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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

KFH-Bahrain Sells 3100 Residential Units from Diyar Al-Muharrq to Ministry of Housing for BD 276 mln

March 25, 2015

Diyar Al-Muharraq, a subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House Bahrain, and the Ministry of Housing signed a major agreement, under which…

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Fraud & Ethics

Court orders deportation of expatriates

March 25, 2015

The Misdemeanor Court, presided over by Judge Saud Al-Maimuni, sentenced a businessman and two expatriates to two years in prison…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

National Bank of Kuwait to meet investors for potential Tier 1 bond

March 25, 2015

National Bank of Kuwait , the Gulf state's largest lender, is to meet fixed income investors from Thursday for a…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Jadwa, Apicorp buy majority stake in SMI

March 25, 2015

Jadwa Investment, a leading Saudi Arabian private equity house and investment bank, announced Monday the acquisition of a majority stake…

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Comment & Analysis

Credibility key to growth of Islamic finance, says expert

March 24, 2015

"The potential is quite great and the challenge is credibility, and so far, Islamic banks have been maintaining their integrity,"…

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Comment & Analysis

Innovative technology key to transaction banking growth in Middle East

March 24, 2015

Adoption of innovative technology will be central to the fulfilment of bullish growth predictions for transaction banks in the Middle…

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Financial Results

DFM bounces back with 2.2% gain

March 24, 2015

The Dubai Financial Market  bounced back on Monday with most powerhouses ending the day in the green, after Sunday’s 1.37…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Habib Bank Limited launches its new Jumeirah Branch in Dubai

March 24, 2015

HBL , the largest bank in Pakistan has opened its eighth branch in the UAE on March 23, 2015. The…

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FinTech

ME banks set to raise share in transaction revenues

March 24, 2015

Middle East banks are set to increase their share of global transaction banking revenues by at least 25 per cent,…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Aafaq honors its success partners and signs strategic partnerships

March 24, 2015

Under the patronage of H. H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Khaled Al Nahyan, Chairman, Aafaq Islamic Finance, a leading…

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Executive Moves

Squire Patton Boggs Promotes Partners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

March 24, 2015

In its latest round of global promotions, Squire Patton Boggs has made up two new Partners in the Middle East…

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FinTech

From apps to advocacy: The Israeli-American millionaire who made Israel an ivory-tower brand

March 24, 2015

After succeeding beyond his wildest dreams in America, Israeli-born high-tech maven Benny Shabtai has sold off his family's stake in…

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