Consumers welcome UAE credit bureau plans
Readers were optimistic about the launch of the Al Etihad Credit Bureau in the UAE, as it meant better service…
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Draft on opening Tadawul to foreigners under study
Saudi Arabia’s stock market is one step away from gaining approval to allow direct foreign investment into equities, sources with…
ADIB-Barclays deal in second half of 2014
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, or ADIB, is expected to conclude its retail business deal with Barclays in the second half…
ADIB Securities joins NASDAQ Dubai's expanding market as equities trading Member
Membership of NASDAQ Dubai will enable ADIB Securities to extend the reach of its Sharia'a-compliant trading platform, giving clients access…
Banque Saudi Fransi plans $533 mln sukuk by end-June – banking sources
Banque Saudi Fransi plans to sell a capital-boosting Islamic bond worth around 2 billion riyals ($533 million), two banking sources…
Islamic banks turning toward Basel III sukuk
The gradual implementation of Basel III accords since Jan. 1, 2013 has led to Islamic banks turning toward issuing Basel…
Qatar eyes deposit insurance as part of financial reforms
Qatar regulators will establish a deposit insurance framework that will include a sharia-compliant scheme, one of several reforms aimed at…
BNP Paribas 'could pay $3bn to resolve Iran claims'
BNP Paribas is in talks with US authorities to pay more than $3bn to resolve probes into whether the French…
Jersey eyes closer ties with UAE financial sector
Jersey, the self-governing British Crown dependency located in the English Channel, is keen on closer ties with the UAE’s financial…
Qatar's financial regulator bans, fines senior JP Morgan exec
A senior JP Morgan executive has been fined $20,000 and banned from being employed by any company operating in the…
UK fraud office steps up probe into Barclays over Qatar: FT
The UK fraud office stepped up its probe into British bank Barclays Plc's dealings with Qatar, the Financial Times reported…
Barclays Ex-CEO Diamond Facing Questioning Over Qatar Deal
U.K. prosecutors will question Robert Diamond, former chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, In a probe into fees paid…