Qatar one of world's most tax-friendly jurisdictions
Businesses in Qatar have started preparing for the introduction of VAT (value-added tax) from January 2018. However, despite the…
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Brooks Macdonald signs deal with Dubai-based Abacus
Strategic alliances have been a significant part of Brooks Macdonald’s growth strategy, but this is the firm’s first strategic alliance…
Turkish central bank fixes interest rate on reserves in bid to boost lending
Turkey's central bank said on Saturday that from January it will offer a fixed interest rate on lira required reserves…
UAE MoF announces $1.58 bln revenue from e-Dirham in 1st 9 months 2016
Government revenues from the e-Dirham system during the first nine months of this year stood at AED 5.8 billion. …
Painful reforms seen stabilising Egypt’s public finance
Egypt’s decision to bring about drastic fiscal and monetary reforms is widely expected bring stability to the country’s economy and…
MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group launches
After months of preparation, the first meeting of the MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group took place in Bahrain, on the…
Egypt issues $4 bln private bond placement, mulls Eurobond delay
Egypt said on Thursday it had issued $4 billion in international bonds in a private placement aimed at plugging the…
Egypt pumps $2 bn into banking system from bond issue
Egypt's central bank said Thursday that it had issued $2 billion in bonds to international creditors to buy up assets…
Milan seeks to lure GCC firms fleeing Brexit
Asian and Gulf financial firms seeking an alternative European base to London after Britain’s vote to quit the European Union…
Etihad Airways could raise $1b in sukuk debut
Etihad Airways plans to issue a debut U.S. dollar denominated benchmark sukuk and will meet investors over the coming days…
Up to €600,000 in Dubai account to be transferred, court told
About €600,000 held in a bank account of a Dubai company is to be transferred to the provisional liquidator of…
Kuwait to offer USD9.91bn bonds
Kuwait aims to offer USD9.91bn in bonds to global investors early in the coming year. Accordingly, Kuwait's public debt…