Iran, Turkey mull free trade plan to boost cooperation
Iran and Turkey are mulling a plan to achieve free trade between the two countries based on an earlier agreement…
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UAE envoy to US linked to Malaysia 1MBD scandal, say reports
Companies connected to the UAE envoy to the US received $66mn from offshore accounts that contained money allegedly embezzled from…
Saudi Arabia’s multibillion corporate collapse: Al-Gosaibi exec on his role in 8-year saga
The collapse of the Saudi Arabia-based Al-Gosaibi business in 2009 was a seismic event in the financial world, and in…
Qatar investments in Philippines firmly 'on track', says official
Several Qatari investors are in the process of registering their companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine…
UAE, Panama among countries praised for 'strong progress' towards tax transparency
Global tax watchdogs have praised the progress made towards tax transparency by a number of previously 'non-compliant' jurisdictions.30 Jun 2017…
Egypt borrows $200m from Afreximbank
Banque Misr, Egypt’s second largest state-run bank, signed yesterday a $200 million loan agreement with the African Export- Import Bank…
GIB Granted Retail Banking Licence in Bahrain
Gulf International Bank is pleased to announce that it has been granted a conventional retail banking licence in the Kingdom…
Bahrain expands its capacity to fight international tax avoidance and evasion
Today, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, H.E. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance of Bahrain signed…
The mysterious fall in Saudi foreign reserves
Net foreign assets at Saudi Arabia's central bank, a measure of its ability to support its currency, look set to…
Foreign exchanges in many countries are refusing Qatari riyals
Many banks and foreign exchange companies outside of Qatar are now refusing to buy Qatari riyals, Doha News has learned.…
Qatar riyal FX market in chaos but bankers believe peg still solid
Economic sanctions and poor liquidity have created chaos in the foreign exchange market for Qatari riyals, with the currency trading…
The mysterious (and continuing) fall in Saudi foreign reserves
Net foreign assets at Saudi Arabia’s central bank, a measure of its ability to support its currency, look set to…