IMF: Islamic finances grow in volume and importance
Investments made according to the Islamic tradition are growing in volume and becoming more important in Arab and Muslim countries.…
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Perpetual Sukuk shining as Fed delay sparks Gulf hunt for yield
Holding bonds that have no set maturity date proved the best bet for Gulf sukuk investors in the first quarter,…
RBS sells $817m of UAE company loans to Dubai bank
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold around AED3 billion ($816.8 million) of loans belonging to companies in the United Arab…
Salameh: CMA to license online stock trading
The Capital Market Authority will issue licenses for the launch of online stock and currency trading, Central Bank Governor Riad…
Central Bank of Bahrain launches new liquidity tool
As part of ongoing efforts towards the development of Islamic banking and promoting liquidity management for Islamic retail banks, the…
Gulf banks join regulatory capital party
Middle Eastern banks are taking advantage of cheap borrowing costs to optimise their capital structure even though countries in the…
National Bank of Abu Dhabi dropped from Egypt mandate
National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been left off the mandate to lead Egypt’s return to the capital markets, GlobalCapital…
United Arab Emirates: Recruitment And Resourcing
Recruitment agencies have become increasingly prevalent in the Arabian Peninsular over the last decade, with the relatively transient expatriate workforce…
ADGM to be model market by looking East
The strategy of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is being refined and perfected week by week, but it had…
Basel III requirements to strengthen Islamic banks’ liquidity management
Regulatory proposals for a liquidity coverage ratio for Islamic financial institutions could help address some of the industry's long-standing weaknesses,…
UAE central bank partners with China's UnionPay
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and UnionPay International of China said Sunday they have signed a deal…
UAE moving towards allowing 100% foreign ownership of businesses outside free zones
Plans for a law to allow full foreign ownership of companies outside free zones in strategic sectors are at an…