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Digital banking changes face of finance service sector, says Doha Bank Group CEO

May 8, 2014

Fast growing digital banking services and strong efforts for regulatory realignment will create a paradigm shift in the financial service…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Bahrain's GFH appeals Kuwait market regulator monitoring

May 8, 2014

Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House has appealed a decision by Kuwait's financial regulator to monitor its Kuwait-listed shares after the stock…

Legal

Countries commit to automatic exchange of information in tax matters

May 7, 2014

Bank secrecy for tax purposes is coming to an end as countries and major financial centres commit to automatic exchange…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Large sovereign maturities issues hold back net debt growth in Q1 – NBK report

May 6, 2014

GCC debt markets experienced modest growth in the first quarter of 2014 on weaker private sector issuance and large maturing…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Qatar needs to stay vigilant on overheating risks: IMF

May 6, 2014

A senior International Monetary Fund official has urged Qatar to remain “vigilant” about overheating risks, and said “careful sequencing and…

Legal

Kuwait joins FATCA in substance

May 5, 2014

The Ministry of Finance has announced that the State of Kuwait joined the list of countries which agreed initially in…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Guidance set on $533m GIB note

May 2, 2014

Bahraini lender Gulf International Bank has set guidance of 72.5 basis points over the three-month Saudi interbank lending rate on…

Fraud & Ethics

UAE strengthens enforcement against money laundering

May 2, 2014

The UAE has taken steps to clear up concerns about money laundering in the region with new rules clamping down…

Legal

Oman, Spain sign agreements

May 1, 2014

MoUs cover defence, tourism, archives and double taxation — MUSCAT — Oman and the Kingdom of Spain signed a memorandum…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE regulator cuts minimum sukuk size, eases securities borrowing

April 30, 2014

The United Arab Emirates' financial market regulator has set new rules for Islamic and corporate bonds to encourage trading in…

Comment & Analysis

Banks affirm support for Credit Bureau after deadline

April 30, 2014

All UAE banks have affirmed their support to the launch of Al Etihad Credit Bureau as the deadline to submit…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

UAE Central Bank inks MoU with Abu Dhabi Global Market

April 29, 2014

The Central Bank of the U.A.E. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Global Market aimed at…

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