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FinTech

Dubai FDI and BCB support cloud-based solutions provider further their reach in Middle East markets

July 7, 2015

A global leader in cloud-based cost control solutions for restaurants, Fourth has a robust portfolio including clients in Dubai such…

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Executive Moves

QFB appoints Ziad Makkawi as CEO

July 7, 2015

Qatar First Bank  has announced today the appointment of veteran financial services professional Ziad Makkawi as its chief executive officer.…

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Comment & Analysis

Our desert and Europe’s meadows

July 7, 2015

Unemployment is no longer the most volatile or the much talked about issue. It has never been an issue that…

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Comment & Analysis

Leading UAE businessman gives third of assets to charity

July 7, 2015

Prominent United Arab Emirates businessman Abdullah Ahmad al-Ghurair has donated more than $1 billion - a third of his business…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Looks to Expand Abroad

July 7, 2015

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, the United Arab Emirates’second-biggest shariah-compliant lender,is considering entering markets in South East Asia and Africa to…

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Comment & Analysis

Mobile Money – Banking For The Unbanked

July 7, 2015

Technology has revolutionized banking. Digital transformationin the banking sector has paved the way for the growth of paperless and cashless…

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Executive Moves

Ibdar bank appoints new Chief Investment Officer

July 7, 2015

Ibdar Bank, the Bahrain based wholesale Islamic investment bank, today announced that it has appointed Mr. Ahmed Al-Rayes as Chief…

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Extremely Wealthy

Emirati businessman pledges over $1 billion to educate Arabs

July 7, 2015

A wealthy Emirati businessman says he is giving away a third of his assets, or more than a billion dollars,…

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Islamic Finance

UAE bank ADIB targets acquisitions in 2016

July 7, 2015

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, which recently failed in its bid for Citigroup’s Egypt retail business, is targeting acquisitions in 2016…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi is said to be planning sale of local currency bonds

July 7, 2015

Saudi Arabia, the country with the world’s lowest debt-to-GDP ratio, is evaluating the sale of local currency bonds to bridge…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Iraq to tap retail investors in $5 bln domestic bond offer

July 7, 2015

Iraq’s government plans a domestic issue of $5 billion worth of bonds starting in the fourth quarter of this year…

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Comment & Analysis

Dubai property deals taking longer to complete, experts say

July 7, 2015

With Dubai’s property prices in cool-off mode, prospective buyers are in no hurry to seal the deal in the secondary…

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