UAE’s Waha Capital Sees Asset Growth With $500m Investment – CEO
Waha, which has a stake in New York-listed AerCap Holdings, had assets totalling Dhs6.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in June this…
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NBO Chairman highlights differences of conventional vs Islamic finance at London Business School
"Islamic finance is growing at twice the rate of the traditional banking industry in its core markets, which include Malaysia,…
Fine art in Middle East unaffected by regional turmoil
Amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, art market experts say that demand is unlikely to soften for the…
Islamic Transaction Banking: Differentiation through innovation
The Islamic banking industry is steadily transitioning from infancy towards maturity with impressive double-digit growth in Islamic assets recorded year…
Optimistic outlook for Gulf Islamic banks
While not everything in the garden is exactly rosy, there is no doubt that the message being delivered by Standard…
Iranian investment scene 'improving' as relations thaw
International investors looking to exploit opportunities in Iran have been meeting for the first time in concert since the country's…
QInvest leads surge in global Sukuk activity
QInvest has been at the forefront of global Sukuk activity in 2014. It has advised on seven Sukuk transactions thus…
GCC to lead growth in sukuk market
Global Islamic bond sales are expected to grow by 5 per cent this year, led by Arabian Gulf issuers amid…
UAE government approves higher federal spending for 2015
The United Arab Emirates approved a draft federal budget of 49.1 billion dirhams ($13.4 billion) for 2015, almost half of…
UAE participates in the Deauville Partnership Finance Ministers' meeting and signs an avoidance of double taxation agreement
Alongside the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group held in Washington, HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer,…
Qatar seeks IMF help for development strategy
Qatar, along with four other GCC countries, has told the International Monetary Fund that it is looking for the Fund’s…
Saudi Debt Law No Lure for Wary Investors
A lack of transparency could yet derail Riyadh's plan to open kingdom's debt capital market to foreigners. Saudi Arabia’s…