Middle East
Middle East | 30 Dec 15
Middle East market feels wind of regulatory change
Regulatory change, whether from growing enforcement of existing rules or the emergence of new ones, had a major impact on international life companies and financial advisory businesses in the Gulf during 2015.
Middle East | 23 Dec 15
Qatar streamlines financial rules, targets Islamic banking
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Regulatory Authority has introduced a new set of Islamic banking regulations and a revised set of its Conduct of Business rules to boost the Gulf nation’s appeal to financial businesses and investors.
Middle East | 21 Dec 15
Dubai’s DFSA orders MAS ClearSight to pay investor compensation
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has censured investment banking advisory firm MAS ClearSight and directed it to pay compensation of $3.2m (£2.1m, AED12m) to 20 investors for contravening the DFSA’s law and rules.
Middle East | 11 Dec 15
Healthcare, education to escape planned new Gulf VAT
Healthcare and education will be excluded from a planned Gulf-wide value added tax (VAT) scheme, which the Middle East region’s finance ministers have agreed on to shore up revenues in the wake of the recent sharp fall in oil prices.
Middle East | 10 Dec 15
Bond building in the Gulf
Mohieddine Kronfol, chief investment officer of global sukuk at Franklin Templeton Investments, says the underlying fixed-income story in the Middle East and North Africa is an exciting one that will run and run.