Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Bahrain's Gulf International Bank requests proposals for dollar bond issue -sources

November 15, 2016

Gulf International Bank has asked banks to submit proposals to arrange a potential U.S. dollar denominated bond issue, banking sources…

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Comment & Analysis

Payments evolution in the Middle East

November 14, 2016

No one can doubt that the payments industry is changing: the choice of payment methods that are now available to…

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Comment & Analysis

Qatar one of world's most tax-friendly jurisdictions

November 14, 2016

Businesses in Qatar have started preparing for the introduction of VAT (value-added tax) from January 2018.   However, despite the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Brooks Macdonald signs deal with Dubai-based Abacus

November 14, 2016

Strategic alliances have been a significant part of Brooks Macdonald’s growth strategy, but this is the firm’s first strategic alliance…

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Investment Banking

Turkish central bank fixes interest rate on reserves in bid to boost lending

November 14, 2016

Turkey's central bank said on Saturday that from January it will offer a fixed interest rate on lira required reserves…

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Financial Results

UAE MoF announces $1.58 bln revenue from e-Dirham in 1st 9 months 2016

November 14, 2016

Government revenues from the e-Dirham system during the first nine months of this year stood at AED 5.8 billion.   …

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Investment Banking

Painful reforms seen stabilising Egypt’s public finance

November 14, 2016

Egypt’s decision to bring about drastic fiscal and monetary reforms is widely expected bring stability to the country’s economy and…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group launches

November 14, 2016

After months of preparation, the first meeting of the MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group took place in Bahrain, on the…

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Financial Results

Egypt issues $4 bln private bond placement, mulls Eurobond delay

November 11, 2016

Egypt said on Thursday it had issued $4 billion in international bonds in a private placement aimed at plugging the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Egypt pumps $2 bn into banking system from bond issue

November 11, 2016

Egypt's central bank said Thursday that it had issued $2 billion in bonds to international creditors to buy up assets…

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Comment & Analysis

Milan seeks to lure GCC firms fleeing Brexit

November 11, 2016

Asian and Gulf financial firms seeking an alternative European base to London after Britain’s vote to quit the European Union…

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Islamic Finance

Etihad Airways could raise $1b in sukuk debut

November 11, 2016

Etihad Airways plans to issue a debut U.S. dollar denominated benchmark sukuk and will meet investors over the coming days…

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