Middle East

Middle East | 14 Feb 13

Portable pensions remain the best bet for expats, according to Chris Ferguson, managing director of Guardian Life Management (Dubai).

Middle East | 14 Feb 13

Turkey and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) have the most Islamic finance-friendly tax systems out of eight countries in the MENA region, according to a study sponsored by the QFC.

Middle East | 13 Feb 13

A quasi-elected council with legislative powers today rejected a plan that would have eased the rules on foreign ownership in the United Arab Emirates.

Middle East | 12 Feb 13

The UAE's private sector has "benefited greatly" from the country's rapid growth and should do more to employ Emirati citizens, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai was reported as saying at the region's summit.

Middle East | 1 Feb 13

Authorities in the UK are probing allegations that Barclays Bank made a loan to the Qatar Investment Authority for it to invest in the bank at the height of the 2008 financial crisis in order to avoid a government bailout, according to a report in the Financial Times.