Middle East

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.

Middle East | 1 Jan 13

A $3bn plan to create what is being billed as North Africa’s first offshore financial centre in Tunisia is still on, with construction work set to begin this month, according to the Bahrain-based investment bank behind the project.