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…
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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…
Big UAE banks to benefit from $14.6bn Dubai World debt restructuring
The UAE’s big banks are set to receive a boost from the restructuring of $14.6 billion of Dubai World debt.…
New rules to align UAE insurers with European solvency requirements
The United Arab Emirates Insurance Authority has issued new rules for conventional and Islamic insurance (takaful) firms, clarifying policyholders' rights…
Big Saudi firms to pay bonuses
Several of Saudi Arabia’s largest listed companies said they would pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses, days…
HSBC the latest bank to implement FATCA
Many people, including American citizens working in the Gulf state, received recently letters from their UAE-based banks asking them for…
Saraya Bandar Jissah signs financing pact with Bank of Beirut
Saraya Bandar Jissah, the company developing Oman`s newest Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) in Muscat, have partnered with the Bank of…
Sport Capital sues GFH for £33m over failed Leeds takeover bid
Sport Capital, the BVI-based company which failed with a bid to buy Leeds United last year, has launched a £33m…
New Qualification Framework For Finance Professionals Eyed
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kuwait Capital Markets…
UAE’s NBAD CEO Declines Comment On Citigroup’s Egypt Consumer Unit
The chief executive of National Bank of Abu Dhabi declined to comment on Wednesday on whether his bank had bid…