Oman, Spain sign agreements
MoUs cover defence, tourism, archives and double taxation — MUSCAT — Oman and the Kingdom of Spain signed a memorandum…
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UAE regulator cuts minimum sukuk size, eases securities borrowing
The United Arab Emirates' financial market regulator has set new rules for Islamic and corporate bonds to encourage trading in…
Banks affirm support for Credit Bureau after deadline
All UAE banks have affirmed their support to the launch of Al Etihad Credit Bureau as the deadline to submit…
UAE Central Bank inks MoU with Abu Dhabi Global Market
The Central Bank of the U.A.E. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Global Market aimed at…
Ethical banking to take over: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank CEO
The chief executive of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, the largest Sharia-compliant bank in the United Arab Emirates, believes the banking…
SunGard Survey Reveals Concerns That Testing of Financial Services Infrastructure Is Inadequate
As the technology infrastructure relied upon by financial services firms to carry out their day-to-day operations becomes increasingly complex, a…
Middle East Urged To Do More To Fight Financial Crime
The Middle East needs to do more to reduce its vulnerability to financial crime by implementing tougher anti-money laundering regulation,…
Emirates NBD only Middle East bank to win in product category at The Asian Banker Awards
Emirates NBD has announced that it has won the 'Best Consumer Credit Product award' and 'Best Risk Management award' for…
SCA board okays rules on sukuk, bondsa
The Securities and Commodities Authority has approved regulations for sukuk and corporate bonds, a step which will pave the way…
Four years later, lenders are sitting pretty
More than four years on from a debt crisis that hampered their earnings, UAE banks have for the most part…
Risk management top concern for sovereign wealth funds
The majority of sovereign wealth funds and central banks globally have said risk management is a major concern, according to…
Roadmap is ready for sukuk standardisation
Bahrain-based international standard-setting body, International Islamic Financial Market has announced it now has a roadmap on standardisation of "sukuk al…