Israel and the OECD good amnesty guide
We now live in a brave new age of greater information exchange between banks and tax authorities around the world,…
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Peer-to-peer lender Beehive gets Sharia accreditation
Beehive, the Dubai-based peer-to-peer lending marketplace, has been accredited as Sharia-compliant. The company which was formed by Craig Moore,…
DIFC Courts wins consultancy deal for Kazakhstan financial centre
The Dubai international Financial Centre Courts have been selected to advise Kazakhstan’s Central Bank on establishing a commercial court system…
Hapoalim, Leumi must sell credit card units -Israel bank regulator
Israel's two largest banks, Hapoalim and Leumi, will have to sell off their credit card businesses as part of a…
Strong Year for Islamic Lending for Gulf Banks
Banks in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council can thank turbulence in the world’s bond markets for spurring Islamic lending to…
Turkiye Finans, Albaraka Turk apply for lira sukuk
Turkish Islamic lenders Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi and Albaraka Turk have applied separately to issue Islamic bonds, or sukuk, according…
SCW, Al Baraka Banking Group discuss cooperation
Supreme Council for Women (SCW) Consultant in Integrating the Needs of Women in the Private Sector Sabah Almoayyed, Acting Director…
Bank compliance: it costs to do it right
The high cost of compliance is straining the ability of Lebanese and Arab banks to finance the economies in the…
Bank Leumi execs may have to hand back bonuses
A Bank of Israel report expects Eitan Raff, Galia Maor and Zvi Itskovich to return bonuses because of the US…
Hamed al-saadi appointed chief financial & tax officer of the QFC
The Qatar Financial Centre has announced the appointment of Mr Hamed Al-Saadi in the position of Chief Financial & Tax…
Swiss and Saudis dragged into 1MDB scandal
Two foreign nations, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, have been dragged into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, reports the Gulf…
Introduction of VAT and Corporation Tax in UAE unlikely to deter foreign investors
The Links Group says the introduction of a value added tax (VAT) and corporation tax is unlikely to deter foreign…