‘Bonafide’ Indian workers in UAE will not pay income tax in India

India’s Finance Ministry issues clarification following its proposal for the Finance Bill 2020 last week

How Muddy Waters is hammering Indian billionaire’s BR Shetty’s NMC

The London-listed company’s share price has fallen 24 per cent this year to 13.48 pounds

Dubai’s Emirates NBD reports 44% profit rise in 2019

Net interest income increased 26 per cent while non-interest income grew 38 per cent

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UAE-based BR Shetty’s fortune drops by $1.5bn since Muddy Waters attack

The family’s troubles began last month when Block’s Muddy Waters Capital issued a report criticising NMC’s accounts

Dubai’s DIB completes Noor acquisition to create one of the world’s largest Islamic banks

Following the acquisition Dubai Islamic Bank has total assets exceeding Dhs275bn

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Video: How the Kuwait Goodwill Fund is transforming communities in Senegal

As a result of concessionary loans made in Senegal, communities are thriving and supporting their country’s economy

Saudi issues $5bn of bonds as regional tensions ease

Saudi Arabia’s fixed-income assets have been more resilient than those elsewhere in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia kicks off three-part dollar bond offering

The kingdom last sold bonds in October when it raised a $2.5bn sukuk

World’s 2,153 billionaires are richer than 4.6 billion people – Oxfam

The world’s richest 1 per cent have more than twice the wealth of the rest of humanity combined

Dubai bank reportedly seeking Al Jaber Group’s DIFC land to recover debt

Emirates NBD is seeking to seize or sell the undeveloped land in DIFC

UAE approves draft law to allow family owned companies to list

The United Arab Emirates is home to three stock markets – NASDAQ Dubai, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market

Scrapping the paper trail via blockchain technology

Blockchain’s decentralised technology has industry-disrupting capabilities, but how far will it venture in the trade finance arena?

Former CEO of Dubai contractor Drake and Scull arrested in Jordan

Khaldoun Al Tabari faces criminal charges in the UAE filed by DSI

Lebanon erupts in protest again as crisis builds and banks fret

Lebanese lenders have tightened restrictions on US dollar withdrawals and transfers abroad

The Central Bank hub expands on invites to Kuwait, Morocco, Vietnam

The Switzerland-based body serves as a forum for policy makers to discuss global economic developments

UAE to invest $22.8bn in Indonesia via sovereign wealth fund

A total of 16 agreements have been signed between the two countries, including 11 business deals in the areas of oil and gas, petrochemicals, ports and telecommunications

Lebanon proposes voluntary restructuring of $1.2bn March Eurobond

The plan would help the debt-riddled Arab country which has been struggling with its worst economic crisis in decades

Dubai’s DMCC registered 1,969 new companies in 2019

The free zone marked a year-on-year registration growth rate of 5.4 per cent

World’s biggest IPO just got bigger: Saudi Aramco IPO at $29.4bn

Goldman Sachs Group, one of the underwriters of the deal, exercised the over-allotment option and increased the offering

Music streaming app Anghami mulls potential stake sale

Besides a potential sale, the company is also considering to raise fresh capital as another option to fund its expansion

Dubai’s DIFC legislates new leasing law to protect property owners, tenants

The new laws will offer a regulatory environment in line with common legislations and onshore Dubai practices

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sells UniCredit stake worth $947m

The fund’s stake declined to about 2.02 per cent as of December, down from a 4.99 per cent stake in June

UBS to cut 500 jobs as part of wealth management restructuring

The revamp will break apart the EMEA private banking business

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank grants $80m Ijara facility to Oman Shipping Company

The transaction reflects ADIB’s commitment to finance assets in the marine and energy sectors

Private equity is starting 2020 with more cash than ever before

Low interest rates, the rise of index-tracking funds and lacklustre hedge fund performance have pushed investors to private equity in search of higher returns

Lubna Olayan named chairman of Saudi British Bank for next three years

Olayan, 64, became the first woman to chair a Saudi-listed company

GCC borrowers raise over $100bn in bond placements in 2019

Issuers seized on low borrowing costs as central banks globally cut rates

World’s richest gain $1.2 trillion in 2019

The world’s 500 wealthiest people tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index are now collectively worth $5.9 trillion

Dubai’s Emaar denies reports that it is selling Burj Khalifa observation deck

The company said it is considering a transaction wherein financing is being raised against the cashflows of the observation deck

Bahrain extends VAT registration deadline for third phase

The deadline has been moved from December 20 to December 26 to enforce better compliance