Clifford Chance advises Republic of Turkey
Clifford Chance has advised Citibank, Dubai Islamic Bank, HSBC and Kuwait Finance House as joint lead managers in connection with…
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Andersen Global Enters Collaboration Agreement with Bahrain-Based Law Firm
Andersen Global continues to expand the breadth of its Middle Eastern platform with the addition of collaborating firm Almoayed Chambers…
Walkers advises Pyypl
Walkers has advised Dubai-based blockchain start-up, Pyypl, on the successful raising of US$ 11 million in funding for its Series…
Crypto-assets regulation around the world
Although crypto-assets do not currently pose a material risk to global financial stability they do raise several broader policy issues,…
Contracts show Lebanon's central bank obscured recipients of commissions
For more than a decade, Lebanon's central bank charged commercial banks in the country commissions when they bought government securities…
Data Protection Law issued in Oman
Oman has become the latest country in the Middle East to issue national privacy legislation with the publication of a…
Egypt M&A activity further accelerates in the second half of 2021 leading to the full year tally: Baker McKenzie Report
• Egypt deal values continued to rise in H2 2021 with another quadruple (430%) surge whereas volumes increased by 38%…
PwC Legal enters Qatar market with new office in Doha
PwC Legal has expanded its footprint in the Middle East with the opening of an office in Doha, the firm’s…
GCC Quarterly Review – Q4 2021
The fourth quarter of 2021 saw a number of legal developments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region (Bahrain, Kuwait,…
17 Black-linked company used Pilatus Bank to wire millions – report
Up to $10 million in potentially “suspicious” transactions were wired to a mystery company linked to 17 Black through the…
Kuwait corruption case: Swiss banks avoid UK bribery trial
Two private Swiss banks have successfully avoided standing trial in London over bribery claims linked to the alleged plunder of…
QIIB obtains ISO 27001 certificate for third time
QIIB announced yesterday that it had obtained the ISO 27001 certificate for the third time, which is one of the…