05/17/2018
Legal experts say new UAE arbitration law will encourage investment
The new law is based on the nearly universally accepted UNCITRAL Model Law
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05/17/2018
Eastern promise: UAE's financial hubs target China
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05/15/2018
Asset management industry ‘set for growth’
Central Bank of Bahrain executive director of financial institutions supervision Abdulrahman Al Baker told the GDN this positive trend can be attributed to the rapid expansion and increasing sophistication of the GCC financial markets
05/15/2018
Aflaj International and Dentons form project JV for Muscat Hills
Future project collaboration between the companies likely
05/15/2018
Citing Banking Issues, BitOasis Suspends Deposits and Withdrawals in Dirham
The usual method of buying and selling cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, litecoin, Ethereum, and the recently added Zcash remains permissible.
05/11/2018
Rotana Group eyes more investment in Turkey
There was an influx of 35 million tourists to this beautiful country.
05/11/2018
UAE's VAT application has gone smoothly and inflation will stabilize, says IMF
VAT imposed at 5 percent at the beginning of the year, represents a major administrative and cultural shift.
05/11/2018
ITFC Extends Further its Partnership with Banque Centrale Populaire
This MoU has been built on a firm belief of our mutual strategy in relation to regional cooperation.
05/09/2018
Deloitte: Kuwait eyes private sector to invest in country’s infrastructure projects
The Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority has also introduced a scoring system that is followed when evaluating the issuance and approval of the investment licenses.
05/09/2018
Prosecution of Dubai Bank chair lawful, says DPP.
The DPP and DCI in their ground of opposition to the suit filed by Mr Zubeidi seeking to stop his prosecution says the matter is of public interest
05/09/2018
Qatar commits to fund Zim projects
President Mnangagwa yesterday morning held private talks with Qatar’s Minister of Defence Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah before touring the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the body which is masterminding Qatar’s projects for hosti
05/08/2018
MG Capital, Karvy MIddle East Announce Partnership
MG Capital has historically delivered year over year growth to investors and offerings structured to provide annual liquidity distributions.
05/08/2018
Abraaj in Talks to Sell Fund Unit Stake to Colony NorthStar
Abraaj is considering the sale of the stake to raise cash amid heightened regulatory scrutiny and the departure of key executives, people with knowledge of the plans said in March.
05/07/2018
Bahrain's GFH Financial hires GIB to seek Saudi listing
GFH also said on Sunday it had received an offer to sell all its real estate portfolio.
05/07/2018
Boursa Kuwait wins 'Most Improved Company' Award at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards
Building on an already impressive start to 2018.
05/07/2018
OAB Enters into Partnership with Emirates
With this endeavour, we foresee a long term strategic relationship with Emirates Airline to fulfill a shared ambition of providing our customers with a premium range of products and services.
05/04/2018
Qatar has substantial capacity to diversify economy: IMF official May 03 2018 09:14 PM
The IMF official praised Qatar's plans to strengthen production and expand its liquefied natural gas projects in order to enhance its status in the global market and in the gas exports sector.
05/04/2018
Nomura: Remittances may take a hit from Kuwait deployment ban
He urged Filipino expats to come home.
05/03/2018
The impact of VAT on key Kuwaiti sectors – SPECIAL REPORT
As draft regulations for VAT in Kuwait have not been declared, through this note, we will try to determine the impact of VAT on certain key sectors of Kuwait.
05/02/2018
Technology and regulatory changes to have transformative effect on Omani banks: KPMG
Other regulatory changes such as the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS 9 and 16) and Basel III/IV developments continue to dictate how the sector will perform over the coming months.