01/09/2015
PASHA Bank, the Azerbaijani investment bank, has received permission from the Turkish Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) to acquire a controlling stake in TAIB Yatirim Bank (TAIB Bank” from Aksoy Holding
01/09/2015
The federal stock market regulator is mulling a plan to halve the period allowed for public companies to report earnings
01/07/2015
The UAE market regulator has been clamping down
01/07/2015
The Federal National Council called on the stock market regulator to review financing after individual investors in the UAE lost millions of dirhams in the recent turmoil.
01/07/2015
Decision means FZ will have a legal framework similar to the existing Dubai International Financial Centre
01/05/2015
Bahrain-based Takaful International has announced fees sanctioned by its Shari’ah Supervisory Board for the financial year 2015.
01/04/2015
It is quick to set up a base in Dubai compared to other Gulf countries as the regulations are uncomplicated, transparent and straight forward
01/04/2015
Expats complain that their names on iqamas which do not conform to their names in their passports are making problems during official transactions, especially in banks.
01/04/2015
Turkey's central bank raised foreign exchange reserve requirement ratios on Saturday, citing the need to support financial stability amid volatility in global markets.
12/31/2014
The central bank has expressed the fear that the proposed pay-hike for public servants might trigger inflationary pressure on the economy in the year 2015
12/31/2014
alizz islamic bank, Oman's full-fledged Sharia-compliant bank has opened a new branch in Sohar to reach out to more clients
12/29/2014
Leumi also agreed to pay $400 million to settle two separate investigations into whether it helped its American clients evade U.S. taxes.
12/29/2014
A US court has directed the "reorganised Arcapita Bank BSC" to initiate transfer of claims by eligible holders.
12/26/2014
Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund will auction off Adabank on Feb. 4, 2015 after previous auctions did not yield results, as was announced in the Official Gazette Dec. 25.
12/19/2014
The three prominent Islamic banks, Islamic International Arab Bank, Al Baraka Banking Group, and Bank of Khartoum, showed that they currently have sufficient levels of capital, far beyond what is required under Basel III.
12/18/2014
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has emphasised that the UAE’s financial plans and monetary policies are part of an all-encompassing national economic vision that i
12/18/2014
Muscat - Islamic banking in Oman is expected to grow at double-digit rates as Sharia-compliant banking products increasingly gain acceptance and the government's plans to ease restrictions come to fruition.
12/17/2014
Serbia's central bank has issued an operating licence to Mirabank, a unit of the United Arab Emirates-based Royal Group conglomerate, the central bank said in a statement on Tuesday.
12/16/2014
Hector Sants will advise the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) on the creation of its regulatory framework and its strategy.
12/16/2014
A surprise interest rate hike by the Russian central bank late Monday night left analysts debating whether such "panicked" moves by officials have any genuine impact.