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Qatar- In rare win for regulators, Australia's Westpac loses case over marketing cold calls

October 29, 2019

Westpac Banking Corp staff inappropriately gave personal financial advice when marketing pension funds, an Australian court said, overturning an earlier…

Financial Results

Bahrain FDI increases 1% to $262.6m in Q2 2019

October 29, 2019

Bahrain’s Information and eGovernment Authority, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Bahrain and the kingdom’s Economic Development Board, has…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

IMF Says Mideast Markets Most Sensitive to Global Risk

October 29, 2019

Markets in the Middle East and Central Asia may have more to lose from a shift in global risk sentiment…

Extremely Wealthy

Qatar royal family seeks Deutsche Bank chairman departure after huge investment losses

October 29, 2019

Qatari investors in Deutsche Bank are pressuring the German lender to force its chairman to quit after regulators blocked a…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Lebanon's closed banks pledge to pay out salaries

October 29, 2019

Lebanese banks said on Monday they would ensure public sector workers were paid their salaries as they remain closed by…

FinTech

UAE Accepts Crypto Regulation, Blockchain Projects Stand to Benefit

October 28, 2019

The Securities and Commodities Authority in the United Arab Emirates has drafted a resolution on regulating crypto assets, providing greater…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

UAE’s Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to exit Qatar and Kuwait

October 28, 2019

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, which completed a three-way merger in May 2019, plans to exit its operations in Qatar and…

Comment & Analysis

Morocco moves up in World Bank’s doing business 2020 report

October 28, 2019

Morocco moved 7 places in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 ranking released in Washington to 53rd place out of…

Executive Moves

Dentons boosts Middle East practice with Counsel and litigator hires in Saudi Arabia

October 28, 2019

Dentons has expanded its practice in Saudi Arabia with the hire of experienced corporate practitioner Imtyaz Sattar who joins as…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Dubai CSD licensed as the first independent central securities depository service provider in the UAE

October 28, 2019

The Company obtained the Securities and Commodities Authority’s final nod: H.E. Essa Kazim: “The post-trade services’ revamp further strengthens…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Brazil and the UAE sign deal to deepen trade ties

October 28, 2019

Brazil and the UAE have agreed to expand trade between the two nations and foster investment fund partnerships in sectors…

Fraud & Ethics

EY: Gold, drug money and a major auditor's 'cover-up'

October 28, 2019

A major accountancy firm covered up evidence of smuggling by an organised crime gang that was laundering British drug money,…

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