ADX, Nasdaq Dubai Sign Index License Agreement
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, and Nasdaq Dubai have signed an agreement to develop and launch an Index Futures contract based on the Abu...
VAT in GCC: Are Your Accounting Systems Ready?
Compliance with the UAE VAT Law may require significant changes to a business’ technology, operations, financial management and bookkeeping practices.
The law, which comes into...
Electronic IPO Services Highlighted at ADX
ADX hosts session on new Electronic IPO (eKtetab) services with leading UAE banks
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, recently held...
‘No Coffee for Bitcoin’ Starbucks Clarifies
Starbucks has clarified that it will not be accepting Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies as payment, despite misleading reports from mainstream media.
Earlier last Friday,...
Western Union Enables Money Transfers via Messenger
Western Union, a leader in global payments, today announced an innovative and compelling way for Facebook Messenger users in the U.S. to send money...
Digital Payments Giant Debuts on Fortune Future 50 List
Debuting on the first-ever Provider Debuts on ? Now that’s priceless. Coming in at No. 14 Mastercard has been recognized as a leader on...
DFM Mobile App Goes Live
Investors’ connection with Dubai Financial Market (DFM) trading activity and services has been made easier with DFM’s new smart services application, which provides investors...
Will looming VAT, corporate tax hurt UAE expats?
For millions of expats working in the country, the fear of having to pay levies is very real, observes Saad Maniar…
Over the years, one...
DFSA Issues General Investor Statement on Cryptocurrencies
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) wishes to draw investors’ attention to certain new and evolving online offerings. These product offerings tend to involve...
Management Accountants Optimistic About Future Earning and Learning
“Never better time to be a management accountant”
Pay levels for management accountants are performing well against the backdrop of low global inflation.
The latest annual...
Personal loans limit may be removed soon
New rules could allow loans of up to 50 times an applicants’ monthly salary
The draft of a new system for approval of personal...
Start Path Global Startups Forecast a Fintech Future
Mastercard Start Path Global Startups Forecast a Fintech Future
Applications currently being accepted for Start Path Global 2017 summer class
Today, Mastercard announced opening...
Moving Money to Dubai
International money transfers are a significant topic for discussion for the 7.8m expatriates living in the UAE. It’s more of an issue in Dubai...
VAT in GCC – It’s coming, so how do we get...
To help businesses in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries understand the potential impacts of the implementation of VAT, Deloitte in the Middle East...
Dubai Financial Market launches ETF trading platform
Platform Falls Under New Regulatory Framework And Adheres To Global Best Practices
The exchange hosts bell ringing ceremony to celebrate the launch of...
Late payments on the rise in UAE
During the past few months, more UAE companies are reporting late payments as liquidity tightens due to the prolonged effect of low oil prices...
Another step closer to VAT implementation in GCC
The Ministry of Finance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently launched a series of Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise awareness sessions...
Tax reform in the GCC approaching
Tax reform in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is a matter of when, not if, and Saudi Arabia is not immune. The Kingdom,...
