Saudi hopes purge will help push to join anti-illicit funding body
Saudi Arabia has high hopes that a campaign of arrests to crack down on corruption will improve its chances of…
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Bahrain central bank raises key rate by 25 bps
Bahrain’s central bank said on Wednesday it was raising its key interest rate by 25 basis points after the US…
UAE consumers to pay more as interest rates go up
Any change upwards in interest by US will also swing interest rates upwards in UAE The Central Bank of…
Banks directed not to misuse Citizen’s Account deposits
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority has directed all local banks not use any amounts of money that are deposited in…
Saudi, UAE Central Banks Team Up to Test Cryptocurrency
The central banks of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are reportedly launching a pilot initiative that will see…
Turkey's wealth fund in talks with foreign funds for cooperation: acting chairman
Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund (TVF) is in talks with China’s ICBC, Singapore’s wealth fund TEMASEK and the Russian Direct Investment…
Iran Tax Revenues at $19 Billion
A s much as 1,000 trillion rials ($23.8 billion) had been projected as tax revenues in the current fiscal budget…
Gulf banks face up to Qatar fallout
While north Africa and the Levant have been beset by revolt and civil war in Syria and Libya in recent…
US tax reforms to add value to Qatar investments
The US federal tax reform is expected to add value to Qatar’s investments in the US. Qatar has significant exposure…
Kuwait cbank gov to helm IFSB chairmanship – Bangladesh's Kabir appointed as deputy
The Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board today resolved to appoint its Chairman and Deputy Chairman for the year…
IranianRe Negotiating With Global Reinsurers
Iranian Reinsurance Company affiliated to Bank Pasargad, has linked up with a number of major international reinsurance companies for establishing…
Bahrain issues ETFs regulations
The Central Bank of Bahrain has released directives for both offshore and locally domiciled Exchange-Traded Funds, as part of the…