Middle East
Financial planning | 7 Jun 18
Dubai acts on school fee frustrations
Expats in Dubai are becoming increasingly frustrated with the high cost of education in the UAE.
Bahrain follows UAE with long-term investor visas
Bahrain’s government has announced it is working on a law that will allow foreigners to obtain 10 year “self-sponsored” visas, in an attempt to boost the jurisdiction’s position as a foreign investment destination.
UAE lender buys Turkish private bank for $3.2bn
Dubai’s Emirates NBD has agreed to buy Turkey’s Denizbank from Russia’s state-owned Sberbank for $3.2bn.
Sweeping changes announced to UAE visa system
United Arab Emirates (UAE) lawmakers have approved a long-term visa for international investors and talented professionals and are set to introduce a law that will allow foreigners to own companies outright in the Gulf state.
UAE and Hong Kong among biggest UK money laundering threats
The UAE and Hong Kong have been included in a list of overseas jurisdictions which the UK’s National Crime Agency says have the most enduring money laundering impact on the UK.