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Comment & Analysis

Dubai Courts launches Smart Payment System in line with directives of H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid

January 20, 2016

Dubai Courts has 2016 with a new achievement in its smart transformation efforts, as it unveiled the Smart Payment System…

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Legal

Dentons signs mou with oxford business group

January 19, 2016

The changing role of the Dubai International Financial Centre  and what its expansion means for the wider business community is…

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Legal

St Lucia snubs Britain by refusing to waive immunity for Saudi billionaire

January 18, 2016

 A Caribbean island has snubbed Britain by refusing an official request to waive the diplomatic immunity of a Saudi billionaire…

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Legal

Gulf states prep tax laws ahead of 2018 rollout

January 15, 2016

Gulf Arab states are putting the finishing touches on draft laws on value-added taxes of up to 5 percent that…

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Executive Moves

Changing places: Barclays names new UK/EME general counsel

January 15, 2016

In another round of musical chairs at Barclays, the banking giant has appointed Victoria Hardy as general counsel (GC) for…

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Fraud & Ethics

Swiss Attorney General to address restitution of frozen embezzled funds

January 14, 2016

In his forthcoming visit to Egypt next Saturday, Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber will address the CHF 700m that the…

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Islamic Finance

AAOIFI Launches Project for Shari'ah Standard on GoldIn Cooperation with World Gold Council and Amanie Advisors

January 14, 2016

The Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) has phased in a new project for the development of…

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Islamic Finance

International Law Firm advises on debut sukuk for the government of cote d'ivoire

January 11, 2016

Hogan Lovells has advised the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), as arranger, on the inaugural…

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Fraud & Ethics

Al Zarooni Exchange UAE licence revoked for money laundering violations

January 11, 2016

The central bank of the United Arab Emirates on Monday said it had revoked the licence of local money exchange…

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Legal

Banker calls for urgent reality check to regain top position

January 10, 2016

Bahraini banker Rashad Janahi has called for an urgent reality check.   According to him, it is a fact that…

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Legal

Emirates NBD hires debt collectors to chase expat defaulters in the US, UK

January 10, 2016

Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, is one of a number of local UAE lenders who have hired British and American…

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Executive Moves

International law firm appoints managing partner of Riyadh office

January 7, 2016

Clifford Chance has announced that Khalid Al-Abdulkareem has been appointed Office Managing Partner of Clifford Chance's Riyadh office effective 1…

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