Dubai: The third quarter 2020 bank results point to sharp decline in profits of UAE banks largely resulting from rise in provisions against bad loans. The pattern has been broadly same for both …
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UAE merges Insurance Authority with the Central Bank of UAE
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai tweeted on Saturday that the UAE had merged the Insurance Authority with the . He added …
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Tampa Bay’s KnowBe4 hits milestone with 10th country expansion
Cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 is now in 10 countries after its latest expansion. The Clearwater-based company announced Thursday it has opened a new office in the Middle East in Dubai, United Arab …
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Lionel Barber’s diaries — encounters with Merkel, Fuld and a piano-playing Putin
Exclusive extracts from the memoir of the FT’s former editor — from Tony Blair’s tips to a showdown with Philip Green …
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Israel, UAE sign mutual visa exemption deal
United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel have signed four agreements during the first high-level visit from the Gulf state to Tel Aviv since the two countries establish official ties last month. Emirati …
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Abraham Fund puts ‘well-being of people first, regardless of creed’
The UAE and Bahrain are only the third and fourth Arab states to make peace with Israel, following Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.
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UPDATE 1-Dubai wealth fund expected to sell $500 mln in long 5-yr bonds
DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the Dubai government’s main investment arm, is expected to sell $500 million in long five-year bonds at 275 basis points over mid-swaps …
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CureLab Oncology Establishes Operations in the Gulf Region
IPO biotech company, has commenced operations in the GCC region (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman). CureLab’s partners in the region will test the efficacy of the company’s …
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Yalla Group Limited Announces Partial Exercise of Over-Allotment Option in Initial Public Offering
PRNewswire/ — Yalla Group Limited (“Yalla” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in …
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Israel, UAE agree on visa-free travel for nationals: Netanyahu
The visa exemption was announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the first-ever official UAE delegation landed in Israel on Tuesday.
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Stage set for Abu Dhabi’s brand new Dh2 billion digital bank from ADQ
and preferential access to another 10 per cent of the shares in the event of an initial public offering (IPO). In Dubai, legacy banks have launched digital-only brands, and take-up rates have been …
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Israel, UAE sign four agreements including visa-exemption deal
UAE and Israel sign four agreements on visa exemption, aviation, economic cooperation and protection of investments.
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Israel, UAE, US launch joint regional investment fund
Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and US announced on Tuesday the establishment of a development fund during the first-ever visit of an Emirati delegation to Tel Aviv. The Abraham Fund, derived …
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UAE, US, Israel announce establishment of Abraham Fund
Through this fund, the UAE, the US International Development Finance Corporation, and Israel will mobilise more than $3 billion in investment. The United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, …
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8 types of fraud to watch out for in the UAE
Earlier this year, the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), and Abu Dhabi and Dubai Police joined forces to launch the country’s first large-scale national fraud …
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New UAE wealth management law a welcome game changer
I began with a small rented office overlooking Dubai Creek that permanently reeked of fish … although I have toyed with the idea of launching an IPO on several occasions, I have never gone through …
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ADIB launches virtual banking sales platform in the UAE
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) announced the launch of its remote sales platform which will enable customers to converse with the bank.
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