The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issues new finance laws
KSA; Al Tamimi & Company has learned that on 2nd July 2012 the Saudi Council of Ministers issued a package…
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Islamic finance to be probed
There is no doubt that Islamic finance is maturing into a global phenomenon with increasing appetite for Islamic instruments and…
Dla Piper welcomes new markets law
Tomorrow the DFSA's new Markets Law comes into effect and will have a far reaching impact on the financial…
Fitch affirms Turkey's large private banks
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Turkey's four largest privately-owned banks - Turkiye…
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Conducts Crisis Management Exercise
Bahrain's pioneer in Retail and Commercial Banking, the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, conducted its third Crisis Management Simulation Exercise…
UAE banks violating blank cheque regulations
Some UAE banks are flagrantly violating rules that prohibit them from taking blank cheques from customers who apply for personal…
Kuwait cbank issues new guidelines on banks governance
“Within the effort aimed at keeping up with the latest in international banking supervisory criteria meant to bolster governance criteria…
Ex-bank convicted of $26m fraud in Bahrain
A Bahrain court has sentenced a former bank chief executive convicted of embezzling BD10 million to jail for four years…
What’s in Store for the Second Half of 2012 – BlackRock
In 2012’s second half, investors will face “a rocky road” compared with the year’s first few months, with the potential…
Standard Chartered Bank expands Regional Custody coverage expands
Standard Chartered Bank has announced the expansion of its Regional Custody coverage for Investors and Intermediaries from its MENA Regional…
Dubai makes strong progress with drop in credit risk: Analyst
Dubai’s default risk dropped almost four times more than the Middle East average this month as a series of debt…
UBS has got itself into a royal pickle in Kuwait.
UBS has got itself into a royal pickle in Kuwait. The Swiss bank is fighting a claim that it failed…