Denmark signs extradition treaty with UAE amid Dubai-based Brit tax fraud case
Denmark's Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup has signed an extradition agreement with the United Arab Emirates which it said would…
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OurCrowd appoints Apex Group for fund services
Apex Group Ltd. has been appointed by OurCrowd to provide fund services. Formed in 2013, OurCrowd is Israel’s most…
Egyptian FRA seeking to issue $400m of green bonds: CEO
The Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority is seeking to issue green bonds worth $400 million before the end of this year.…
Germany warns Qatar about inflows of Russian wealth
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday that he spoke with Qatari officials about the Russian wealth flowing into…
DFSA imposes $1.5m fines on two companies and two individuals for unauthorised activities
The Dubai Financial Services Authority imposed fines collectively worth $1.55 million on two companies and two individuals belonging to the…
Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee increases key policy rates by 1% in extraordinary meeting
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to increase the key policy rates by…
Deloitte event informs financial services leaders on financial crime
Professional services giant Deloitte recently hosted its Financial Crime Symposium in Dubai, bringing together leaders from the across the financial…
Abu Dhabi Global Market Amends Capital Markets Framework
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market has announced that it has published a consultation paper proposing significant…
Addition of the UAE to the FATF grey list
Following the addition of the United Arab Emirates to the Financial Action Task Force’s list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring…
Investors pay high price as judges target Lebanese banks
A Lebanese judge has issued a travel ban against Creditbank Chairman Tarek Khalife and frozen the bank’s assets, including properties…
SunTec urges UAE and GCC banks to shift towards ‘lifestyle banking’
SunTec, the world’s #1 relationship-based pricing and billing company has urged banks in the UAE and wider GCC region to…
Saudi’s Capital Markets Authority approves two more IPOs
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Authority has approved two more initial public offerings as the flurry of offerings in the region…