UK stamp duty changes to have impact on Middle East investors
Recent alterations to the UK's stamp duty tax are expected to have a significant impact on the investment geography across…
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AAOIFI Standards go digital with Thomson Reuters
In an unprecedented move in the development of the Islamic finance industry, the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial…
HSBC the latest bank to implement FATCA
Many people, including American citizens working in the Gulf state, received recently letters from their UAE-based banks asking them for…
Bank Leumi hit by lawsuit from shareholders over U.S. tax settlement
Shareholders in Israel's Bank Leumi are seeking to file a class action lawsuit worth about 475 million shekels against the…
Israel’s Bank Leumi Under Investigation After $400 Million Settlement with USA
Israel’s Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein has formed a task force to look into the Bank Leumi affair. Bank Leumi, Israel’s second…
International law firm launches Middle East tax practice
International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the launch of a Tax practice in Doha to capitalise on work arising…
Haifa judge suspected of holding secret UBS account
Judge Moshe Gilad and his wife, Acco City Council member Aviva Gilad, allegedly committed tax violations. Haifa District Court…
Kazakhstan's Majilis ratifies double tax treaty between Kazakhstan and Qatar
Majilis, a lower chamber of Kazakhstan's Parliament has ratified the Agreement to Avoid Double Taxation between Kazakhstan and Qatar, Tengrinews…
Middle Eastern banker ordered to spend next 4 vacations in Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made it a priority to make Chicago a world-class tourist destination. But a federal judge…
Qatari ruling family hit with £38million stamp duty bill after using tax avoidance scheme on purchase of Chelsea Barracks
The Qatari ruling family has been ordered to pay £38million in stamp duty for the purchase of Chelsea Barracks after…
Former British Regulator Sants To Advise Abu Dhabi Financial Zone
Abu Dhabi’s new financial free zone has engaged Hector Sants, a former investment banker who headed Britain’s financial services regulator,…