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FinTech

The Tokenisation of Assets and Potential Implications for Financial Markets

January 17, 2020

The tokenisation of assets involves the digital representation of real (physical) assets on distributed ledgers, or the issuance of traditional…

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Financial Results

Foreign investments in UAE stock markets rise to five-year high

January 17, 2020

Net investments of non-Arab foreign investors in the UAE’s financial markets rose to AED12.5 billion ($3.4 billion) in 2019, the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Al Ramz acquires market-making business of Shuaa Capital

January 17, 2020

UAE-based Al Ramz Corporation Investment & Development said on Thursday that it acquired the market-making business of Shuaa Capital for…

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Regulation, Risk & Compliance

UAE: Further guidance on economic substance rules released

January 17, 2020

On 5 January 2020, the Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) on…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Emirates reveals plan to raise funds for Australian bushfire relief

January 17, 2020

Dubai airline says to donate 10% of all EmiratesRED sales on every flight from Friday until February 16 for bushfire…

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Comment & Analysis

First-Of-Its-Kind Luxury vault and safe deposit facility unveiled at DMCC’s Almas Tower in Dubai

January 17, 2020

DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – inaugurated the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Issuers Shrug Off Geopolitical Risk as Investors Pile into GCC Bonds, Sukuk

January 17, 2020

It has been a busy week for GCC issuers.   The UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank hit the market earlier…

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New Investment Products & Services

Ahlibank announces Tawfeeq Travel as its newest Credit Card Pearl Rewards Programme partner

January 17, 2020

Ahlibank, a leading Qatari-owned financial institution, has announced that Tawfeeq Travel, one of the leading travel management companies in Qatar,…

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Comment & Analysis

Qatar bank seeks deals in meeting with Kenyan companies

January 16, 2020

State-owned Qatar Development Bank (QDB) is organising a matchmaking event bringing together Kenyan and Qatari companies in Nairobi between January…

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FinTech

Seizing the FinTech opportunity in the UAE

January 16, 2020

Finance has reached at a fork in the road. Either turn left to go down the route ending at the…

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Executive Moves

Qatar-backed private bank plots hiring spree in global push

January 16, 2020

Quintet, the Qatari-backed European private bank, plans to hire 100 relationship managers and expand to three new continents as the…

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Environment and Sustainable Investments

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and Alliances for Global Sustainability partner with IMKAN to launch 'The Guardians Initiative'

January 16, 2020

In line with the UAE Vision 2021, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and Alliances for Global Sustainability signed…

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