Meet the Irish woman helping ex-pats who find themselves in legal difficulty in the UAE
An Irish woman is among a team of advocates helping ex-pats jailed in the United Arab Emirates. Emma Lynch,…
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Gold dealer implicates Turkey’s president in corruption scheme
A Turkish gold trader testified Thursday that he was told his scheme to move billions of dollars in Iranian oil…
Sultan Issues Social Security Fund Law
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued Law No.…
US Trial Threatens Funding For Turkey's Dollar-Dependent Banks
Turkey's deteriorating finances are hurting the country's banks whose reliance on dollar funding makes them vulnerable to the worst case…
Turkish Opposition Leader Stokes Row With Erdogan Over Tax Haven Claims
The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s family of funnelling millions of dollars into offshore…
Jury Selection Begins for Trial of Turkish Bank Executive
A jury was selected Monday at a criminal trial where the fate of the lone defendant has been overshadowed by…
Saudi billionaires said to seek shielding assets amid crackdown
Wealthy Saudis are seeking to restructure their businesses to ring fence assets in case authorities widen their declared crackdown on…
New Middle East Investor for CS?
Credit Suisse may be gaining another secretive Middle East investor, according to a new report. The move comes as Qatar…
QIIB stresses safety of its systems
Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) has confirmed the safety of its systems and that they are not easy to penetrate,…
CBB issues directives for B-REITs
The Central Bank of Bahrain has released directives related to Bahrain Domiciled Real Estate Investment Trusts, as part of the…
German watchdog drops inquiry into HNA, Qatar over Deutsche Bank -source
Germany's financial watchdog will take no action after ending an investigation into whether China's HNA and Qatar's royal family were…
Tackling financial crime with real-time detection
After the Central Bank of Oman issued a draft circular early this year requiring banks to have a robust fraud…