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Monte Paschi sees €4.8 billion loss in 2016; cuts thousands of jobs
October 25th, 2016
Italy’s third-largest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, has resolved to write down bad loans, lay off a tenth of its staff and raise €5 billion. The planned overhaul could shape the fortunes of the country’s wider banking sector. ...
Russia & Saudi Arabia agree to stabilize oil market
October 25th, 2016
Moscow and Riyadh have found common ground on a possible agreement with OPEC and a plan to stabilize oil prices after a meeting in the Saudi capital. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak met with representatives of Saudi Arabia and ...
Kuwaiti official expects oil prices be between $50 and $60 over the next 10 to 15 months
October 20th, 2016
Kuwait’s finance minister and acting oil minister, Anas al-Saleh, said on Monday he was optimistic that an understanding on production “at least” would be reached between producers at an OPEC meeting in November. He said expectations that oil prices ...
Tax Experts Wanted in U.A.E.
October 20th, 2016
U.A.E. Ministry of Finance advertising about 30 tax jobs Gulf Arab monarchies to impose value added tax by 2018 The United Arab Emirates is setting up a federal tax authority that will be in charge of collecting levies, as ...
Deutsche Bank is thinking a partial exit from the US market
October 18th, 2016
Reports in local media in Germany indicate that Deutsche Bank is currently mulling over a strategy overhaul as far as the United States is concerned and an exit from the country couldn’t be ruled out. The bank was been ...
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 ...
Fifa faces legal challenge ahead Qatar 2022 World Cup
October 10th, 2016
Fifa is facing legal action in the Swiss courts over its alleged complicity in the mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the Guardian can reveal. Since Fifa voted in December 2010 to hold the ...
Dubai and Abu Dhabi named Middle East’s most sustainable cities
September 15th, 2016
Dubai has been named as the region’s most sustainable city, but it still falls in the bottom half of a new global ranking of 100 major cities. Construction consultancy Arcadis has placed Dubai 52nd in its 2016 Sustainable Cities ...
Oil extends gains after big U.S. crude stock draw
September 8th, 2016
Oil prices rose more than 1.5 percent on Thursday after U.S. industry data showed a large drawdown in crude stocks, reflecting the temporary impact of an Atlantic storm. U.S. crude stocks fell 12.1 million barrels last week, data from ...
Dubai: No access to lawyers due to financial constraints? Now there is free legal consultation
September 5th, 2016
Dubai: Having no access to lawyers for legal consultation in Dubai due to financial constraints will now be a thing of the past, officials said. The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai this week launched the Legal Clinic to ...
