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Financial Results

Invest announces 40% increase in revenue and return to profitability in 2013

February 25, 2014

QInvest, Qatar’s leading investment bank and one of the most prominent Islamic financial institutions globally, today unveiled its audited full…

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Executive Moves

Standard Chartered appoints Head of Wholesale Banking for its operations in Iraq

February 25, 2014

Standard Chartered announced today the appointment of Ahmed Muallah as Managing Director and Head of its Wholesale Banking business in…

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Fraud & Ethics

Prosecutors from UK’s CPS sent to Dubai, Spain to recover criminal assets

February 25, 2014

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service is to base two specialist prosecutors in Spain and the United Arab Emirates to recover…

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Awards and Recognition

The First Investor awarded "Real Estate Deal of the Year" by Islamic Finance News

February 25, 2014

The First Investor ( TFI ), the investment banking division of the Barwa Bank Group, has been awarded "Real Estate…

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Financial Results

ABC Islamic Bank net profit up 48pc

February 25, 2014

ABC Islamic Bank, a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation, has posted a net profit of $12.2 million for 2013,…

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Islamic Finance

Islamic Development Bank aims to price benchmark sukuk on Thursday

February 25, 2014

Islamic Development Bank is aiming to price a benchmark-sized Islamic bond issue on Thursday after releasing initial price guidance for…

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Islamic Finance

Al Hilal Bank wins two major prizes at 2013 Islamic Finance News Awards

February 25, 2014

Al Hilal Bank emerged as one of the most awarded institutions at the 2013 Islamic Finance News Awards organized by…

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Islamic Finance

Qatar ‘ideally placed’ to be potential nucleus of global Islamic economy

February 24, 2014

Qatar is ideally placed to be the potential nucleus of global Islamic economy in view of its strong growth, legal…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Frontier-Markets lure investors with fixed currencies

February 24, 2014

Frontier markets with managed exchange rates from Dubai to Vietnam and Nigeria are luring equity investors fleeing the currency turmoil…

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Investment Banking

Bahrain : World Class Performance

February 24, 2014

Bahrain has maintained its 2013 global performance, ranking fourth in the world for ease of dealing with construction permits.  …

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Executive Moves

Oman denies plan to sack 100,000 expats

February 24, 2014

Oman has denied reports it is set to sack 100,000 expats from jobs and give the work to Omanis but…

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Financial Results

Bahrain's GFH more than doubles Q4 net profit

February 24, 2014

Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House , whose unit is in the process of selling a majority stake in English soccer club…

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