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Multinational law firm has elected a new European senior partner
October 19th, 2016
It was announced today that King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has elected Frankfurt partner Michael Cziesla as its new EUME Senior Partner. Michael takes up the position with immediate effect and for a term of three years. Michael is a leading ...
Multinational law firm agrees partnership with Chinese law firm
October 18th, 2016
Leading global law firm Hogan Lovells and Fujian Fidelity Law Firm (“Fidelity“) have entered into a formal association in the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone (“Shanghai FTZ“). This move reflects the firm’s growth strategy in Asia and the importance ...
Russia enter India’s Oil market with a $13 billion deal
October 18th, 2016
The $13 billion sale of India’s Essar Oil to Russia’s Rosneft and other investors, gives Russia access to the most promising and fastest growing market. The deal also challenges Middle East producers who provide nearly two-thirds of India’s imported ...
Avelacom entered into a partnership with DGCX
October 11th, 2016
The partnership expands options for financial services industry to speed up their trading and identify new arbitrage trading opportunities across key financial and commodity derivatives markets. Avelacom will provide DGCX members with added connectivity choices and infrastructure solutions. The ...
Dubai to overtake London as top pick for wealthy GCC investors
October 10th, 2016
Dubai’s property market is set to overtake the international destinations of London, New York and Singapore as the top choice for the GCC’s wealthiest investors next year, a report has found. The region’s high net worth individuals ($1m-plus) ranked ...
Global investment management companies to merge and create a combined group with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion
October 4th, 2016
Highlights Combined group, Janus Henderson Global Investors plc, will be a leading global active asset manager with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion and a combined market capitalisation of approximately U.S.$6 billion Janus’ strength in the U.S. markets will be combined with ...
America is on a slippery slope
September 30th, 2016
It hadn’t happened before, at least not since US presidents started visiting foreign countries after the Second World War. In early September, when President Obama landed at Hangzhoi for the G-20 summit in early September, the CIA security men ...
Global real estate company says No growth in Central London house prices until 2019
September 22nd, 2016
House prices in London’s prime locations will fall by 9 percent this year and not grow again until 2019 as buyers, already hit by increased property taxes, wait to see the outcome of Brexit divorce talks, estate agents Savills ...
UAE pays highest salaries in the GCC for domestic workers
September 19th, 2016
The average monthly salary of domestic workers in the UAE stands at AED1,592 ($433), making it the highest in the region, according to the HelperChoice Domestic Worker Salary Survey Middle East 2016. Both Saudi Arabia and Qatar provide average monthly ...
EU to boost growth and jobs creation
September 15th, 2016
The president of the European Commission proposed on Wednesday a revamp of the bloc’s investment strategy aimed at doubling the capacity of a scheme for boosting EU growth and jobs, while launching a new fund to help countries at ...
