Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will soon sign an agreement to provide up to $10bn of financial support to Bahrain, Kuwait’s Al Rai newspaper said on Thursday, quoting an …
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UAE largest emergency aid donor to Yemen
ABU DHABI, 3rd October, 2018 (WAM) — The UAE has once again ranked as the largest donor of emergency humanitarian assistance to Yemen in the world for 2018. According to the Financial Tracking …
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UAE export credit agency embraces Islamic finance
A new agreement between the UAE’s export credit agency Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) will seek to promote non-oil …
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Aramco IPO delay a benefit for the country says top banking executive
Carmen Haddad, CEO of the Saudi business of American banking giant Citi, told a conference in Dubai that a takeover by Aramco of SABIC, the industrial conglomerate owned by the Public Investment Fund …
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Citigroup plans to grow offshore booking center in UAE: executive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Citigroup (C.N) plans to boost the United Arab Emirates’ role as an offshore booking center and is working towards a full banking license in Saudi Arabia, helping to propel its regio…
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Emirates NBD introduces Friday banking
Emirates NBD has announced the introduction of Friday banking at three of its popular mall branches — Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates, and Mirdif City Centre. Customers now have the flexibility …
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MENA Finance Firms Spend $155 Billion in Digital Disruptive Technologies
The UAE, and Dubai in particular … CEO and Co-Founder of Block Gemini said that “blockchain is going to play a key role in the success of financial companies in the near future. The world banking se…
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UAE’s property market focuses on the right numbers
Dubai: Forget for a moment all the talk about market slowdowns and weak sentiments and focus on just two numbers. In the year to end August, Dubai pulled in 9,500 investors who were acquiring a …
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Noor Bank: Blockchain to transform trade finance in the UAE
Blockchain has the potential to transform trade finance in the UAE with faster shipping and settlement as well as a reduction in transaction costs, according to a new report by Noor Bank, launched at …
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What does a higher interest rate mean for UAE consumers?
This is because when the Fed raises rates, the Central Bank of the UAE generally adopts the same policy, which in turn impacts rates on a variety of personal finance products, from loans to savings an…
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Dubai’s biggest bank set to launch services via WhatsApp
Emirates NBD has announced that it will soon launch customised banking services via WhatsApp in the UAE. Dubai’s biggest bank said in a statement that it is the first in the region to integrate its co…
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UAE, InvestBank deny three-way merger reports
In August, the bank concluded syndicated financing facilities worth a total of $185, which it said will be used for general corporate purposes and the refinancing of a previously existing facility. Cu…
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Why Startup Hotspots Around The World Can’t Match The UAE For Global Appeal
Not only does the UAE boast a healthy economy, but the Emirates has particularly attractive finance options and a strong infrastructure, not to mention extensive government support for entrepreneurs. …
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Central bank hosts UAE-Japan SME seminar
Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) hosted a UAE-Japan seminar on support systems and regulatory measures that make up the foundations for a thriving SME sector in Japan. UAE Central …
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DFSA Signs FinTech Agreement With Japan’s Financial Services Agency
With its continued efforts to encourage the adoption of technological advancements in the market, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) entered yesterday into an Exchange Of Letters with the F…
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ATFX Expands to UAE, Opens Office in Abu Dhabi
At the time of his appointment, Tsui identified that the Middle Eastern financial market was at a turning point. This is because the GCC region is wanting to diversify their economies away from oil. A…
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UAE bank account frozen? Let’s break the ice and find out why
Though there are a number of reasons why UAE residents’ bank accounts could be frozen, such as arrest after a serious car accident or financial loss to employers, visa change or expiries are the two m…
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