Middle East
Allianz offers health plan for locals and expats in Lebanon
Allianz Worldwide Care, part of the giant Allianz Group, has launched a health insurance programme for expats and nationals living in Lebanon.
Middle East | 29 Feb 16
Praemium set to open sales office in UAE
Australian-based financial technology firm Praemium is in the process of setting up a new office in Dubai to help market its offshore investment platform to the local IFA market.
Commodities | 23 Feb 16
IMF calls on Gulf nations to widen their tax base
The newly-reappointed head of the IMF has called on Gulf countries to re-engineer their tax systems and consider greater use of corporate income taxes, as well as property and excise taxes to bolster government revenues in the face of lower oil prices.
Spate of broker licences sparks hope in UAE
The distribution of new broker licences in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first few weeks of 2016 has raised hopes the industry regulator is poised to further open up the market.
Middle East | 22 Feb 16
Guardian Wealth Management exits Qatar after six years
Guardian Wealth Management is to close its office in Qatar after a “strategic review” of the Middle East, shortly after gaining a broker licence with the region’s Insurance Authority in January this year.