Employment disputes in Dubai and the DIFC courts
Companies based in the Dubai should be aware of the likely cost and time implications of defending employment disputes in…
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Turkey under pressure as inflation forecasts rise
Turkey’s central bank, under pressure from rising prices and a volatile drop in the lira, ratcheted up inflation forecasts on…
Walkers Advises The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C) of Qatar
Walkers advised Commercial Bank, a leading Qatari financial institution, on Bermuda law aspects in connection with the update to its…
New EBRD loan of €40 million to Turkey’s Aklease
EBRD providing €40 million to Turkish leasing company Aklease Greater access to finance for companies to overcome negative effects of…
QIB welcomes Al Meera to its prestigious Absher Rewards Programme network
Qatar Islamic Bank has announced that Al Meera Consumer Goods Company, Qatar’s favourite neighbourhood retailer, as the latest addition to…
Turkey exempts foreign development banks from curbs on TL access
Turkey's Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency said Tuesday it will exempt international development banks from some restrictions on access to…
KPMG lauds the Saudi government's agile Covid-19 response
Rapid and decisive measures taken by the Saudi government have helped the Kingdom limit Covid-19’s impact on its economy. This…
Dubai Economy and Emirates NBD go live with UAE KYC Blockchain Platform
Dubai Economy and Emirates NBD announced the go-live of the UAE KYC (Know-Your-Customer) Blockchain Platform, an initiative which facilitates secure…
Uncertain Future For GCC SMEs
With a $2.3 trillion in assets at the end of 2019, banks in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) would…
Global sukuk issuances up 18% to reach $145.70bn in 2019
Global sukuk issuances rose 18 per cent to reach $145.70 billion (Dh535bn) in 2019 as the governments and private companies…
Private sector companies in Abu Dhabi restricted to 60% on-site workforce capacity
A maximum of 60 per cent of the workforce in the private sector is allowed to work on-site, according to…
Kuwait’s draft law on expat quotas to exempt domestic workers, those on government contracts
A draft law in Kuwait which seeks to impose an expat quota system in the country to help “rebalance its…