Dubai Financial Market notes governance improvements
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) says it has seen considerable improvements in corporate governance in more than two-thirds of its listed…
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Economic reforms turns Egypt into Middle East’s fastest-growing economy
Egypt’s recovery has turned it into the Middle East’s fastest-growing economy following three years of reforms enacted to secure a…
Law Amendment Granting Citizenship To Investors Sparks Controversy In Egypt
Suffering from an ongoing economic crisis, Egypt has recently taken an unusual step to attract foreign investments: a law amendment…
QFC joins global league of financial centres to promote sustainable business growth
The Qatar Financial Centre one of the world’s leading and fastest growing onshore business and financial centres, has joined the…
Invest Bank resumes trading on ADX
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has announced in a statement that Invest Bank is resuming stock trading starting from Wednesday…
SME accounts surpass general credit accounts in Qatar banks in 2018: QCB
The number of credit accounts opened by "small business and individuals" bettered all credit accounts opened by Qatar's banking sector…
Israeli Financial Authority to Accelerate Blockchain, Fintech Licensure
The Capital Market, Insurance and Saving Authority, a division of Israel’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), is looking to accelerate the…
UAE Gathers To Talk Finance Future
The International Banking Conference due on September 23 is chiefly intended to yield a comprehensive view of the industry’s future…
Qatar eyes central regulator for Islamic finance sector
The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is looking to introduce central supervision of the Islamic finance landscape. This follows countries…
UAE national service recruits given bank fee exemption
Emiratis performing their national service are to be exempt from some bank charges under new regulations. The UAE Central…
Kuwait's Alargan Int'l Real Estate signs $218m bank facilities contract
Kuwait’s Alargan International Real Estate Co – the developer behind projects such as Alargan Business Park, C Club, Argania, Al…
In UAE, Dubai firms poised to launch blockchain data-sharing platform by 2020
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai-based Mashreq Bank and Norbloc (a DIFC-based fintech company), plan to launch the Middle East’s…