Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

The United Arab Emirates become the 109th jurisdiction to join the most powerful multilateral treaty against offshore tax evasion and avoidance

April 21, 2017

The OECD Headquarters in Paris, His Excellency Muadid Hareb Mughair Al-Khaili, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to France, signed…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala attracts $2.5 bln in Europe private equity deal

April 20, 2017

Mubadala Capital, an arm of Abu Dhabi's state fund Mubadala, said it had conudcted a private equity transaction with European…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Abu Dhabi Sovereign Fund Finds New Cash Source as Oil Prices Slump

April 20, 2017

An Abu Dhabi sovereign-wealth fund has agreed to invest money for one of Europe’s biggest private-equity firms, according to people…

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Comment & Analysis

IMF lowers economic forecasts for Egypt and Saudi Arabia

April 20, 2017

The International Monetary Fund has reportedly lowered its economic forecasts for Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two of the Arab world’s…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Your Taxes: Why the Banks are Cranky

April 19, 2017

They say a leopard never changes its spots. But in recent years Israeli banks have gone from turning a blind…

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Islamic Finance

Albaraka Turk secures $213mln Islamic loan

April 19, 2017

Turkish Islamic lender Albaraka Turk has secured a $213 million murabaha-based loan syndication, up from the $150 million it initially…

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Comment & Analysis

UAE advisers must adapt to regulatory truth

April 19, 2017

The scale of regulatory change facing advisers in the Middle East will force major changes on The scale of regulatory…

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Comment & Analysis

Kuwait's embassy in Washington holds dinner banquet for Speaker AlGhanim

April 19, 2017

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Washington Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al­Jaber AlSabah held late Tuesday a dinner banquet in honor of the National…

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Investment Banking

Tabarak Investment Capital Limited Expands Licensed Services as a Fully-Fledged Investment Bank by Its Regulator the Dubai Financial Services Authority

April 18, 2017

Dr. Mohamed Ahmadi, CEO and Founder of Tabarak Investment Capital Ltd., has announced that the Tabarak Investment Capital Ltd. has…

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Comment & Analysis

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange: Blockchain is Most Innovative Technology For Digital Transactions

April 18, 2017

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADSM), a stock exchange in Abu Dhabi with a market cap of $135 bln, considers the…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Your Taxes: Why the Banks are Cranky

April 18, 2017

They say a leopard never changes its spots. But in recent years Israeli banks have gone from turning a blind…

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Executive Moves

Citigroup Said to Name Saudi Arabia CEO as It Seeks Return

April 17, 2017

Citigroup Inc. named Carmen Haddad to rebuild its Saudi Arabian business more than 10 years after losing a key banking…

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