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Clifford Chance, Eversheds and Allen & Overy triumph at Middle East awards
May 16th, 2014
Clifford Chance (CC), Eversheds and Allen & Overy (A&O) were the main law firm winners at the third annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards last night (15 May), which saw CC named International Law Firm of the Year, while ...
DIFC Event Discusses Sukuk Oversight
April 23rd, 2014
International standard setter the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) recently organized an industry consultative meeting on the standardization of Shari’ah-compliant financial certificates, known as Sukuk. The meeting was hosted by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The objective of ...
How Suntech, Chinese Solar Giant, Was Snared In An Italian Fraud Scandal
March 21st, 2014
As 2008 began, the future looked brilliant for green energy giant Suntech Power and its high-flying founder, Shi Zhengrong. Suntech was one of the world’s largest makers of solar panels, the first non-state-owned Chinese company traded on the New ...
Europe Stocks Rise as Crimea Vote Boosts Russia’s Micex
March 17th, 2014
European stocks rebounded from a five-week low while the yen and Swiss franc weakened and Treasuries declined after Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine. Russian shares rallied after four days of declines while Ukraine’s hryvnia retreated. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
Regulators Zone
February 4th, 2014