Bankers ‘hid’ secret Qatar payments from other investors
Two senior Barclays bankers dishonestly hid from the United Arab Emirates a series of multi-million-pound secret payments to Qatar in…
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UAE central bank sets early exit fee limit for mortgages
The Central Bank of the UAE directed local banks to reduce the early settlement fee on mortgages to a maximum…
China Could Be the Big Winner of Saudi Arabia’s Race to Become a Tech Hub
Over the summer, with little notice, Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree mandating the establishment of the Authority for Data…
CBK’s conditional approval for KFH acquisition of AUB
Kuwait Central Bank has agreed with strings attached to Kuwait Finance House’s acquisition of Bahrain’s Al-Ahli United Bank, the country’s…
Sudan receives $1.5bn from Saudi Arabia, UAE
Sudan has received $1.5 billion of a total of $3 billion aid pledged by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
Dubai Silicon Oasis signs MoU with Mashreq Bank on the sidelines of GITEX
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, signed a memorandum of understanding with Mashreq Bank on the sidelines of GITEX Technology Week 2019,…
Saudi central bank vets local lenders ahead of Aramco IPO: sources
The Saudi central bank is vetting local lenders' exposure to Saudi Aramco ahead of an initial public offering (IPO) of…
Bank Nizwa CEO: Compliance with Sharia is key to make Islamic Finance mainstream in Oman
Continuing to lead the Islamic finance industry across the Sultanate, Bank Nizwa CEO, Khalid Al Kayed and Shari’a Supervisory Board…
NBB push to comply with data protection law
National Bank of Bahrain announced it is leading efforts to comply with Bahrain’s new Personal Data Protection Law which came…
Saudi Amends Requirements to Open Bank Accounts for Foreign Companies
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority has announced amending some articles on the requirements to open new bank accounts. This…
UAE lifts Lebanon travel ban: Beirut seeks support for ailing economy
The United Arab Emirates lifted a ban on its citizens visiting Lebanon on Monday as the Beirut government sought UAE…
Watch out! That SMS from bank in UAE could be fake
Text messages trying to extract a customer's secret bank information to hack into his account and withdraw funds are increasing…