Exit Tax For Expats?
A few days ago MP Abdurrahman Al-Jeeran announced through local media several suggestions that he thinks would benefit the Kuwaiti…
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Gulf sukuk issuance forecast to remain stagnant for months
Corporate and infrastructure sukuk issuance in the Gulf region and Malaysia has continued to stagnate so far this year and…
Islamic Banking Lends Advantage to Financial Institutions
Switching from conventional ‘Western’ financial practices to Islamic banking gives distinct advantages to banks, with the change improving the liquidity…
Social media users in UAE careful to guard privacy
With WhatsApp’s new plans to share some member data with Facebook, social media users say they’re more careful than ever…
Withdrawal of CBRs by foreign lenders weigh on Arab banks
Arab lenders had been witnessing withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships with the foreign counterparts - especially in the US, the…
Withdrawal of CBRs by foreign lenders weigh on Arab banks
Arab lenders had been witnessing withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships with the foreign counterparts - especially in the US, the…
GCC should develop green bond market for sustainable development
The global bond issues were more than $3tn this year with major issues coming from European Investment Bank - $62.86bn…
3 Key Political Factors for Attracting Sovereign Funds Ging http://www.swfinstitute.org/swf-article/3-key-political-factors-for-attracting-sovereign-funds-11191313/
Is this a country that will respect our fiduciary capital? Are there other foreign asset owners investing significant sums of…
Moodys: Qatar's Commercial Bank's strengthening capital and tighter lending will help moderate asset quality pressures
Qatar's third largest bank, The Commerical Bank, faces asset quality pressures but strengthening capital and tightening underwriting standards will support…
Turkey's Agaoglu sees strong demand from Gulf investors
Turkish developer Agaoglu has said its foreign sales volume has reached $2 billion following the inauguration of its first international…
Moody's: Strong Islamic retail franchise drives profitability for Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank
"Al Rahji's retail focus delivers solid margins and asset quality, which, together with its granular funding profile, drives consistently strong…
How To Give Back
About a year ago, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, the Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company and a member of the Saudi…