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Saudi Arabia and UAE government bank deposits fall
March 31st, 2016
Government bank deposits continued to fall in Saudi Arabia and the UAE last month, as the low oil price hits the balance sheets of lenders in both countries. In Saudi Arabia, government deposits fell 6.6 per cent in February, ...
Lower oil prices hit UAE and Saudi Arabia economies, latest PMI survey shows
February 4th, 2016
The economies of the UAE and Saudi Arabia slowed further last month, according to monthly trackers of business activity published yesterday, as falling oil prices and a stumbling global economy hit the region. The UAE purchasing managers’ index, which ...
UAE, China agree to set up RMB clearing hub
December 28th, 2015
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed an agreement with China to set up a clearing hub for the Chinese currency Yuan or Renminbi (People’s money), local UAE media reported on Sunday. The UAE clearing hub for the Chinese ...
UAE set to benefit from further China investment in 2016
December 17th, 2015
An increasing number of Chinese companies are expected to invest in the UAE’s property and manufacturing sectors next year as the government encourages companies to look overseas for growth, officials said yesterday. Chinese companies are investing more abroad, allowing ...
UAE private sector business activity rebounds from 30-month low
December 8th, 2015
The economies of Saudi Arabia and the UAE showed a mild improvement in November, according to a monthly survey of businesses. But economists believe that the impact of low oil prices and a slowdown in infrastructure spending will lead ...
Citibank’s new UAE customers will now need to keep more than 10 times as much money in bank accounts
November 12th, 2015
Citibank’s new UAE customers told to have Dh35,000 minimum account balance Citibank said new customers in the UAE will now need to keep more than 10 times as much money in bank accounts than previously required as it focuses ...
SCA Forces Electronic Connection with CBUAE on Brokerage Companies
September 16th, 2015
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) forced UAE-based securities and commodities brokerage companies to work on activating electronic connection with the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). The purpose of this move ...
Hungary brokerage troubles widen with Quaestor clampdown
March 12th, 2015
Third brokerage in a row to face regulatory action Quaestor bond issues may have exceeded permitted limit – cbank Bond redemptions exceeded its liquid asset-Quaestor Investment firm asks for state help (Adds central bank comments, detail) The National Bank ...
Credit Without Banks: Shadow Banking
November 10th, 2014
One of the vivid lessons of the 2007-2009 recession and financial crisis is that in the modern economy, one can’t just think about the financial sector as made up of banks and the stock market. Other financial institutions can ...
The UAE’s pressing need for legislative reform
November 10th, 2014
There is no doubt that, in the past 15 years, the UAE has managed to build what is, by any standards, the most developed infrastructure, the highest quality of life, the most diversified economy, and the most efficient government ...
