Foreign investment opportunities expand in the United Arab Emirates
Shares in companies incorporated in the United Arab Emirates may now be owned by foreign investors with no limit on…
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KPMG launches competition for tech start-ups in UAE
KPMG’s Private Enterprise arm in the UAE is looking to support local tech or tech-enabled businesses to access global networks…
Julian Haslam-Jones leads Driver Trett’s UAE office
International construction consultancy Driver Trett has installed a new country manager for the UAE: Julian Haslam-Jones. Julian Haslam-Jones joins…
Egypt’s Banque Misr applies on licenses to operate in Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya
Vice Chairman of Banque Misr Akef El Maghraby stated Sunday in IPAs Africa Forum 1 that the bank had applied…
CBUAE issues guidances for its licensed financial institutions on anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism
The Central Bank of the UAE has issued two new Guidances on anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism…
UAE announces first quantum computer to defend against cyberattacks
The UAE has announced the country’s first quantum computer and is also developing the first post-quantum cryptography (PQC) software library…
Turkish central bank alters name of key survey, citing forecast confusion
Turkey’s central bank revised the name of a benchmark survey of economic forecasts saying its title had created confusion among…
Kuwait Finance House Spearheads RegTech in the GCC with Expanded Partnership with Codebase Technologies
Codebase Technologies has been selected by Kuwait Finance House Bahrain to expand the bank’s digital market leadership with a streamlined…
SAMA advances licensing process of two digital banks
The Saudi Central Bank has announced that it has completed the procedures related to studying the two license applications for…
Bank regulators plan capital rule for bitcoin
Banks must set aside enough capital to cover losses on any bitcoin holdings in full, global banking regulators proposed on…
Bahrain's Sizable Islamic Banking Sector Has Scope for Growth
The market share of Islamic banks (including Islamic windows) in Bahrain is expected to increase in 2021-2022 after reaching 37.1%…
The Central Bank of the UAE and the Central Bank of Egypt enhance cooperation on banking supervision
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) signed a MoU with the Central Bank of Egypt to strengthen supervisory cooperation…