Doha Bank named ‘Best Regional Commercial Bank’
For the second consecutive year, Doha Bank has been named the ‘Best Regional Commercial Bank’ at The Banker Middle East…
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Investment Funds In The Dubai International Financial Centre: A Lighter Touch Coming?
There are currently a number of different options for establishing and offering investment funds from the United Arab Emirates, and…
UAE Moves Forward On Tax Information Exchange
The United Arab Emirates has begun the second stage of its work on the development of a framework to effectively…
Deutsche Bank Research: Regulatory approval for 49% foreign ownership to proof positive for Qatari stocks
The new directive issued by Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to raise foreign ownership in Qatari stocks by…
Capital Banking Solutions Collaborates With Alraya Consulting and Training to Educate Egyptian Banks on FATCA Compliance Requirements
Capital Banking Solutions, a provider of FATCA Compliance software, today announces its partnership with Alraya Consulting and Training Ltd in…
Bahrain clarifies Basel III capital rules, eyes 2015 rollout
Bahrain has become the first country in the Gulf outside Saudi Arabia to clarify its treatment of capital-boosting instruments under…
Dubai Chamber identifies opportunities in Iraq’s Islamic finance sector
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged Iraqi banks and financial companies to expand their networks within the Islamic economy…
Saudi Arabia urges banks to boost capital reserves
Saudi Arabia is urging lenders to boost capital reserves, which are already above those of global peers including JPMorgan Chase…
CBB Sukuk Al-Salam Securities Oversubscribed
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announces that the monthly issue of the Sukuk Al-Salam Islamic securities for the BD…
Amid Split on Bank Case, U.S. Seeks a Middle Path
Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. faced a legal and bureaucratic dilemma this year: Obama administration officials could not agree…
ACC Expands to Middle East Region
The Association of Corporate Counsel, a global bar association representing more than 33,000 in-house counsel, and Corporate Counsel Middle East…
Beware ME 'investors': are Swiss banks about to be forced into giving up their secrecy?
If Swiss banks were to cast off their usual discretion and make a marketing pitch these days, it might start…