Diplomatic damage to Qatar economy mounts as insurer closes UAE branch
A Qatari insurance company is closing its branch in Abu Dhabi because authorities there have not renewed its licence, a…
Regulation, Risk & Compliance
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External audit, centralized regulation likely for global Islamic banking market
The fast growing Islamic Banking Industry all over the world may opt external audit and centeralized regulation of the Islamic…
Insiders trading on capital markets banned effective next week
A ban on insiders' trading on UAE capital markets will go into force effective next week until the revelation of…
Marmore: five REITs listed in KSA and UAE in 10 months
Marmore MENA Intelligence, a subsidiary of Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”, recently released a report titled REITs in GCC: Regulatory hurdles…
Iran, China Sign $10 Billion Finance Deal
China's CITIC Trust will extend $10 billion credit line for supporting projects in lran, based on an agreement signed between…
UBF launches first cyber threat sharing platform for UAE banks
The UAE Banks Federation, the professional representative body of banking industry comprising 48-member banks operating in the UAE, on Thursday…
Abu Dhabi Executive Council restructured
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, issued an Emiri…
Alwaleed to buy Credit Agricole's $1.5bn Banque Saudi Fransi stake
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will buy about half of Credit Agricole SA’s stake in Banque Saudi Fransi, in…
IFIC Announces New Chair and Board Appointments and Welcomes New Member and Affiliate
The board of directors of The Investment Funds Institute of Canada is pleased to announce that at its annual meeting…
Impact of evolving demographics on Kuwait banking
Marmore MENA Intelligence, a subsidiary of Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”, recently released a report titled ‘Demographics & Kuwait Banking’, analyzing…
Bahrain expected to offer premiums to issue multi-tranche bond
The government of Bahrain is expected to offer investors significant premiums over its outstanding debt when it issues bonds this…
DFSA and Malaysia’s Securities Commission sign FinTech Agreement
The Dubai Financial Services Authority and Securities Commission Malaysia last week entered into an agreement to cooperate in the development…