The DFSA Appoints New General Counsel
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has announced that Ms Muna Dandan will join them as General Counsel. Ms Dandan has…
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Arab Bank says report of $1b settlement is ‘inaccurate’
Arab Bank Plc on Friday described as “inaccurate” a report that it would pay “slightly more” than $1 billion to…
FOCUS – Bahrain’s fiscal tightrope: the island state's battle to regain lost ground
Not so long ago, Bahrain was a haven for international investors. The kingdom was a financial hub with the region’s…
Turkish banking regulator: Turkish sector is solid
The Turkish banking watchdog, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency said on Wednesday that the Turkish banking sector is solid.…
Depositors of collapsed Dubai Bank to be paid maximum Sh100,000
Depositors who have money in the collapsed Dubai Bank will only be paid a maximum of Sh100,000 as the reality…
Dubai Regulator Weighs Up Crowdfunding Oversight
With a number of the Middle East’s major crowdfunding platforms,including equity-based Eureeca and P2P lending site Beehive,based in the emirate,…
Israeli Bank Leumi Execs Warned Over US Money Laundering – Report
Israeli Supervisor of Banks has sent warning letters to three former top executives at Bank Leumi former chairman Eitan Raff,…
The future of Audit is set to transform in the UAE
Grant Thornton, a leading international assurance and advisory firm and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the leading global…
Arab Bank Settles US Litigation on Middle East Attacks
Arab Bank has reached a settlement with hundreds of US victims of attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories who…
DIFC’s new Academy of Law inks first international memorandum
The new DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority Academy of Law has signed its first international cooperation agreement, in a move designed…
UAE Government draws up sales and corporation tax plans
The UAE Government has drawn up plans to introduce both a federal sales tax – or value-added tax (VAT) –…
Gibraltar FSC signs MOU with Israel
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has announced that it recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Israel Securities Authority.…