Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi’s General Investment Authority grants 4 French companies investment licenses

April 12, 2018

The Saudi General Investment Authority  granted four French companies investment licenses to conduct business in the Kingdom on Wednesday, Saudi…

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Comment & Analysis

Be prepared: higher interest rates and inflation are on the menu

April 12, 2018

As anticipated, the US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell turned in a very clear first press conference as Fed chief…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

AlexBank, Jordan Post sign agreement to enhance remittances service

April 11, 2018

The agreement was signed by Jordan Post Co General Manager Khaled Deib Al-Laham and Dante Campioni, managing director and CEO…

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Comment & Analysis

Bahraini-Indonesian economic relations discussed

April 11, 2018

First Vice-Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Khalid Mohammed Najibi, has stressed the importance of stepping…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi Aramco and Total to build $9bn petrochemical complex

April 11, 2018

A new petrochemical complex will be built at Jubail, Saudi Arabia following an agreement that Saudi Aramco signed with French…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

President ratifies international agreements

April 11, 2018

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Decrees ratifying a number of bilateral agreements between…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Equal pay cleared

April 11, 2018

The UAE Cabinet has approved the issuance of the Law on Equal Wages and Salaries for Men and Women to…

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Investment Banking

Dubai-based Abraaj hires Houlihan Lokey for health fund advice after dispute

April 10, 2018

Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj has hired U.S. investment bank Houlihan Lokey to help it try to stem the fallout…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Mubadala to Hire Rothschild for Cepsa Stake Deal

April 10, 2018

Abu Dhabi’s financial holding company Mubadala Investment Co. is close to hiring Rothschild & Co. to help divest a stake…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Prime minister promotes St. Kitts-Nevis’ CBI Programme in Middle East

April 10, 2018

St. Kitts and Nevis’ prime minister, the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris, is leading a high-level delegation on a tour to…

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FinTech

Turkcell’s Eurobond Attracts Strong Demand from Global Investors

April 10, 2018

Global investor confidence in Turkcell was clearly indicated by the two times oversubscription on the 10-year Eurobond issued by the…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Bahrain to host 2018 ME Asset Management Forum

April 10, 2018

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announced that the third edition of the Middle East Asset Management Forum (MEAMF2018) will…

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