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TechPreneur Africa and Abu Dhabi sign fintech start-up support agreement

June 20, 2017

TechPreneur Africa, an organization dedicated to supporting financial technology firms and entrepreneurs that want to increase financial inclusion and opportunities…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Dubai: Aadhaar card not mandatory for NRIs for financial, I-T transactions

June 19, 2017

To boost its drive against tax evasion and unaccounted transactions, the central government recently authorised the mandatory linking of Aadhaar…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Qatar govt prepared to cover banks if deposits ‘withdrawn

June 19, 2017

Qatar’s government is prepared to support local banks if foreign institutions withdraw deposits from them because of an economic boycott…

Comment & Analysis

UAE one of the easiest places in the world for accounting and tax compliance

June 19, 2017

Ranked 92nd out of 94 jurisdictions according to their financial complexity, the UAE is the least complex place globally for…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

The legitimacy of new bank fees

June 18, 2017

Saudi banks have been imposing various fees on customers for different services and we do not know the reason for…

Islamic Finance

Gulf Energy Maritime signs $75 million deal with Dubai Islamic Bank

June 18, 2017

The seven-year facility is the first deal between GEM and DIB, and it is part of a long-term relationship with…

Fraud & Ethics

Barclays to learn if SFO will press charges over Qatari cash injections

June 18, 2017

Barclays and a number of its former executives are expected to learn this week whether the Serious Fraud Office intends…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

The legitimacy of new bank fees

June 18, 2017

Saudi banks have been imposing various fees on customers for different services and we do not know the reason for…

Islamic Finance

Meethaq signs financing agreement with Safe Alloys

June 18, 2017

Meethaq Islamic Bank at Bank Muscat has signed a financial agreement with Safe Alloys, a Sohar Free Zone company, which…

Investment Banking

Barclays braced for outcome of five-year SFO fundraising probe

June 16, 2017

Barclays will learn within days the outcome of a five-year Serious Fraud Office (SFO) probe into aspects of the £11bn…

Market Forecasts

Kuwait sits out Fed rate move on modest growth

June 16, 2017

Kuwait refrained from following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increase for the first time since 2015, citing “modest” economic growth…

FinTech

Turkish Minister of Finance Announces New Withholding Liability for Foreign E-Commerce Websites

June 16, 2017

Recent Development On June 12, 2017, the Turkish Minister of Finance, Naci Ağbal, announced the introduction of a new…

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