GCC capital markets' officials discuss integration
Chairman of the commissioners of Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority Dr. Falah AlHajraf said on Thursday that the GCC finance supervisory…
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AMF to launch regional initiative for financial inclusion
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) is planning to launch a regional initiative for boosting financial inclusion in the Arab World,…
Emirates NBD Group becomes Official Banking Partner for Expo 2020 Dubai
Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, has signed a Premier Partnership agreement with Expo 2020 Dubai to…
GCC value-added tax framework provides roadmap for Qatar: KPMG
Following the release of the unified agreement for value-added tax for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries by Saudi Arabia, Philippe…
Russia, Qatar eyeing joint projects worth $12 bln
Russia and Qatar may achieve the trade turnover of $500 mln already in three years, Russian Energy Minister and co-chairperson…
Turkey Tweaks Government Financial Support Scheme for Technological Products
Turkey has amended the scope and procedure of a government investment support scheme for technological products. Notably, support for…
World-Cup Spending Presses Qatar Banks as Deposit Deadline Nears
Qatari banks are in a bind. On the one hand, they need to finance building projects for the 2022…
Europe’s financial new regulatory environment: Is the Middle East ready?
MiFID II, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, comes into effect in January 2018, and while European sell side and…
Banque Misr to sign $500m loan agreement with China Development Bank
Banque Misr will sign a $500m loan agreement with the Chinese Development Bank, with a term of eight years. …
Qatar attends Arab Ministers of Finance meetings
Qatar took part in the meetings of the 8th Ordinary Session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Finance, being…
Foreign investors expect swift realization of pledged reforms
Prior to Sunday's referendum, members of the business world voiced their expectations for a reform-oriented leadership following the constitutional referendum,…
Bahrain’s Bank ABC closes AlbarakaTurk deal with another two inpipeline
The loan to Albaraka Türk, signed last Thursday, was oversubscribed with 12 banks joining from the across the EMEA region,…