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Qatar central bank chief says no disruption to domestic, foreign transactions

June 12, 2017

Qatar's banking sector is functioning normally and there are no disruptions to domestic or international transactions, central bank governor Sheikh…

Investment Banking

Egypt’s i-bank EFG Hermes to beef up Asia team in frontier market push

June 12, 2017

Egypt’s EFG Hermes wants to enter Nigeria through an acquisition and expects to get regulatory approval to start a brokerage…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Over 4,400 investment professionals from the Middle East register for CFA exams

June 11, 2017

CFA Institute, the global association of investment management professionals, has announced that 188,915 candidates worldwide registered for Level I, II,…

Islamic Finance

UAE Central Bank Asks for Due Diligence on Qatar Bank Accounts

June 11, 2017

Banks and other financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates have been instructed to search for and freeze any accounts,…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

The Coming Challenges For Asset Managers And Financial Advisors

June 11, 2017

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates signaled Sunday they may allow some Qataris to stay in their countries…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Wide Support for Bank Mergers

June 11, 2017

The possibility of mergers in the Iranian banking system accelerated with the recent announcement by the Central Bank of Iran’s…

Investment Banking

Emirates NBD obtains 'SCA's clearing member approval

June 11, 2017

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, on Sunday announced that it is the first UAE-based financial institution to…

Comment & Analysis

UAE Research Programme meets top US researchers, policy-makers

June 9, 2017

The UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science has hosted a series of high level meetings with leading researchers and…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Local banks express concern over uncooperative clients

June 9, 2017

Local banks have expressed concern over the consequences of the decision on calling the uncooperative clients controlled by the Common…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Back to basics: conducting Intellectual Property work in the Middle East

June 8, 2017

Our intellectual property team in Dubai has put together this handy alphabetised guide as an introduction to conducting IP work…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

The German Business Stake in Qatar

June 8, 2017

Leading German companies are stuck in the middle of an escalating conflict between Arab states, after Saudi Arabia and its…

Investment Banking

Bahrain central bank's net foreign assets jump in March

June 8, 2017

Bahrain's central bank released the following money supply and banking data for March, showing its net foreign assets rose sharply…

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