International law firm expands Middle East presence
Winston & Strawn LLP has strengthened its presence in the Middle East with the recent expansion of the firm’s office…
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ASAR acts as legal counsel to KIPCO, joint lead managers in KIPCO’s corporate bond issuance
Al-Ruwayeh & Partners, Kuwait’s leading and most prominent corporate law firm, and one of the region’s top tier firms, acted…
The Case Against the Arab Bank Should Be Dismissed
In Jesner v. Arab Bank, No. 16-499, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide this year whether corporations can be sued…
Banker stands trial for fraud
A bank’s branch sales director who snatched a document for a gang trying to swindle Dhs1.4m iron supports from a…
Bank Leumi and ‘Bank Of China’ ink deal
Good news for Israeli companies operating in China: A cooperation agreement was recently signed between Bank Leumi and Bank of…
UAE financial services community targeted by fake DFSA scam
The United Arab Emirates financial services community has been targeted by fraudsters using a fake document from a Dubai regulatory…
New draft law on foreign investment to boost economy
The new draft law on organising foreign investment aims to attract foreign capital by 100% in all economic and commercial…
Banker From Turkey Is Convicted in U.S. Over Plot to Evade Iran Sanctions
A Turkish banker was convicted on Wednesday of taking part in a billion-dollar scheme to evade American sanctions against Iran,…
Money laundering: AB Bank ex-chairman M Wahidul Haque at ACC
The interrogation started at ACC headquarters around 9:00am, commission’s Press Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told The Daily Star …
ACC summons ex-chair, MD of AB Bank
The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned AB Bank's immediate past chairman M Wahidul Haque and a former managing director today for…
Many wealthy women seek legal loopholes to disinherit husbands
While the Islamic law has clearly defined the inheritance rules some wealthy women in Saudi Arabia are accused of playing…
Saudi Arabia releases 23 high-level ‘corruption’ detainees
Saudi Arabia has released 23 of the 200-or-so powerful individuals detained since November on corruption charges after they reached deals…