Standard Chartered faces new scrutiny over Iran business ties
Standard Chartered Bank continued to do business with Iran and Iranian –related companies, even after committing in 2007 to stop…
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DIFC welcomes first Filipino bank
Dubai International Financial Centre, the financial and business gateway between the Middle East, Africa and Asia, today welcomed BDO Unibank…
Israel and Australia to negotiate tax treaty
There is no tax treaty between Australia and Israel, but the lack will soon be made good, according to an…
FDI limit in private sector banks likely to go up
To increase foreign funds inflows into the country, the government is said to be considering to relax investment norms by…
Emirates NDB Plans $300m Venture Into Indonesia's Islamic Banking Sector
Dubai-based bank Emirates NDB has expressed interest in spending $300 million to establish Islamic banks in Indonesia as it seeks…
1MDB mystery deepens as Abu Dhabi questions another missing US$993m to IPIC
Controversy over 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is likely to spike after the Wall Street Journal reported today a second missing…
GIB wins Fastest Growing Asset Management Bank award
Gulf International Bank has won the Fastest Growing Asset Management Bank, Saudi Arabia” award from the international business magazine, Global…
Qatar Islamic Bank wins Islamic Bank of the Year award
Qatar Islamic Bank, Qatar’s leading Islamic Bank, has been recognised as the “Islamic Bank of the Year” by Arabian Business…
Gulf banks said to apply for Qatar licence
A number of GCC banks have reportedly applied to Qatari banking regulator to be granted licences to open branches in…
Samena Capital founder sticks with merchant banking principles
Shirish Saraf likes to take a long-term view. “There were 200 years of merchant banks, so the last 20 years…
10 Gulf banks apply for Qatar licence
At least eight to 10 banks from the GCC countries have applied for licence to operate in Qatar and they…
Arab Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Publication Supports Financial Inclusion and Access to Finance Across the Arab Region
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the World Bank Group launched a new guide today providing an overview of credit…