Subsequently, the news was posted by multiple real estate-related accounts on Twitter, including UAE-based Premier Estates. Recently, Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency …
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Dubai Financial Market : UAE-based insurers witness solid results in 2018
The net profits of insurers listed on the DFM and the ADX went up 6.4% year-to-year to AED 1.4 billion last year Dubai – Mubasher:The UAE’s insurance sector has seen a profitable year during 2018, rep…
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Heritage Meets Modernity: UVA Darden Students Find Balance in Course to Dubai, Bahrain
“The Dubai economy is now being led by trade, logistics and finance. Dubai plans to make its business-friendly environment even friendlier to multinational companies in the future by expanding free zo…
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UAE banking sector remains resilient: Sheikh Ahmed
The UAE economy, and the banking sector in particular, remained resilient in 2018, despite a challenging environment across global markets, said Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Emirates N…
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Emirates NBD Bank : Looking to make more money this year? Here’s where you should invest in 2019
(c) Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info)., source Middle East & North African Newspapers 02/17 EMIRATES NBD BANK: ranked UAE’s top bankin…
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Total bank deposits in UAE drop, but money in circulation grows: central bank data
Dubai: The UAE Central Bank monthly bulletin for the month of January showed an increase in both money in circulation and long-term deposits. However, short-term deposits decreased when compared …
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ECI, StanChart plan to ease funding for UAE firms
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, has signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank to provide seamless access to trade credit solutions and funding for UAE busi…
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The Debt Panel: ‘Will my Dh47,000 credit card dues in Dubai be listed with Interpol?’
Also, I read that it’s illegal for banks in the UAE to ask for security cheques from customers against credit cards and loans. According to the article, these are rules stipulated by the Central Bank …
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Updated anti-money laundering laws in UAE to face some challenges
As long ago as 2008, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) reviewed the legal measures the UAE had implemented to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The FATF’s review concluded …
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UAE-based blockchain platform for trade finance distribution goes live with 25 banks
TradeAssets, the blockchain-powered e-marketplace for trade finance assets, is now live with 25 banks. The first transaction was completed on February 6, and the onboarded banks have now posted trade …
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Dubai rises for sixth day; banks lift major Gulf markets
In Dubai, the index rose 1.5 percent, boosted by banks and real estate stocks. Dubai Islamic Bank gained 1.4 percent. Emaar Properties jumped 3.2 percent, continuing the gains driven by better-than-ex…
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UAE insurers maintain earnings pace: AM Best
AM Best’s analysis of the preliminary disclosures of the national insurers listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has shown material improvements in bot…
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UAE bank assets rise 1.2% in January: Central Bank
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Assets of banks operating in the UAE increased 1.2% month-on-month by the end of January, the Central Bank of the UAE said on Tuesday. Lenders’ assets grew to AED 2.913 trillion …
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UAE gets self-driving cars in the fast lane
Dubai Silicon Oasis also spearheading the efforts in Dubai … Ravi Suri, partner, global head of Infrastructure Finance, KPMG Lower Gulf, said autonomous vehicles offer tremendous social and environm…
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Emaar Properties rides to rescue of Dubai index
Dubai: Emaar Properties rode to the rescue of the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) general index as its shares surged on the back of better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter. The company …
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UAE guide to financial services VAT ‘clears up ambiguity’
ANALYSIS: A new guide for financial services firms on the operation of VAT in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should be welcomed by the industry as it clears up some ambiguity and puts in black and whi…
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Dubai expat embezzles Dh13.4m from boss’s bank account, jailed for life
A sales manager, who siphoned off more than Dh13.4 million from the bank accounts of his Russian boss, was sentenced to life in prison in absentia by a Dubai court on Tuesday. The 42-year-old Kazakh m…
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