

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Comment & Analysis

KPMG Report: Bahrain Banking Sector Remains Resilient in Challenging Times

June 5, 2017

The overall outlook for the GCC’s banking sector is positive and Bahrain is fairing particular well according to KPMG’s GCC…

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Comment & Analysis

Rising Middle East tensions, tightening supplies push up oil prices

June 5, 2017

Oil markets rose more than 1 percent on Monday, pushed up by tensions in the Middle East where top crude…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Banks Drive UAE Infrastructure Spending

June 5, 2017

In the 1930s, Dubai’s economy was not in the best shape. The rise of industrial pearl production in Japan had…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Turkey Unveils New Tax Amnesty Law

June 5, 2017

The Law on the Restructuring of Certain Receivables and Amendment of Certain Laws and Decree-Laws No. 7020 ("Amnesty Law") was…

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