Former DIFC governor dies
Former governor of Dubai International Financial Centre and former vice chairman of Emirates NBD, Abdullah Mohammad Saleh, died on Monday…
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Some banks in UAE ban online cryptocurrency trading
Banks in UAE have banned online trading transactions, involving cryptocurrencies. The money transfer and compliance departments have called for…
Chinese banking booms in Dubai’s financial free zone
China’s big four banks managed to increase their value of assets in the Middle East from 11 billion U.S. dollars…
OAB boosts operational efficiency with ‘Mirsal’
In line with its constant efforts to promote efficiency within the workplace in order to achieve higher levels of customer…
Hamdan orders no increase in Dubai government fees for the next three years
Dubai government fees will not be hiked over the next three years. The move is in line with the…
JP Morgan bolstering Saudi Arabian business in anticipation of FDI flows
JP Morgan Chase is bolstering its business in Saudi Arabia, adding new services and hiring staff in anticipation of increased…
Qatar central bank evaluating studies related to 3-way bank merger
Qatar Central Bank is evaluating legal, financial and technical information related to a three-way bank merger that is expected to…
Dubai International Financial Centre achieves record growth in 2017 as MEASA’s leading financial hub
Dubai International Financial Centre has reported that it has achieved sustained growth of its financial community with the total number…
UAE cbank launches customer happiness initiative
The Central Bank of the UAE has launched the UAE’s first Innovation ‘Happython’ aiming to find innovative ways to increase…
Lebanon’s banks are real reason for country’s resilience
Lebanon’s resilience is famous. Since the civil war ended in 1990, Lebanon has survived Israeli onslaughts in 1996 and 2006,…
NBK: Fed chair reiterates tightened monetary policy
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell iterated on the Fed's path to gradually tighten the monetary policy amid the accelerated growth…
High net worth expats increasingly applying for second passport
High net worth residents in the UAE are increasingly applying for second passports to avail of maximum visa-free travel opportunities,…