Search Results for: Israel
What Gigantic natural gas discovery in Egypt’s coast promises means
September 3rd, 2015
Huge offshore gas field could end Egypt’s fuel crisis, but will take years to develop The discovery of a huge gas field off Egypt’s coast promises to ease a long-running fuel crisis and boost the economy after years of ...
Russia’s Fist Just Clenched Around the Internet a Little Tighter
September 2nd, 2015
A new Russian law imposes restrictions on foreign Internet firms. It’s a feeling locals already know all too well. Global Internet firms operating in Russia wake up on Tuesday to a new era in Kremlin regulation. A law now ...
KPMG Forms Exclusive Alliance with Fintech Platform Matchi
August 31st, 2015
KPMG has issued a press release to inform that it has become the exclusive advisory alliance partner with Matchi.biz, the innovative fintech matchmaking platform that connects banks and insurance companies with financial services technology start-ups and innovations sourced from ...
Italy’s Eni discovers huge gas field off Egyptian coast
August 31st, 2015
Italian energy group Eni says it has found one of the world’s largest natural gas fields off Egypt’s coast. The company said the area was 1,450m (4,757 feet) beneath the surface and covered 100 sq km (39 sq miles). ...
Middle Eastern Stocks Rally Led by Oman After Oil-Price Rebound
August 31st, 2015
Muscat’s MSM30 Index advanced the most since January Brent crude capped the best week since 2009 on Friday Omani stocks led a rally in most equity markets across the Middle East after oil prices had the biggest-weekly jump in ...
Plus500 informs on its acquisition by Playtech, Withholding Tax and Settlement Update
August 20th, 2015
Following the latest announcement by Playtech to inform regarding the Resolution to approve the acquisition of Plus500 Ltd issued on 19th August 2015, Plus500 has issued a press release to inform that is pleased that the Merger has now received ...
Two arrested in illegal bitcoin scheme
July 23rd, 2015
A West Palm Beach man is one of two individuals arrested by federal authorities Tuesday for operating an unlicensed money-transfer business that allegedly used bitcoins to launder cash for on-line criminals. Authorities arrested Anthony R. Murgio, 31, of West ...
IRS Probes Singapore Asset Manager for accepting transfers from undeclared Swiss accounts
July 20th, 2015
First came Switzerland. Now the Internal Revenue Service has a new target: Singapore Criminal investigators at the IRS are probing whether a Singapore asset-management firm accepted transfers from undeclared Swiss accounts closed by U.S. taxpayers, according to lawyers familiar ...
Russia and its oil are likely to be losers in Iran deal
July 17th, 2015
In its negotiations with the United States on any number of geopolitical issues, Russia has become accustomed to playing its “Iran card.” But after the West’s historic nuclear agreement with Iran, some experts are suggesting Russia will have less ...
PLUS500 Shareholders approve Recommended cash acquisition by PLAYTECH PLC
July 17th, 2015
On 1 June 2015, the Boards of Playtech plc (“Playtech”) and Plus500 Ltd (“Plus500”) announced that they had reached agreement regarding the terms of a recommended cash acquisition through which the entire issued ordinary share capital of Plus500 will ...
