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Customer complaints see new rules on cheques delayed

Jan 6, 2011

Postponement will allow banks and customers more time to prepare for legislation which bans use of cheques without enhanced security features. Read article Customer complaints see new rules on cheques delayed

UAE banks given more time to embrace cheque fraud rules

Jan 5, 2011

New rules to tackle cheque fraud which were due to come in on January have been postponed to give banks more time to adopt security measures needed. Read article UAE banks given more time to embrace cheque fraud rules

Emirates NBD set for gains after provisions

Jan 5, 2011

A new year is bringing optimism for Emirates NBD which is preparing for its profits to increase almost fivefold. Read article Emirates NBD set for gains after provisions

  finance

Commentators have the fast-growing economy preparing to break free from the US and make 2011 the global Year of the 'Dragon'. But history would seem to dictate it will not.

N Balakrishnan
  finance

Since the US$8.4 billion (Dh30.85bn) bid by Singapore Exchange to takeover of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) was announced in October, there has been no let up in punditry over the consequences of the national bourse falling into foreign hands.

Appearances can be worryingly deceptive

Jan 4, 2011

Is setting aside part of a bank's earnings in anticipation of a borrower defaulting on a loan a bad thing? Read article Appearances can be worryingly deceptive

GCC likely to stand by US dollar

Jan 2, 2011

The dollar has another bad year in 2010 but as a new year dawns Gulf investors have little alternative in the currency war. Read article GCC likely to stand by US dollar

Creditors turn $555m Dubai Holding debt into new loan

Jan 1, 2011

Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group has five years to pay off new loan. Read article Creditors turn $555m Dubai Holding debt into new loan

Foreign investors target big rewards with bonds

Dec 31, 2010

Once rare in the Gulf, bonds with high rates of interest are an increasingly common sight of the region's investment landscape. Read article Foreign investors target big rewards with bonds

Emaar among the pacesetters on 2010's final trading day

Dec 30, 2010

As the closing bell approaches for 2010 trading Emaar Properties were among the first stocks to make an impact. Read article Emaar among the pacesetters on 2010's final trading day

Your chance to prove you are a business brainbox

Dec 30, 2010

Take our online Business Quiz of the Year for your chance to win brunch for two. Read article Your chance to prove you are a business brainbox

Dh700 million acquisition strategy for Dubai's Masharie

Dec 28, 2010

A Dh700 million investment spree is planned by the private equity arm of Dubai Investments as Masharie plans to acquire a number of companies in 2011. Read article Dh700 million acquisition strategy for Dubai's Masharie

Oil price drives up UAE banking stocks

Dec 28, 2010

MARKETS UPDATE: Banking stocks in the UAE reversed yesterday's losses during the first part of the trading session today, buoyed by higher oil prices. Read article Oil price drives up UAE banking stocks

Central Bank tells lenders to increase provisions

Dec 28, 2010

The Central Bank's decree is to guard against potential exposure to the Saad and Al Gosaibi groups of Saudi Arabia. Read article Central Bank tells lenders to increase provisions

UAE banks to hike Saad and Gosaibi provisions to 80%

Dec 27, 2010

UAE banks with exposure to the ongoing Saad and Gosaibi Group legal action have been asked to increase their loan loss provision to 80 per cent. The UAE Central Bank has asked all lenders to have the provision in place by the end of the year. Read article UAE banks to hike Saad and Gosaibi provisions to 80%

The National Conversation
  finance

Will the UAE's three bourses merge? Speculation is being driven by the fact US giant Goldman Sachs is advising the Abu Dhabi Government on rationalisation.

Frank Kane

  finance

A wave of market consolidation in the past two decades has created a template for a merger of stock exchanges in the UAE.

Frank Kane

  finance

It was a busy year for Dubai, with financial hurdles being overcome.

Frank Kane

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An emergency fund by the EU and IMF is a only short-term measure. Struggling economies need to put their affairs in order.

Wolfgang Schaeuble - Minister of Finance, Germany

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