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FinTech

3i Infotech successfully implements Kastle ULS for Gulf Lifting and Finance Leasing Company in record time

April 10, 2017

Gulf Lifting Financial Leasing Company (GLFL), a subsidiary of Kanoo Group of Companies, recently implemented 3i Infotech's Kastle® Universal Lending…

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Comment & Analysis

Banks and Fintechs — friends, foes or frenemies?

April 10, 2017

What is common to Betterment, Lending Club, Paytm and TransferWise? Driven by increasing demand from customers for more personalised, seamless…

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Financial Results

Qatar First Bank maintains assets value at $1.64bn

April 10, 2017

Qatar First Bank’s total assets didn’t decline during 2016 despite the write-down of QFB’s investment book and closed at almost…

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Comment & Analysis

Middle East airline brand values nosedive, but banks a source of greater wealth

April 10, 2017

The value of many of the UAE’s bank brands increased substantially in 2016, but airline brand values ran into headwinds…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Middle East firms to invest $650m in PH

April 10, 2017

The Philippines expects to secure 18 investment agreements worth $650 million during the  state visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to…

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Comment & Analysis

First Hollywood-inspired residential tower to rise in Qatar

April 10, 2017

Qatar’s first Hollywood-inspired residential tower is set to come up at The Pearl-Qatar and is expected to redefine the meaning…

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Islamic Finance

Kuwait's Warba Bank boosts its real estate investments portfolio & acquires a facility of KIA Motors in UK

April 9, 2017

In-line with its development strategy to position the bank as the Islamic Corporate & Investment Banking champion in Kuwait while…

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FinTech

Societe Generale to bring French expertise to GCC smart cities

April 9, 2017

Societe Generale Middle East and Bpifrance, the French public investment bank, are partnering with Business France to bring companies to…

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Legal

New law will prevent corporate tax evasion

April 9, 2017

A senior Ministry of Finance official has said that the new tax law announced by the government plugs a loophole…

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Comment & Analysis

Succeeding Against the Odds: Nadia Al Saeed

April 9, 2017

Nadia Al Saeed has been the CEO of Bank al Etihad since 2008, after having worked with Mckinsey & Co.…

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Comment & Analysis

Creditors pursue legal action against Dubai’s Pacific Controls

April 9, 2017

More creditors of Dubai technology company Pacific Controls are pursuing court action against the company as they seek to recoup…

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Executive Moves

Menacorp appoints new MD for asset management

April 9, 2017

Menacorp, one of the leading financial services firm in UAE, has announced that Tariq Qaqish joined the firm as managing…

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