UAE Central Bank says lenders ‘increasingly risk averse with businesses’
UAE banks are becoming increasingly risk averse when weighing loans to businesses, the Central Bank said in its latest credit…
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Alkhabeer Capital partners with Al-Zamil & Al-Kharashi Law Firm to develop waqf endowments
· Partnership to complement Alkhabeer's "Waqf" program strategy · New program's structure overcomes traditional waqf challenges and provides complete…
600 regulators for Abu Dhabi summit
More than 600 global and local regulators are expected to discuss the latest trends impacting the regulatory, governance, risk and…
Noor Bank plans Sharia-compliant European stock index
Noor Bank is all set to launch a Sharia-compliant and Sustainable Equity Index-linked investment, targeted at the bank’s high-net worth…
Qatari Islamic Banks Most Efficient in Global Islamic Finance Industry
The WIBC Leaderboard announced today the global rankings of Islamic banks in terms of Cost-to-Income ratio, one of the financial…
VAT in UAE: Firms advised to assess tax awareness, compliance
While it is not clear yet whether or not UAE consumers will be made to pay value-added tax (VAT), some…
Abu Dhabi Global Market, World's Newest Financial Centre, Officially Open for Business
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased to announce that its Financial Services Regulatory…
Qatar Islamic Bank narrows price guidance for dollar sukuk – leads
Qatar Islamic Bank has revised price guidance for a five-year dollar-denominated sukuk issue of benchmark size, which it plans to…
ICAEW: UAE banks should consider assurance of capital numbers
ICAEW (the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) says independent auditing of UAE banks' capital numbers can help…
Takaud signs consultancy deal with Sicura Fortuna
Takaud, a specialist provider of savings, pension and investment solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region, has appointed…
New insolvency law a safety net for SMEs, banks
For centuries, trust and traditional networks sustained trade and business in the Middle East. As the region transitioned into a…
UAE banks cannot sideline third-country trade finance
I have, of late, been hearing customers complain bitterly about banks refusing to finance third-country trade, citing risk. They say…