Standard Chartered opens 120 vacancies in UAE
Standard Chartered bank is on a hiring spree, with over 120 vacancies in the UAE in 2015, according to Ruth…
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Dentons advises on US$200 million Shariah-compliant syndicated facility to Ajman Bank
Dentons has advised a consortium of banks led by Islamic bank Al Hilal Bank , based in Abu Dhabi, on…
Key Islamic finance standards to be available online
Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) standards will be made available online through Thomson Reuters' range…
UAE Exchange applies for small bank licence in India
Deputy CEO says aim is to grow into fully-fledged bank later. UAE Exchange, a money transfer and foreign exchange…
Bahrain Begins Legal Process To Set Up Central Sharia Board
A country-level approach could help limit differences between products, speed the design of new products and boost investor confidence. …
Turkish state fund takes over Bank Asya’s management
On Tuesday, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) has decided to take over 63 percent of the bank's management…
AAOIFI Standards go digital with Thomson Reuters
In an unprecedented move in the development of the Islamic finance industry, the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial…
UAE Insurance Authority issues regulations to traditional and Takaful insurers
H. E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Insurance Authority said the…
Ex-CC adviser takes top post at Saudi capital markets regulator
The founding partner at Al-Jadaan & Partners and former adviser to Clifford Chance has been chosen to head the Capital…
Regulation, tight pricing overshadow Gulf's capital-boosting bonds
Fast-growing Gulf Arab banks plan to bolster their reserves by issuing capital-boosting bonds, but uncertainty over regulation and ultra-tight pricing…
Qatar entrenches UK interests
A great deal of nonsense has been heard recently about a supposed “islamification” of Europe, but while sharia law has…
Regulation, tight pricing overshadow Gulf’s capital-boosting bonds
Fast-growing Gulf Arab banks plan to bolster their reserves by issuing capital-boosting bonds, but uncertainty over regulation and ultra-tight pricing…