Saturday, May 18, 2024

International Finance

Tag : Dubai

Business Leaders

A summit to focus on fire safety

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Façade event will see experts, government officials turn spotlight on new fire safety codes August 16, 2016: Construction industry experts and government officials assembling in Dubai next month will tackle the threat of fires in the region, an issue highlighted by recent blazes in high-rise towers. The latest statistics, published this month by Guardian Wealth...
Read more
Business Leaders

Dubai to get floating homes

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
New Living on Water will give a Middle East debut to its floating residences August 11, 2016: Dubai has earned a global reputation for launching unique and spectacular real estate projects, and a Dutch developer hopes the emirate will now provide a successful springboard for stunning floating homes designed to take their owners back to...
Read more
Uncategorized

Blackburn tops money transfer league in UK

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Xpress Money highlights the most popular money transfer corridors in and out of the UK June 14, 2016: Blackburn is the money transfer capital of the UK, according to data from global money transfer experts Xpress Money. The company analysed transactions from thousands of UK customers over one month in 2016. Over double the amount...
Read more
Economy

Dubai to host creative ideas, entrepreneurs at DAFZA

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The groundbreaking of first global incubator for innovation in Islamic economy took place on March 30 April 18, 2016: The International Centre of Islamic Economy headquartered at the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) officially launched the digital portal of the ‘Oasis of Innovation in Islamic Economy’ concurrently with the groundbreaking of the first global oasis...
Read more
Fintech

Menacorp is DFM’s top brokerage firm for Q1 of 2016

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
UAE’s leading financial services firm has maintained top position since 2013 April  4, 2016 – Menacorp, the UAE’s leading financial services firm, has touched another milestone after securing the top ranking position on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) in terms of trade value and market share for the first quarter of 2016.  Menacorp has maintained...
Read more
Banking

aafaq Islamic Finance launches new medical equipment financing product

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
To target SME companies and complement national healthcare development goals January 12, 2016: aafaq Islamic Finance, a leading provider of Islamic finance products and services in the UAE, has introduced a new medical equipment financing product specifically tailored for the country’s small & medium enterprise (SME) market. The fully Shari’a-compliant product will be offered to...
Read more
Finance Wealth Management

Crowdfunding platform eyes Oman SME market

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Dubai-based company looks to fill the gap of funding for startups Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya August 13, 2015: Ask any startup what is their biggest hurdle and more often than not they will unanimously say funding. The story is the same in every country and, more so, in countries where the startup ecosystem has just started...
Read more
Economy

Egypt betting big on a new capital

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
President hopes it will usher in new investments; however, such plans have failed in the past Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya April 29, 2015: Over the past 5,000 years, Egypt has changed its capital city 29 times. The Pharaohs of Egypt often moved the capital by building new cities. But since 950 AD, the country has had...
Read more
Economy

Menacorp tops dubai financial market’s list of brokers for Q1 2015

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Attributes success to robust business model April 6, 2015: Menacorp, the UAE’s largest financial services firm, has achieved another milestone after it was named the top brokerage firm from among the 49 listed brokers at the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) for the first quarter of 2015. The award-winning investment firm ranked first in terms of...
Read more
Islamic Banking

The dispute resolution conundrum of the Islamic finance industry

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The industry cannot survive without solid and uniform regulation, a unique and independent dispute resolution framework and a bankruptcy court Camille Paldi December 12, 2014: As we hear news of the rapid growth of the Islamic finance industry with billion dollar banks, huge dollar sums of Islamic assets, sukuk issuances and the expansion of Islamic...
Read more