Middle East

Middle East | 24 Jan 13

The board of the UAE Financial Services Association has been disbanded by co-founder Arwa Hamdieh ahead of elections to select a new board in mid-February.

Middle East | 10 Jan 13

The Dubai Government has launched an initiative to create an integrated Islamic economy across a wide range of regulated and standardized products and services.

Middle East | 8 Jan 13

AES International is set to open an office in Saudi Arabia in the early part of this year, becoming the first expatriate-focused advisory firm to do so.

Middle East | 7 Jan 13

A new law has been introduced in Qatar making it illegal for companies to conduct any financial business in the country without holding a licence from one of the three regulatory bodies, as the authorities clamp down on unauthorised financial activity.

Middle East | 3 Jan 13

Expatriates who bounce cheques in the United Arab Emirates will still risk criminal charges, the Government has said, clarifying a matter that had been unclear in recent days, in the wake of conflicting media reports.