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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Economy

Egypt betting big on a new capital

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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...
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Economy

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

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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...
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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...
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Business Leaders

‘The debt problem in China is not hype’

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by International Finance Desk
American economist James Rickards says collapse of the debt and property bubble there could well be the catalyst for a global economic crisis Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya November 7, 2014: James Rickards, American lawyer, economist, investment banker and author of books of like Currency Wars and Death of Money, is one of the speakers at the...
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