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FinTech

ITS Successfully Launches State-of-the-Art Shari’ah Compliant Financial Solution for Barwa Bank in Qatar

June 10, 2014

ITS (International Turnkey Systems), a regional ICT provider that specializes in supplying Islamic Banking technology, today announced the completion of…

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Investment Banking

EFG-Hermes to Hire Adviser to Evaluate Sawiris’s Stake Offer

June 10, 2014

EFG-Hermes Holding SAE will hire a financial adviser to evaluate an offer from billionaire Naguib Sawiris and Beltone Financial for…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

First Gulf Bank Files to Sell Debt on Tokyo Pro-Bond Market

June 10, 2014

First Gulf Bank PJSC, the United Arab Emirates’ third-largest lender by assets, registered to sell as much as $1 billion…

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Awards and Recognition

SFC wins Deal of the Year Award from FT’s Banker magazine

June 10, 2014

SFC continued its achievements and won Deal of the Year award for 2014 from the Banker magazine of the Financial…

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Legal

UAE And Maldives Sign Customs Cooperation Agreemen

June 10, 2014

UAE and the Republic of the Maldives have signed a customs agreement which will see the two countries cooperate on…

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Islamic Finance

Islamic banking terms in personal loans explained

June 10, 2014

If you’ve been scouting around for a good personal loan plan you probably would have come across many Syariah-compliant loans:…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Brunei offered help to develop Islamic finance

June 10, 2014

Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain has offered assistance in developing its Islamic finance industry to a visiting high-level delegation from Brunei.  …

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Financial indicators point to the systemic strength of UAE banks

June 10, 2014

The Financial Soundness Indicators, an important component in the Central Bank’s financial sector surveillance point to the robust systemic strength…

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Executive Moves

Yousef Abdulla Fakhroo appointed Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications for the Qatar Financial Centre Authority

June 9, 2014

The Qatar Financial Centre Authority is pleased to announce the appointment of Yousef Fakhroo as Director of Marketing and Corporate…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE central bank warns of soaring property prices

June 9, 2014

DUBAI Residential rental yields in Dubai and Abu Dhabi could indicate growing imbalances and overheating in the country’s real estate…

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Awards and Recognition

Gulf Bank Receives 'Best Domestic Retail Bank' and 'Best Human Resources Development' Awards from Banker Middle East

June 9, 2014

Gulf Bank has announced that it has been honored with the 'Best Domestic Retail Bank' and 'Best Human Resources Development'…

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Comment & Analysis

Research center for islamic legislation and ethics to host ethics and economics seminar

June 9, 2014

The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), a member of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS) at Hamad…

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