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Legal

UAE’s new whistleblowing regime ‘significant and positive’ step for employees

April 22, 2022

New whistleblower regulations launched by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the financial regulator in the Dubai International Financial Centre…

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Executive Moves

Edmond De Rothschild increases its presence in the middle east

April 22, 2022

The Edmond de Rothschild Group have welcomed Saman Habibian and Manuel Sturm to the Group, with the aim of growing…

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Comment & Analysis

Leveraging Centralised Cloud MiFID II Advisory

April 21, 2022

When new financial regulations are introduced, financial institutions do not always have sufficient time to be operationally ready ahead of…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE, South Korea to jointly promote entrepreneurship and support SMEs

April 21, 2022

The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) and the Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ) will work together to further enable the…

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Financial Results

Commercial Bank reports QR702.3m net profit for first quarter

April 21, 2022

The Commercial Bank (the Bank), its subsidiaries and associates (Group) announced yesterday its financial results for the quarter ended 31…

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Comment & Analysis

How UAE delivers innovative breakthroughs

April 21, 2022

One of the most enduring questions when it comes to creativity is the extent to which our ideas are the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Arab economies to grow 5% in 2022 amid higher oil prices and government support

April 21, 2022

Arab economies are expected to grow 5 per cent in 2022, driven by higher oil prices and production as well…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE Central Bank launches two new banknotes

April 21, 2022

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has launched two new polymer banknotes, in five and ten dirham denominations.  …

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

US firm Discovery Land to build Dubai luxury golf community with mansions, villas

April 21, 2022

US-based developer Discovery Land has signed an agreement to develop a luxury residential golf course community in Dubai South, near…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE looks to build local banking and financial sector with sale of dirham-denominated Treasury bonds

April 21, 2022

Sales of dirham-denominated Treasury bonds are on the horizon for the UAE as it looks to strengthen its local banking…

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Awards and Recognition

Objectway in WealthTech100 list of tech companies transforming wealth and investment management and private banking

April 21, 2022

Objectway has been included in the annual WealthTech100 list for the fourth consecutive year.   The prestigious list, announced yesterday…

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Legal

Lebanon’s parliament session halted as dispute over capital control bill widens

April 21, 2022

The Lebanese parliament’s session was adjourned on Wednesday after protesting depositors threw stones at deputies and insulted them for continuing…

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