Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai Islamic Bank and DEWA sign agreement to provide preferential profit rates on DEWA Store for financing electric vehicles

March 5, 2019

Dubai Islamic Bank, has entered into a partnership with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to offer exclusive auto finance…

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FinTech

Abu Dhabi's ADGM invites applications for its regulatory sandbox

March 5, 2019

Abu Dhabi Global Market, the capital’s international financial hub, is receiving applications for the fourth cohort of its regulatory sandbox,…

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FinTech

Bahrain signs MoU with Maharashtra government to promote fintech

March 5, 2019

Fintech biz is gathering momentum than expected. In a bid to promote Bahrain as financial tech hub, the Middle Eastern…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

EU and Qatar sign open skies accord

March 5, 2019

The European Union and Qatar signed a broad air services pact on Monday allowing Qatari and EU member state airlines…

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FinTech

Bahrian invites India to leverage new policy on crypto and blockchain

March 5, 2019

Bahrain in a move to stabilize the country’s economy has invited Indian companies through the government of India to leverage…

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Comment & Analysis

Turkish annual inflation falls below 20 percent in February

March 5, 2019

Annual Turkish consumer price inflation fell to 19.67 percent in February, official data showed on Monday, dropping below 20 percent…

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Fraud & Ethics

Abu Dhabi Global Market updates anti-money laundering rules

March 4, 2019

The proposed revisions to the existing anti-money laundering regime follow on from a recent review of the UAE's federal laws…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Tawazun’s Dh2.5bn defence fund in talks with banks to finance companies

March 4, 2019

Tawazun Economic Council’s new Dh2.5 billion defence and security fund is talking with local banks to help provide financing to…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

DFSA Publishes its Business Plan 2019/2020

March 4, 2019

The Dubai Financial Services Authority  has published its Business Plan for the period 2019 to 2020. The Plan covers the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Dubai regulator says Abraaj collapse may spur oversight changes

March 4, 2019

The Dubai Financial Services Authority could make changes to its oversight procedures following last year's collapse of private equity group…

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Fraud & Ethics

EU set to remove Saudi Arabia from blacklist

March 4, 2019

The adoption of a European Union money-laundering blacklist which includes Saudi Arabia could be blocked after virtually unanimous opposition from…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

40% UK Inheritance Tax: What Omani Investor must know

March 4, 2019

Properties in the UK, particularly London, have always been popular with investors from the Gulf including Oman.    Foreign investors…

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