09/09/2019
UAE and US lenders to strengthen financial and banking relations
Heads of UAE Banks and other high-level US delegates participated in a meeting as part of ongoing collaboration between the two countries
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09/09/2019
UAE and US lenders to strengthen financial and banking relations
UAE Banks Federation hosts US Treasury Undersecretary as part of ongoing bilateral collaboration
09/08/2019
Kuwait’s First Dubai Real Estate Development settles $52mn debt with GCC bank
Settlement funded by Al Mazaya Hold, parent company of developer
09/08/2019
Govt plans to raise $1b from int’l market by issuing Sukuk bonds
The issuance of Sukuk bonds would be part of the government’s plan to borrow $13 billion from foreign sources during ongoing fiscal year Government would also issue local Sukuk bonds worth Rs400b
09/08/2019
Qatar- QFC joins Islamic Financial Services Board as associate member
Yousuf Mohamed al-Jaida, chief executive officer, the QFC Authority said, 'We are honoured to be admitted as a member of this prestigious international organisation.
09/08/2019
Whistleblower says bank has blood on its hands: RAF veteran claims Standard Chartered helped Iran terrorists, ahead of court battle
RAF veteran claims Standard Chartered helped Iran terrorists
09/06/2019
Qatar- Chidambaram sent to Tihar jail economic offenders' wing
The senior Congress leader, who was arrested by the CBI in the case last month and had undergone interrogation, will be lodged in Tihar Jail till September 19.
09/06/2019
Gulf economies: All that glitters is not gold
Qatar, in a counterintuitive strategy that has earned it the ire of the rulers of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has sought to achieve the same goal by attempting to be on the right side of the region’s forces of change.
09/05/2019
BAB and Jordan bank discuss co-operation
During the meeting, BOJ applied for BAB membership and also announced its support for the 100th anniversary celebration of Bahrain’s banking sector .
09/05/2019
UAE federation highlights well-capitalised, highly liquid UAE banking sector
UAE banking sector remains well-capitalised, highly liquid, sound, and stable
09/05/2019
UAE banks well-capitalised, says UBF
System-wide capital adequacy ratio reached 17.5 per cent in 2018
09/05/2019
New Digital-Only Trade Bank Takes On The Establishment
Digital banks continue to evolve and grow.
09/05/2019
Warning: You have not won a prize ... it’s a scam; money exchange in UAE warns customers against scam messages
Customers received SMS and phone about winning major cash prizes
09/04/2019
Financial services litigation procedure in United Arab Emirates
Such legal experts may be asked by the judge to provide an expert report on technical aspects of the financial dispute.
09/03/2019
QIMC signs agreement with Doha Bank to finance QR230m project
The cost of the project is estimated to be about QR230m.
09/03/2019
Financial guarantee of KD 40,000 for domestic recruitment bureaus
She explained the imposition of financial guarantee on the license applicant is aimed at protecting the employer and the domestic worker in case the recruitment bureau or the company infringes laws concerning the recruitment of domestic workers in Kuwait
09/03/2019
Christie’s expert hunts for stolen millions in lawsuit against Bank of Valletta
International art expert holds BOV responsible for lack of due diligence after stolen milllions passed through companies set up by auditor Joe Sammut in alleged ‘Gaddafi’ ruse
09/02/2019
Abu Dhabi plans first dollar bond issue in two years - sources
Governments in the Gulf Cooperation Council region have borrowed billions of dollars globally over the past few years to refill state coffers hit by lower oil prices.
09/02/2019
UAE’s Utico Signs Restructuring Agreement With Hyflux
Utico says that with the support of Hyflux’s board and management, "swift action" will be taken to bring all projects up to speed, as well as take on new projects
09/02/2019
Dubai Land Department & BSA launch joint initiative to streamline UAE’s real estate sector
The new initiative will especially facilitate the purchase and sale of properties by corporate entities with ultimate foreign ownership, therefore opening up the market to more corporate investors.