Cybercrime still major risk despite record ICT investment by Middle East police forces
Paul Ellis, IT security expert at PA Consulting Group, has said that while technology can and will assist in the…
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Billionaire Indians spending millions for Burj Khalifa address
Indians are among top buyers in Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest residential tower and have invested Dh18 billion in Dubai’s…
UAE to drive Mena bond issuances in 2015
US-dollar bond issuance in the Arabian Gulf is expected to reach up to US$40 billion this year compared with $38bn…
UAE Insurance Authority issues regulations to traditional and Takaful insurers
H. E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Insurance Authority said the…
Gulf banks plan to sell bonds to boost reserves
Fast-growing Gulf Arab banks plan to bolster their reserves by issuing capital-boosting bonds. Basel III standards, now being phased…
Bahrain's Investcorp H1 net profit rises 5%
Alternative investment fund Investcorp posted a 5 percent rise in net income for the first half of its fiscal year,…
National Bank of Oman leading the digital transformation
The new site, designed for an intuitive customer-friendly experience, provides new ways for customer to interact digitally with the bank…
KAMCO Wins ‘Kuwait Asset Manager Of Year’ Award
KAMCO, a leading investment company with one of the largest AUMs in the region, announced that it has won the…
Regulation, tight pricing overshadow Gulf's capital-boosting bonds
Fast-growing Gulf Arab banks plan to bolster their reserves by issuing capital-boosting bonds, but uncertainty over regulation and ultra-tight pricing…
DWG restructuring boosts asset quality of UAE banking sector
Emirates NBD is the biggest beneficiary of second round of restructuring that will boost asset quality across sector. The…
Union National Bank’s Itihad Fund posts 12.66% gains
Union National Bank said on Monday its Al Itihad Fund posted a performance of 12.66 per cent as of December…
Qatar entrenches UK interests
A great deal of nonsense has been heard recently about a supposed “islamification” of Europe, but while sharia law has…