Moody’s fires starting gun for international financial groups moving staff to Saudi Arabia
The planned opening of a Moody’s office in Saudi Arabia has fired the starting gun for the race to build…
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Central Bank of Bahrain Issues P2B Crowdfunding Regulations
The Central Bank of Bahrain has released regulations for debt based crowdfunding. Rules apply to both Shari’a compliant and conventional…
RISQ and StraitsBridge sign strategic partnership
RISQ and StraitsBridge, a specialist firm founded by Sanjay Uppal, former Group Chief Financial Officer of Emirates NBD, that provides…
SBI Jeddah to cease operation by 2017 end as SAMA clears the way
The State Bank of India, Jeddah, will soon cease operation as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority has granted the go…
Egypt Got $40 Billion in Investments, Transfers Since Float
Egypt has received $40 billion in investments and transfers from abroad since floating its currency in November and securing the…
UAE ‘informally’ boycotts Western banks with Qatari investments, report says
The United Arab Emirates has started an "informal" boycott of Western banks with significant Qatari investments, a report said Wednesday.…
Halal Expo Dubai, Salaam Gateway to attract foreign investment
Halal Expo Dubai, the largest and most comprehensive business-to-business (B2B) halal exposition in the Middle East, and Salaam Gateway have…
Public offerings and listing made easier in Turkey – Esin Attorney Partnership
Recent Development On July 31, 2017, Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. ("Borsa Istanbul") amended its Borsa Istanbul Listing Directive (the "Directive"),…
DFSA slaps former Deutsche Bank employee with fine for misleading DIFC authorities
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has recently taken enforcement action against Chetan Parmar, a former employee of Deutsche Bank…
Central Bank Pursuing IFSB Conformity
In line with making up for lost time during the sanctions era and complying with banking standards, the Central Bank…
Crowdfunding set to revolutionise fund-raising for SMEs
The Middle East region is not entirely new to crowdfunding initiatives. However, the recent efforts of the Dubai International…
Costa Rica, UAE conclude negotiations to prevent double taxation
The Republic of Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates successfully concluded negotiations for an agreement to prevent double taxation…