Iran, Hungary discuss signing double tax avoidance agreement
The first round of talks for signing a double tax avoidance agreement between Iran and Hungary was held between the…
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OAB’s Islamic banking arm gets nod for new products
New products and services that Al Yusr, the Islamic banking arm of Oman Arab Bank,will launch have been reviewed and…
EY makes acquisition to boost governance, risk and compliance consulting services
EY signed a conditional agreement to acquire Integrc, a privately owned, leading provider of governance, risk and compliance services to…
UAE federal government lifts Etisalat foreign ownership restriction
The government has lifted the restriction on foreign ownership of Etisalat shares, opening up the country’s biggest publicly traded company…
American Expats' UAE Bank Details to be Shared with US Government!
The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance, has announced the signing of the agreement to facilitate implementation of the…
A blueprint for fiscal reform in the GCC
The precipitous fall in oil prices since June 2014 is projected to result in a $287bn loss in oil exports…
DIFC Courts inform UAE's lawyers about new Wills and Probate Registry rules
Over one hundred UAE lawyers and members of the public gathered for the third DIFC Courts Lecture of 2015 to…
CBE governor briefs Sisi on efforts to secure hard currency, fight black market
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with the Central Bank of Egypt’s governor Hisham Ramez, to review efforts aimed at providing…
82% of financial institutions are failing to capitalise on regulation – RESEARCH
GFT has released the findings from a global research project aimed at uncovering the attitude of the global investment banking…
HSBC gets license to buy Saudi stocks directly
HSBC Holdings has received a qualified foreign investor license in Saudi Arabia and traded shares on the bourse on Monday,…
ATM fraud alert sounded out
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the Kingdom’s central bank, has warned commercial banks to improve their systems and customers to…
Bonds and sukuk issuances under the new UAE Commercial Companies Law
The long anticipated UAE Federal Commercial Companies Law no. 2 of 2015 (the “New Companies Law”) was issued on 25…