Dear Reader, The Phoenicians well over a millennium ago were known far and wide as an enterprising, seafaring civilisation never…
Browsing: Issue 34 July / August 2015
The UAE in the past four years has become a leader in developing e-trading and investment technology, which is now…
Industry experts and innovators in the payment sector gathered at the 2015 Visa Middle East and North Africa Innovation Forum…
Chartered accountants organisation ICAEW has called for organisations to improve corporate governance policies and practices in order to tackle the…
SWIFT has announced that the KYC (Know Your Customer) Registry is now available to fund distributors and custodians. A statement…
In its continuous efforts to provide the latest banking services, Al Ahli bank of Kuwait has started implementing a new…
The annual report of the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) showed a growth in…
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched the ICC Academy – “setting a new standard for professional education”. Delivered…
The UAE Ministry of Economy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysian company KW Group Sdn Bhd, organisers of…
One contracting giant at the leading edge of project work would like to see changes in the way bankers cater…
Lebanon remains a beacon of light in a sadly troubled region, partly due to the strength and reliability of its…
The hope that global growth will be driven by emerging economies suggests that the lack of adequate (and affordable) levels…
Open account trade has been growing in GCC markets during the past few years. As a result, some of the…
CAROLINE MAGINN looks at a triumphant year for UAE banks Trade finance and corporate banking enjoyed a robust year in…
Mushtak Parker looks at a slight slackening of Sukuk activity and raises some question as to what might be behind…
