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The Cyprus and Abu Dhabi financial market regulators signed a MoU
July 19th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has recently signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (‘MoU’) with the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (‘FSRA’) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (‘ADGM’), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi. The ...
Abu Dhabi to launch FinTech Summit in October 2017
March 31st, 2017
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased to partner with PwC to launch the inaugural FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit in October 2017. The FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit, to be organised alongside with ...
How the stock market in Middle East perform; The Saudi, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi markets
March 23rd, 2017
Saudi Arabia’s stock market outperformed the region in early trade on Thursday, recovering some of the previous session’s losses, while in Dubai builder Drake & Scull climbed after it agreed to sell a major asset. The Saudi stock index ...
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange launched Blockchain for eVoting Services
October 17th, 2016
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced in GITEX Tech Week its launch of Blockchain technology for eVoting services. The launch is considered the first of its kind for the MENA region financial markets as it employs the latest innovations ...
Dubai and Abu Dhabi named Middle East’s most sustainable cities
September 15th, 2016
Dubai has been named as the region’s most sustainable city, but it still falls in the bottom half of a new global ranking of 100 major cities. Construction consultancy Arcadis has placed Dubai 52nd in its 2016 Sustainable Cities ...
Abu Dhabi Tax-Free Zone Offers Bespoke Rules For FinTech Startups
September 12th, 2016
Abu Dhabi Global Market, a tax-free zone in the United Arab Emirates, has released details on its new Regulatory Lab initiative, which is intended to support companies to develop and test new financial technology solutions. The ADGM has released ...
India eyes investments from Abu Dhabi
February 11th, 2016
The crown prince and PM Modi will have a private meeting on Thursday before bilateral delegation-level talks that are likely to see inking of several agreements Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan landed in New ...
Herbert Smith Freehills shuts Abu Dhabi office as firm consolidates Middle East presence
June 18th, 2015
Reduced to just one partner in Abu Dhabi, Herbert Smith Freehills is shutting the office and shifting its five-lawyer team to Dubai just six years after opening. Having launched the office in 2008 amid the sharp crash in the Middle East ...
Abu Dhabi’s FGB completes stake sale in brokerage
March 27th, 2015
First Gulf Bank, the second largest lender by market capitalisation in the UAE, has said a deal to sell its 45 percent stake in brokerage First Gulf Financial Services to an Abu Dhabi investment company has been completed. FGB, ...
Saxo Bank and Abu Dhabi University expand scope of competition for graduate traders
February 24th, 2015
Saxo Bank and Abu Dhabi University (ADU) have expanded the scope of their virtual trading competition for graduates in the GCC to reflect the current volatility of the world economy. Rather than stock market trading only, the ADU Postgraduate ...
