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VAUGHN JOINS VENABLE’S BALTIMORE OFFICE LACK OF INVESTMENTS IN TRAINING AND IT GRC HOLDING BACK CYBERSECURITY MATURITY, FINDS METRICSTREAM SURVEY PRAXITY PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVE RECORD REVENUES – GROWTH UNDERLINES THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE’S LEADING POSITION IN THE ACCOUNTING SECTOR ROBUST GLOBAL MARKET SENTIMENT AND GEOPOLITICAL TURMOIL WARRANT PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION TENABLE DELIVERS RECORD BILLINGS OF $250 MILLION FOR 2017 DELOITTE PREDICTS 2018 WILL BE A YEAR OF CHANGE FOR DUBAI’S REAL ESTATE MARKET DELOITTE TOP 250 RETAILERS INCLUDES EMKE GROUP/LULU GROUP INTERNATIONAL, MAJID AL FUTTAIM HOLDING LLC AND SAVOLA GROUP APPROACHING THE GEOPOLITICAL AND CYBER THREAT LANDSCAPE WITH BUSINESS RISK INTELLIGENCE DELOITTE GUIDES INSURANCE COMPANIES ON IFRS 17 STANDARD DEVERE TO LAUNCH ACROSS LATIN AMERICA DELOITTE: A NEW AGE FOR FAMILY BUSINESSES IN THE MIDDLE EAST; MANAGING CHANGE AND EXPECTATIONS FOR CONTINUED GROWTH IGTB SIGNALS US GROWTH AMBITIONS WITH TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIST AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT HIRE THE GATEWAY INTO THE MIDDLE EAST – CREALOGIX ACQUIRES INNOFIS CONSUMER INTELLIGENCE STRENGHTENS ADVISORY ARM FOR GROWTH BUSINESSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SIX DRIVERS OF FX VOLATILITY IN 2018 INVESTORS WILL NEED ‘RISK ASSETS’ TO BEAT INFLATION IN 2018 7TH GLOBAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN MUMBAI TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES WITH MIDDLE EAST THROUGH ‘GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TO VAT AT DELOITTE’S ANNUAL KSA TAX CONFERENCE DELOITTE MIDDLE EAST PARTNER NAMED AT TOP OF 2017 FINANCIAL TIMES AND HEROES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS OF WOMEN IN BUSINESS DISCOVER AND NAPAS ANNOUNCE DEAL TO INCREASE GLOBAL FOOTPRINT AND ACCEPTANCE FIME OPENS CHINA OFFICE AND LABORATORY IN SHENZHEN STANDARD CHARTERED ANNOUNCES FURTHER FINANCING COMMITMENT TO CHINA’S BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE PAYU NIGERIA GOES BIGGER ON ONLINE PAYMENTS WITH PAYU RECEIVE THE LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LONDON VISITS DELOITTE’S OFFICES IN DUBAI TO DISCUSS THE INTRODUCTION OF VAT IN THE GCC THALES SECURES MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE SOLUTION FOR KASHING, UK-BASED PAYMENTS PROVIDER DELOITTE ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF ITS GCC TAX AND VAT LEADERS’ TEAM 59% OF CARD-PRESENT TRANSACTIONS GLOBALLY USE EMV® CHIP TECHNOLOGY ROBERT HALF REVEALS THE TOP 10 ROLES SET FOR THE HIGHEST SALARY INCREASES IN 2018 DLA PIPER LAUNCHES MIDDLE EAST TAX PRACTICE TENABLE ACCELERATES GLOBAL FOOTPRINT TO MEET STRONG DEMAND FOR CYBER EXPOSURE FINANCIAL SERVICES LEAD THE WAY IN THE RACE TO DIGITAL SUSTAINABILITY LEARN THESE FIVE LANGUAGES IN 2018 TO BOOST YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS MITON’S DAVID JANE: A HARD LOOK AT THE DATA THE RISE OF INTEREST RATES – HOW TO NEGOTIATE YOUR WAY TO A ROBUST FINANCIAL POSITION IN AN UNCERTAIN ECONOMY FIDOR EXPANDS MIDDLE EAST AFRICA REGIONAL HUB IN DUBAI SILICON OASIS SURVEY: BANKS PICK WRONG CHANNEL TO REMIND UK CONSUMERS OF LATE PAYMENTS VOLANTE TECHNOLOGIES AND NORTH AFRICAN PAYMENTS EXPERT EVISION ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP THE BCONFERENCE ABU DHABI PRESENTS AN EXCLUSIVE PANEL DISCUSSION “LEGAL AND REGULATION” CREALOGIX INVESTS IN THE ASIAN MARKET THE EVOLUTION OF CLOS AND THE DRIVE FOR INCREASED CUSTOMER LOYALTY SOUTH-SOUTH AND TRIANGULAR COOPERATION IS KEY TO FIGHTING HUNGER AND POVERTY AND TRANSFORMING RURAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PUBLIC CLOUD – PART OF THE STRATEGY FOR MIDDLE EAST ORGANIZATIONS BUT NOT THE STRATEGY WELCOME TO THE “FINTECH CIRCUS” – COMING SOON TO A TOWN NEAR YOU! UK’S LATE PAYMENTS CULTURE IMPACTING 4 IN 10 BUSINESSES VAT IN THE GULF CORPORATION COUNCIL—ACCELERATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE RIGHT ERP PLATFORM TOP FIVE IMPACTS OF GDPR ON FINANCIAL SERVICES EMERGING MARKETS POISED FOR IMPRESSIVE ATM GROWTH DELOITTE JOINS ICT GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY LEADERS TO DISCUSS GCC DIGITAL MATURITY AT “HUAWEI MIDDLE EAST INNOVATION DAY” PLEASE WELCOME GHULAM RAZA — KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE ABU DHABI ORANGE IS NOW ALSO A BANK CLIFFORD CHANCE ADVISES EBRD ON KEY EGYPT SOLAR PROJECTS CYBER SECURITY NOW TOPS LIST OF CONCERNS FOR ORGANISATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY RISK CHECKOUT.COM BRINGS APPLE PAY TO ITS CUSTOMERS IN THE UAE THE DELOITTE ME TAX PRACTICE COLLABORATES WITH JETRO TO SUPPORT JAPANESE INVESTMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST DAY TWO AT SIBOS: WELCOME GIANNA, REALLY INTELLIGENT AI, COMING IN 2018 BMB INVESTMENT BANK, BAHRAIN SELECTS TCS BANCS FOR TREASURY TO DRIVE INNOVATION AND ENHANCE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SPOTAHOME HAS RAISED $25 MILLION IN FUNDING SAVINGS, EFFICIENCIES AND GREATER RELIABILITY IN ENTITY VERIFICATION PROCESSES OF A COMBINED ANNUAL VALUE OF $650M TO THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY IDENTIFIED IN NEW RESEARCH INTO LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIERS ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET AND YES BANK COLLABORATE TO FURTHER ADVANCE FINTECH OPPORTUITIES DELOITTE MARKS EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF SOLID GROWTH SALARIES IN FINANCE SERVICES FALL BEHIND NATIONAL AVERAGE IN 2018 HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF YORK VISITS ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET ICO, BANKING, ENERGY, HEALTHCARE, RETAIL AND E-GOV AS THE BLOCKCHAIN TRENDIEST AREAS TO BE DISCUSSED AT BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE ABU DHABI ADGM RECOGNISED AS AN ATTRACTIVE AND TAX EFFICIENT AIRCRAFT FINANCING AND LEASING HUB FOR THE REGION FUJITSU SELECTS SAP ARIBA TO HELP DELIVER INNOVATION FOR ITS CUSTOMERS “THINK ASIA, THINK HONG KONG”INSPIRES LONDON AUDIENCE ASIA OPPORTUNITIES, TECHNOLOGY AND BELT AND ROAD COLLABORATION SPOTLIGHTED LONDON REMAINS TOP CAREER DESTINATION FOR HEC PARIS’ MASTERS’ STUDENTS AMLAK FINANCE WINS PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL BANKING & FINANCE REVIEW AWARDS AS&H LAW FIRM IN CO-OPERATION WITH CLIFFORD CHANCE ADVISES SAVOLA GROUP ON SAUDI ARABIA’S FIRST ACCELERATED BOOK-BUILT BLOCK TRADE DELOITTE ADVISES SHAREHOLDERS OF LEADING NURSERY GROUP IN DUBAI, BLOSSOM NURSERY ON MERGER WITH BABILOU, EUROPE’S LARGEST EARLY YEARS EDUCATION PROVIDER ANOMALI SIGNS MOU WITH UBF TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST THREAT INTELLIGENCE SHARING GROUP FOR BANKS IN THE UAE DELOITTE LAUNCHES VOLUME 3 OF ITS WHITEPAPER SERIES: VAT IMPACT ON FAMILY OFFICES; IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND FREE ZONE ENTITIES WEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT FRAME QATAR AS MARKET OF “GREAT POTENTIAL” FOR INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS FINANCE SMES LOOKING EAST FOR GLOBAL GROWTH SMART DUBAI ENDORSES WORLD BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS TO INCREASE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ALLOCATION BUT BREXIT IS BIGGEST CHALLENGE PCL SEES HIGHEST SALE ON RECORD BUT BUY TO LET SECTOR REMAINS SLUGGISH JIBREL NETWORK SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DUBAI-BASED ARABIANCHAIN TO BRING SMART REGULATION TO MENA FIVE IT CHALLENGES AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY TRADITIONAL OUTSOURCING DEALS MAKING A COMEBACK U.S. CLEVELAND CLINIC RANKED #1 HOSPITAL FOR HEART CARE FOR 23RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR ING BANK WILL USE FICO TECHNOLOGY TO POWER GROWTH IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC UAE-BASED FINTECH START-UP SECURES $700K INVESTMENT TO ADVANCE FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED MIGRANT WORKERS MASTERING PRIVATE EQUITY AND PRIVATE EQUITY IN ACTION REGISTRATION FOR BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE ABU DHABI 2017 IS OPENED! NUCLEUS SOFTWARE SHOWCASES DIGITAL LENDING AND ADVANCED ANALYTICS AT THE MIDDLE EAST BANKING INNOVATION SUMMIT 2017 ATRADIUS PUBLISHES MENA COUNTRY REPORT FOR BUSINESSES DELOITTE MIDDLE EAST POINT OF VIEW: 5G TECHNOLOGY, RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONSTRUCTION MARKET, NON-PERFORMING LOANS, AND GCC FAMILY BUSINESSES WITH SUKUK & INNOVATION DRIVING NEW GROWTH MOMENTUM, THE PROSPECTS FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE IN AFRICA LOOK INCREASINGLY PROMISING OIL MARKET: THE OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF 2017 INFOSYS TO ACQUIRE DIGITAL INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE STUDIO, BRILLIANT BASICS IMMEDIATE PAYMENTS ARE A KEY REVENUE DRIVER FOR 66 PERCENT OF BANKS IN MARKETS WITH IP SCHEMES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOES GLOBAL: DEMAND FOR AI REACHES FOUR CONTINENTS IN THREE MONTHS, NEW FIGURES FROM SYNECHRON SHOW DELOITTE GLOBAL FINDS GENDER DIVERSITY ON BOARDS DOUBLED IN ORGANIZATIONS WITH FEMALE LEADERSHIP TOTAL AND WORLDLINE PARTNER WITH AFRICAN FINTECH INTOUCH TO SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT OF GUICHET UNIQUE,AN INNOVATIVE DIGITAL SOLUTION FOR RETAIL NETWORKS HALF OF EXPORTERS YET TO REVAMP FUTURE TRADING PLANS AFTER EU REFERENDUM UNDERSTANDING YOUR RISK PROFILE FAST-GROWING RETAIL TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ECREBO APPOINTS HANNAH LOWRY AS CFO THE GREAT INNOVATION CHALLENGE: HOW FINANCIAL SERVICES IS EMBRACING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGY INTESA SANPAOLO GROUP PARTNERS WITH FINTECH LENDER IWOCA TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN SME LENDING DELOITTE: NEARLY 60% OF GCC BUSINESSES FEEL VERY WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF VAT IN JANUARY 2018 PROFILE SOFTWARE & LOGIN SA JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER A TRULY INTERNATIONAL BANKING PLATFORM DELOITTE LAUNCHES BUSINESS GUIDE FOR IRAQ NPF Regtech Leaders Forum: Building a Network of Industry Influencers HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS ADVISES ENGIE ON ITS BID TO ACQUIRE A 40% STAKE IN TABREED ANAPLAN PROMOTES EDOUARD FOURCADE TO MANAGING DIRECTOR, EMEA DEFENSE REVENUES EXPAND, WHILE COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE SLOWS QIANHAI AUTHORITY AND ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET PARTNER TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT AND FINTECH COOPERATION TECH FIRM CAN SAVE BUSINESSES MILLIONS IN DATA ROAMING WHILST TRAVELLING INTERCONTINENTALLY CREDENCE SECURITY TO ADDRESS GROWING MARKET FOR GRC SOLUTIONS IN MIDDLE EAST THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH RSAM CONGRESSMAN KENDRICK MEEK JOINS KING & SPALDING CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN ANNOUNCES LANDMARK REGULATORY SANDBOX FOR FINTECH STARTUPS AL AIN FINANCE SELECTS HPD SOFTWARE HYCM: Technological Evolution, Partnering Up and The Road Ahead 4 TECH HACKS TO FASTER CUSTOMER ONBOARDING IN THE BANKING & FINANCE INDUSTRY FIDOR SOLUTIONS CONTINUES ITS LEADERSHIP HIRES WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF GEERT ENSING AS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER REAL MADRID BECOMES FOOTBALL’S MOST POWERFUL BRAND DELOITTE: THE MARKET IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES TO REPRESENT A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR LUXURY BRANDS IST ENABLES MIDDLE EAST ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER A CONNECTED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WITH LAUNCH OF NEW CLOUD PLATFORM FINTECH AND THE POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION OF BANKING IN AFRICA EMVCO REPORTS 6.1 BILLION EMV CHIP PAYMENT CARDS IN GLOBAL CIRCULATION M&S ANNOUNCES MAJOR NEW SCHEME TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF 10 MILLION BRITS DENTONS PUBLISHES THE TAKING SECURITY GUIDE DELOITTE OFFERS FREE AND INTERACTIVE VAT APP TO GCC BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS METLIFE UK COMMUNITY WEEK SUPPORTS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS DEVERE TO “EXTENSIVELY DEVELOP” IN EUROPE; JAMES GREEN, NEW HEAD OF THE REGION NORTHERN TRUST ESTABLISHES BRANCH OFFICE IN ABU DHABI TRANSFERTO STRENGTHENS EXECUTIVE TEAM WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO KEY SENIOR HIRES TO HELP ACCELERATE BUSINESS GROWTH DELOITTE: FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES EXPECT DISRUPTIONS OVER NEXT DECADE AND LOOK TO THE NEXT-GEN FOR BRIGHTER FUTURE INSIDESALES.COM RECOGNISED AS UK’S TOP DATA 50 LEADER DELOITTE SPONSORS FIRST “SAUDI SMART CITIES CONFERENCE 2017” TO SUPPORT GCC GOVERNMENTS IN DEVELOPING SMART CITIES DELOITTE PREPARES COMPANIES IN SAUDI ARABIA AND BAHRAIN FOR IMPLICATIONS OF VAT IMPLEMENTATION FIDOR STRENGTHENS ITS LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH NEW GLOBAL CFO HIRE WESTERN UNION DIGITAL SERVICE LIVE IN 40 COUNTRIES DELOITTE LAUNCHES INAUGURAL REGULATORY BAROMETER REVEALING THE TOP 10 PRIORITIES FOR BANKING REGULATION IN UAE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA IS THE WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING PAYMENT CARDS REGION DELOITTE: MEDIUM-TO-LONG TERM DEMAND FUNDAMENTALS REMAIN STRONG FOR DUBAI’S REAL ESTATE MARKET IN 2017 AS CHALLENGES REMAIN GARAGE LABOUR RATES HIT MORE THAN £230 AN HOUR NCR ROLLS OUT RECORD 350,000TH ATM FROM ITS HUNGARIAN MANUFACTURING FACILITY SAUDI STOCK EXCHANGE OFFICIALLY TRANSITIONS TO T+2 SETTLEMENT CYCLE INVENIAM CAPITAL PARTNERS LAUNCHES ITS CONSULTING & ADVISORY SERVICES AND ATTRACTS TOP CONSULTANTS MATICA’S NEW MDM ARCHITECTURE BRINGS WHOLE NEW MEANING TO ‘MODULAR’ DELOITTE: 69% OF GCC BUSINESSES CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY NOT BE PREPARED FOR VAT INTRODUCTION IN JANUARY 2018 NASDAQ SIGNS NEW MARKET TECHNOLOGY DEAL WITH HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LIMITED PEGASUS FORECASTS GROWTH IN 2018 OUTSOURCED PAYROLL SOLUTIONS APPOINTS FRONTIERPAY TO FACILITATE FX AND INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS ACROSS MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA ACI WORLDWIDE DELIVERS SEAMLESS MOBILE CHECKOUT EXPERIENCE IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA WITH HYPERPAY DELOITTE MIDDLE EAST POINT OF VIEW: ETHICAL TAX, CONSTRUCTION MARKET OUTLOOK, ISO 37001 ON ANTI-BRIBERY MANAGEMENT, AND GCC FAMILY BUSINESSES MITON’S ANTHONY RAYNER: CAN POLITICIANS DELIVER ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL PROMISES? THE MIDDLE EAST EYES THE LUXURY SHOPPING TOURISM CROWN THINKMARKETS CUTS LATENCY ON THINKTRADER MOBILE APP WITH NEUMOB SOLUTION 42% OF UK BUSINESSES ARE MORE INCLINED TO EXPAND OPERATIONS OVERSEAS SINCE THE BREXIT VOTE AND US ELECTION RESULTS VAT AND GCC REGULATORY TAX REFORM AT DELOITTE’S 10TH ANNUAL MIDDLE EAST TAX CONFERENCE FENERGO TO DELIVER 200 NEW JOBS TO SUPPORT GLOBAL GROWTH NEW DELOITTE WHITE PAPER EXAMINES CORE BANKING TRANSFORMATION ARE THE US HEALTHCARE SECTOR’S FRAILTIES TREATABLE? THE US HAS GONE FROM TRAILBLAZER TO STRAGGLER IN PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE OIL MARKET? BNY MELLON REALIGNS TREASURY SERVICES LEADERSHIP TEAM IN EMEA MUFG SIGNS A CO-OPERATION FRAMEWORK WITH THE SAUDI ARABIAN GENERAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY UAE MINISTRY OF FINANCE LAUNCHES SERIES OF VAT AND EXCISE AWARENESS SESSIONS DELOITTE ISSUES ITS 2017 TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATION PREDICTIONS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST MISYS AND D+H TO JOIN FORCES TO CREATE A NEW GLOBAL FINTECH LEADER DELOITTE REGULATORY & FINANCIAL CRIME CONFERENCE 2017 SIGNALS DISRUPTIVE CHANGE IS COMING CHINESE ACQUISITIONS OF UK COMPANIES TRIPLE SINCE 2014, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH FROM LIVINGSTONE VENTOLA LIGHT UP THE CURVE THEATRE’S LATEST SHOW BLP APPOINTS CORPORATE TAX EXPERT MARK BRAILSFORD TO EXPAND TAX CAPABILITY IN FINANCE ARENA HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS APPOINTS NEW GLOBAL HEAD OF ISLAMIC FINANCE REMEMBER THESE TIPS WHEN FILING YOUR 2016 TAX RETURN, AICPA TAX VICE PRESIDENT SAYS OPTIMISM FROM EGYPT MITON’S HENNA HEMNANI: BULLET PROOF EMKE GROUP/LULU GROUP INTERNATIONAL, MAJID AL FUTTAIM HOLDING LLC AND SAVOLA GROUP APPEAR ON DELOITTE’S 250 GLOBAL RETAILERS DELOITTE TO HOST SECOND REGULATORY AND FINANCIAL CRIME CONFERENCE IN DUBAI IN MARCH 2017 CROWN GLOBAL TO SPONSOR THE ROAR GROWTH GROUP AT UPCOMING LION STREET INSTITUTE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS 35M BRITS COULD BE OVER PAYING FOR FINANCIAL AND UTILITY PRODUCTS RECORD GROWTH FOR UK ONLINE LEARNING COMPANY FERROSTAAL GROUP FORMALLY ESTABLISHES CYBER-SECURITY PRACTICE IN MIDDLE EAST A STRESSFUL 2016 TEMPERS OPTIMISM, ACCORDING TO ANNUAL DELOITTE GLOBAL SURVEY OF 8000 MILLENNIALS FBS THE ENTERPRISE APP GAP DELOITTE GLOBAL HEALTH CARE OUTLOOK: SECTOR CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR 2017 DELOITTE RECOGNIZED AS BEST ADVISORY AND CONSULTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR IN THE CFO MIDDLE EAST AWARDS FINANCIAL INCLUSION DRIVES WORLDWIDE ATM USAGE MILBANK WINS MULTIPLE AWARDS, INCLUDING “AIRCRAFT FINANCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR,” AT THE GLOBAL TRANSPORT FINANCE AWARDS DELOITTE LICENSED TO PROVIDE FATCA COMPLIANCE SERVICES IN KUWAIT INVESTCLOUD EXPANDS LOS ANGELES HQ AND TARGETS FURTHER GLOBAL GROWTH IN 2017 TARTER KRINSKY & DROGIN LAUNCHES WHITE COLLAR & GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS PRACTICE WITH ADDITION OF PROMINENT PARTNER MICHAEL GRUDBERG WORLD TAX 2017 AWARDS DELOITTE MORE TIER ONE RATINGS THAN EVER BEFORE ROBERT HALF REVEALS THE TOP 10 ROLES WITH THE HIGHEST SALARY GAINS IN 2017 YAZ EL HAKIM JOINS KORTEXT’S LEADERSHIP TEAM AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION PLANS VALUATIONS CONFERENCE HOSTED BY DELOITTE AND AMWAL CORP. ATTRACTS OVER 45 COMPANIES PROMINENT INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION/WHITE COLLAR LAWYERS IGNACIO ALVAREZ AND CARLOS GONZALEZ JOIN RIMON’S MIAMI OFFICE DELOITTE: PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA EDUCATION SECTOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT MUFG ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF A BANKING NETWORK IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES APPOINTS RICHARD HUDSON AS VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGERIN EMEA DELOITTE: GLOBAL AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE REVENUES EXPECTED TO RESUME GROWTH, DRIVEN BY HIGHER DEFENSE SPENDING CEOS REVEAL CYBER NAIVETÉ AS INCIDENTS RISE AND LOSSES MOUNT How To Find The Median? DELOITTE: GCC BUSINESSES NEED TO URGENTLY START FOCUSING ON GETTING READY FOR VAT FRAGMENTED GLOBAL POS SOFTWARE MARKET CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY TECHNOLOGY VENDORS ENERGY PRICES ARE RISING: HOW IT HAPPENED, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR GLOBAL INVESTORS IS AN IPO THE KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS? HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP MANUFACTURERS MINIMISE THE IMPACT OF DISRUPTIVE WORLD EVENTS DELOITTE: VAT INTRODUCTION IN GCC BY 2018 TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OPERATIONS DELOITTE MIDDLE EAST ANNOUNCES 35 NEW PARTNERS, DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS IN ITS REGIONAL ANNUAL MEETING IN DUBAI ZURICH INTERNATIONAL LIFE DEPLOYS KODAK ALARIS HIGH PERFORMANCE SCANNERS BACKED BY LOCAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT TO DRIVE COMPANY’S DIGITIZATION EFFORTS DELOITTE ADMITS AHMED AL QASSABI AS PARTNER IN OMAN NUMBER OF EMV CARD-PRESENT TRANSACTIONS EXCEEDS 42% GLOBALLY ZURICH INTERNATIONAL LIFE DEPLOYS KODAK ALARIS HIGH PERFORMANCE SCANNERS BACKED BY LOCAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT TO DRIVE COMPANY’S DIGITISATION EFFORTS DELOITTE APPOINTS WAYNE THOMAS AS NEW MANAGING PARTNER FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORY IN THE MIDDLE EAST DELOITTE FAST 500 EMEA NAMES AUKA FASTEST GROWING FINTECH US LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MIDDLE-EASTERN BANKS: WHAT LIES AHEAD IN THE POST-TRUMP ELECTION WORLD THE 2017 EDITION OF THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ISLAMIC FINANCE CONVENTION IN UGANDA TO ADVANCE FINANCIAL DEEPENING & INCLUSION, BRIDGE FUNDING GAPS AND MOBILISE INVESTMENT FOR NEW GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THE HIDDEN COST OF EXOTIC TRAVEL DESTINATIONS FBS COMPANY: WE WILL MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE! DELOITTE AND AMWAL ADVISORY CORP. TO HOST CONFERENCE FEATURING VALUATIONS GURU PROF. ASWATH DAMODARAN SANS INSTITUTE SURVEY REVEALS 2016’S BIGGEST CYBER SECURITY THREATS AND RISKS IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS PROMOTES FIVE TO PARTNERSHIP IN AUSTRALIA SHIBEER AHMED JOINS WINSTON & STRAWN IN DUBAI WHITE & CASE PROMOTES 26 TO COUNSEL AND 15 TO LOCAL PARTNER SOPRA BANKING SOFTWARE STRENGTHENS ITS FOOTPRINT IN TUNISIA VENTOLA PROJECTS END THE YEAR ON A HIGH PAYMENT CARD ACCEPTANCE EXPANDING FAST IN DEVELOPING MARKETS CLOVER INFOTECH EXPANDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, OPENS OFFICE IN DUBAI DELOITTE MIDDLE EAST POINT OF VIEW: DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION IN ISLAMIC FINANCE, MEDICAL TOURISM AND FAMILY BUSINESSES IN THE GCC, AND SAUDI NATIONALIZATION DATA AND DIGITAL SERVICES DRIVE NEXT WAVE OF GROWTH IN AFRICAN TELECOMS ACI FINTECH DISRUPTORS REPORT 2017: MAJORITY OF EUROPEAN BANKS SAY PARTNERING WITH FINTECHS IS ESSENTIAL TO FUTURE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY ASSET MANAGER, LCP, LAUNCHES NEW FUND ON BACK OF STRONG INTEREST FROM SHARIA-CONSCIOUS INVESTORS LENDING STREAM BUILDS LEADING-EDGE CREDIT PLATFORM WITH FICO ANALYTIC SOFTWARE B CONFERENCE ABU DHABI ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THE CONFERENCE AGENDA PREMIA™ LEADING CHOICE OF INSURANCE COMPANIES IN OMAN THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC BANKING SUMMIT AFRICA DJIBOUTI 2016 OPENED TODAY WITH MORE THAN 250 ISLAMIC FINANCE LEADERS SEEKING TO HARNESS THE DRIVING FORCES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC FINANCE IN AFRICA TRADING IN THE AGE OF VOLATILITY THE NEXT US PRESIDENT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE COURSE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY CISI SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH THE KUWAIT CAPITAL MARKETS AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS GROWTH IN GLOBAL PAYMENT CARDS DRIVEN BY EXPANSION OF BANKED POPULATION CHINA AND INDIA CONTINUE TO DRIVE GROWTH IN ATMS WORLDWIDE DELOITTE GLOBAL REPORT FINDS RENEWABLE ENERGY CHARGING FORWARD ‘BIG BANG’ 30 YEARS ON: LONDON NOW FINTECH CAPITAL OF EU, BUT BREXIT CHANGES EVERYTHING DELOITTE WITNESSES JORDANIAN MOICT NATIONAL ROOT KEY GENERATION CEREMONY ISLAMIC FINANCE LEADERS FROM ACROSS AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND SET TO GATHER IN DJIBOUTI TO BOOST TRADE & INVESTMENT FLOWS WORLD RENOWNED EXPERTS TO SPEAK AT INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS SUMMIT IN DUBAI BSO SIGNS WITH NETRALITY PROPERTIES, EXPANDING INTO THIRD ON-NET DATA CENTRE IN CHICAGO AT 717 SOUTH WELLS BSO ESTABLISHED AS TOP PROVIDER OF GLOBAL LOW LATENCY CONNECTIVITY TO AND FROM THE US GCC COUNTRIES INVESTING IN LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT OF RAIL AND ROAD BASED TRANSPORTATION LEADING IP LITIGATORS DAVID MANSPEIZER AND GREG CHOPSKIE JOIN MORRISON & FOERSTER INFOSYS FINACLE PARTNERS WITH EMIRATES NBD AND ICICI BANK TO LAUNCH FIRST BLOCKCHAIN PILOT NETWORK DELOITTE’S BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTIONS AWARDED LATEST ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFICATION BSO FURTHER CONNECTS US FINANCIAL AND ENTERPRISE MARKETS WITH ULTRA LOW LATENCY GLOBAL NETWORK WITH TWO MORE POPS IN NORTH AMERICA GILLA BOTTLING DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY PUTS STARTUP ON TOP OF THE CLOUD CAMPBELL STEEDMAN JOINS WINSTON & STRAWN IN DUBAI BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE ABU DHABI – THE MAIN FINTECH EVENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION WILL TAKE PLACE IN UAE JUMIO TO POWER ONLINE MONEY TRANSFERS FOR UAE EXCHANGE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY MAKES THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR MORE LOYAL, PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFIED – EIU RESEARCH GEORGIA’S TBC BANK SLASHES LOAN DECISION TIME WITH FICO SOLUTION PEGASUS AND FLYNAS SİGN CODESHARE AGREEMENT DELOITTE: VAT IN THE GCC – IT’S COMING, SO HOW DO WE GET READY FOR IT? IBM ANNOUNCES PLANNED ACQUISITION OF PROMONTORY TO TRANSFORM REGULATORY COMPLIANCE WITH WATSON THAMES CARD TECHNOLOGY HALVES CO-BRANDED CARD PRODUCTION COST & TIME WITH RETRANSFER TECH BANK OF BHUTAN TO START ACCEPTING JCB CARD DELOITTE PREDICTS FURTHER DECLINE IN RESIDENTIAL SALE PRICES IN DUBAI IN 2016 FICO PROVIDES DECISIONING PLATFORM FOR SMARTPHONE-ONLY BUDDYBANK IN ITALY AN EXPANDING MIDDLE CLASS, GROWING INTERNET PENETRATION AND AN IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE: HOW ASIA-PACIFIC IS DRIVING GLOBAL ONLINE RETAIL FALCON GROUP COLLABORATES WITH AON TO BOOST UK EXPORTS PEGASUS AİRLİNES’ CEO MEHMET NANE REVEALS VISION FOR AİRLİNE AT THE AVİATİON FESTİVAL NUMBER OF CARD PAYMENTS WORLDWIDE SET TO INCREASE 55% TO 417BN BY 2021 PEGASUS AİRLİNES’ NEW CEO MEHMET T. NANE TO LAY OUT VISION AT THE AVİATİON FESTİVAL DELOITTE: RAPID HEALTH CARE MARKET GROWTH ANTICIPATED IN THE MIDDLE EAST AUTUMN HAS COME: NEW SEASON OF FINANCIAL MARKET THE CURSE OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED CEO COMPLEXITY AND LACK OF INTEGRATION HAMPERING CLOUD ADOPTION BY BUSINESSES, ACCORDING TO NEW PAN-EMEA STUDY SPONSORED BY ORACLE ISLAMIC FINANCE INDUSTRY LEADERS AND KEY REGULATORS FROM AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND INTERNATIONALLY GATHER TO ADVANCE TRADE & INVESTMENT, ACCESS LIQUIDITY POOLS AND BOOST FINANCIAL INCLUSION ACROSS AFRICA BLACKLINE EXPANDS EUROPEAN OPERATIONS WITH NEW GERMANY OFFICE DELOITTE: DECLINING OIL PRICES THREATEN EXPANSION OF MIDDLE EAST AIRPORTS BSO LAUNCHES ‘GATEWAY TO MEXICO’ WITH NEW POINT OF PRESENCEIN MCALLEN DATA CENTER SIX REASONS TO FOCUS ON THE EMERGING MARKETS, AND HOW SPECIALIST FINANCIERS MIGHT BE THE RIGHT PARTNER TO TAKE YOU THERE DELOITTE: MIDDLE EAST A GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR GLOBAL LUXURY GOODS SECTOR DELOITTE MIDDLE EAST POINT OF VIEW: VIRTUAL REALITY BOOM RISING IN MENA WHERE ARE ALL THE WOMEN? THE LACK OF FEMALES IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POSITIONS UK UNDERPERFORMS AS “BREXIT” UNCERTAINTY FAILS TO DENT M&A IN REST OF EUROPE DELOITTE IDENTIFIES 14 BUSINESS IMPACTS OF A CYBERATTACK MIDDLE EAST REGION’S LARGEST BANKING TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT WILL GET UNDERWAY IN SEPTEMBER PUBLIC CLOUD USE – WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? MCDERMOTT WELCOMES PROMINENT WHITE COLLAR LAWYER IN SILICON VALLEY CISE TAKES STEPS TO WELCOME MORE ISLAMIC FINANCE LISTINGS THREE STRATEGIC PROJECTS SET TO SOAR AFTER LIBYAN LOCAL INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT FUND (LLIDF) APPOINTS PWC DELOITTE RECOGNIZED AS MIDDLE EAST’S BEST CONTINUITY AND RESILIENCE PROVIDER IN 2016 THE ACCOUNTANCY BRANDSCAPE IS SHIFTING AFRICAN BANKS MUST SEIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR OWN MARKET VISA ADDS REFUGEE OLYMPIC ATHLETES TO COMPLETE TEAM VISA RIO 2016 ROSTER FIVE REASONS WHY BREXIT HAS TRIGGERED 50% SURGE IN MORTGAGE ENQUIRIES DELOITTE: MIDDLE EAST HEADING TOWARDS GREATER DIGITIZATION OF GOVERNMENTS SERVICES BNY MELLON’S HANI KABLAWI NAMED NEW HEAD OF INVESTMENT SERVICES FOR EMEA GCC BANKERS PARTICIPATE IN THE HOSTED BANKER PROGRAM AT THE REGION’S LARGEST BANKING INNOVATION SUMMIT HELD IN DUBAI FAQ’S ON APPLYING FOR A CYPRUS PERMANENT RESIDENCY PERMIT BY INVESTMENT (PRP) DELOITTE AND IRTI LAUNCH NEW ISLAMIC FINANCE INSIGHTS SERIES THE RETIREMENT COUNTDOWN: PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD NOW SAVING SEVEN YEARS LONGER FOR RETIREMENT FUNDING CIRCLE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JEREMY BENNETT AS GLOBAL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING DELOITTE PREDICTS REVOLUTIONARY DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS THE BANKING IT LANDSCAPE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT: SHORT TERM PAIN FOR LONG TERM GAIN AS GROWTH PROJECTED TO INCH TO 5% PA BY 2020 NEWGEN EMEA CONCLAVE 2016 DEMYSTIFIED DIGITAL STANDARDS FOR CRITICAL BUSINESS PROCESSES DELOITTE: MOBILE CONSUMERS CHECK THEIR PHONES OVER 80 BILLION TIMES A DAY NUMBER OF EMV CHIP PAYMENT CARDS IN GLOBAL CIRCULATION INCREASES TO 4.8 BILLION UK HOUSEHOLDS SET TO SPEND £63.4 BILLION ON INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BY 2025 DELOITTE: BOARDROOMS AWARE OF CYBER RISKS, NOT EQUIPPED WITH EXPERTS JOHN CARROLL JOINS ICC TO RELAUNCH AND LEAD A NEW UK TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY PROGRAMME DELOITTE SURVEY: INNOVATION AMONG TOP 5 PRIORITIES FOR 96% OF COMPANIES ATKINS LAUNCHES NEW ADVISORY BUSINESS TO HELP CLIENTS MANAGE UNCERTAINTY AND COMPLEXITY IN INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY DELOITTE: NEXT GENERATION FAMILY BUSINESS LEADERS CHART A DIFFERENT COURSE FIDOR OPENS DUBAI OFFICE SAUDI’S NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION PLAN TO BOOST NON-OIL REVENUE TO 530 BILLION RIYALS DELOITTE: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN A TOP PRIORITY FOR MIDDLE EAST COMPANIES MORE THAN A THIRD OF M&A PROFESSIONALS BELIEVE ONLINE DEAL SOURCING WILL REVOLUTIONISE THE M&A INDUSTRY CROWN GLOBAL MANAGING DIRECTOR JAY JUDAS TO SPEAK AT LION STREET, INC.’S TRUSTED ADVISOR CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA DELOITTE: 50% OF CFOS HAVE “MINIMAL UNDERSTANDING” OF THE IMPACTS OF VAT INTRODUCTION IN GCC BROADCAST AND COMMERCIAL REVENUE GROWTH DROVE CUMULATIVE REVENUES OF ‘BIG FIVE’ EUROPEAN LEAGUES TO OVER $14 BILLION IN 2014/15 DELOITTE: ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS IN GCC WOMEN ON BOARDS IN THE GCC: NOT A PRIORITY TO BUSINESS LEADERS THE MIDDLE EAST ASSET MANAGEMENT FORUM (MEAMF 2016) PARTNERS WITH SECURITIES & INVESTMENT COMPANY (SICO), TAKAUD SAVINGS AND PENSIONS B.S.C., 3I INFOTECH AND BAHRAIN INSTITUTE OF BANKING & FINANCE (BIBF) FOR THE FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL GATHERING IN BAHRAIN AON HEALTH SURVEY SHOWS 93% OF EMEA EMPLOYERS SEE A CORRELATION BETWEEN HEALTH AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LEADERS TO GATHER IN BAHRAIN TO ASSESS THE ROAD AHEAD IN THE MENA INVESTMENT INDUSTRY FIME PARTNERS WITH ALHAMRANI UNIVERSAL TO DELIVER TOOLS, TESTING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES IN SAUDI ARABIA SWIFT CEO REVEALS CUSTOMER SECURITY PROGRAMME AT INDUSTRY CONFERENCE BANGKOK BANK AND FISERV MAKE LIFE EASIER WITH MOBILE P2P PAYMENTS, ALERTS AND BANKING SERVICES FOR WEARABLE DEVICES EUROPEAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN CONSUMERS DEEPLY CONFLICTED OVER PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRIORITIES BLOOMBERG MEDIA’S KINECTION FORMS CONTENT PARTNERSHIP WITH ORACLE REVEALED: HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS’ INVESTMENT MISTAKES ARABIC INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CERTIFICATION BY DELOITTE & ACCA DELOITTE: TRANSFORMING GENDER BALANCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST COPING WITH A DEFAULT SPIKE IS OSBORNE RIGHT ON BREXIT AND PROPERTY? Speaker Interview – Atul Batra, CTO, Manthan DELOITTE BOOSTS ITS AVIATION CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST DESPERATE TIMES; DESPERATE MEASURES? FROM SAFETY TO PROFIT TOOL: COLLATERAL OPTIMIZATION THE ROAD AHEAD IN THE MENA INVESTMENT INDUSTRY Pio-Tech participates in Dot Finance the Africa’s largest fintech event PENETRATION TESTING SIMALLIANCE REPORTS 4.7 BILLION GLOBAL SIM SHIPMENTS IN 2015 GENERATION SUCCESS HOLDS SOLD-OUT LAW EVENT AT PARLIAMENT DELOITTE: RETAILERS FAILING TO EMBRACE NEW DIGITAL TRENDS FACE SURVIVAL THREATS THAMES WATER PURSUES CUSTOMER-CENTRIC COLLECTIONS USING FICO TECHNOLOGY PROFILE, AT THE 11TH MERB-DUBAI, IS PRESENTING NEW PRODUCTS AND CASES ON “ALTERNATIVE FINANCE AND BANKING SYNERGIES” DELL FURTHER DEMOCRATISES ADVANCED ANALYTICS WITH LATEST RELEASE OF STATISTICA WORLD TAKAFUL CONFERENCE: GCC SOVEREIGN ISSUANCE CAN BE HUGELY INSTRUMENTAL FOR TAKAFUL STABILITY IT’S TIME TO UNLEASH THE POWER OF YOUTH CAPITAL DELOITTE: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION KEY TO ORGANIZATIONS’ SURVIVAL DELOITTE: IS PROCUREMENT AT A DIGITAL TIPPING POINT? DELOITTE “MIDDLE EAST POINT OF VIEW”: LACK OF PROPER PLANNING CAN DERAIL IFRS IMPLEMENTATION IN KSA SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS AND CENTRAL BANKS EMERGE AS LARGE SCALE COLLATERAL PROVIDERS ACCORDING TO BNY MELLON AND OMFIF DELOITTE 2016 MIDDLE EAST TMT PREDICTIONS: VIRTUAL REALITY TO BECOME A BILLION DOLLAR NICHE DEBT MAY BE DEFINING ISSUE FOR SAUDI ARABIAN ECONOMY, SAY EXPERTS LEADING UK ONLINE RETAILER SHOP DIRECT USES FICO TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PREVENT FRAUD VAT IN THE GCC: NOW OR NEVER? DELOITTE RELEASES FIRST ARABIC SUMMARY OF IPSAS STANDARDS Financial markets in 2016 DELOITTE: INNOVATION AND GROWTH TOP OF MIND FOR CIOS, YET NOT MIRRORED IN INVESTMENT STRATEGY POTENTIAL INVESTORS IN THE DARK ABOUT CURRENT MARKETS IRELAND TOPS THE WORLD’S RANKING AS THE LEAST COMPLEX PLACE FOR BUSINESS COMPLIANCE PROFILE SOFTWARE IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEALTH MANAGEMENT FORUM IN DUBAI, SUPPORTING ITS OPERATIONS IN MENA STARTUP ANGELS TEAMS UP WITH GOOGLE FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO ACCELERATE STARTUP INVESTING COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY DRILL A LITTLE DEEPER – QATAR’S GROWTH SET TO DEFY THE LOW OIL PRICE ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS LEADERS DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF VAT ON BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES VETERAN BUSINESS STRATEGIST DONN KABIRAJ’S LEADERSHIP BRANDING PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN GLOBAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOP 20 CLUBS IN THE DELOITTE FOOTBALL MONEY LEAGUE GENERATE REVENUE OF $8BN CAPITAL INDEX LAUNCH ISLAMIC TRADING ACCOUNT DELOITTE: FALLING OIL PRICES HELP TOP GLOBAL RETAILERS SUSTAIN YEAR OF REVENUE GROWTH CROWN GLOBAL MANAGING DIRECTOR JAY JUDAS CHOSEN TO SPEAK AT UPCOMING LION STREET INSTITUTE SYMPOSIUM IN AUSTIN, TEXAS MILLENNIALS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS: CAN THIS RELATIONSHIP BE SAVED? TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS/HEADLINES IN TRADE SECRET, COMPUTER FRAUD, AND NON-COMPETE LAW IN 2015 VOLANTE TECHNOLOGIES STRENGTHENS ITS SALES OPERATIONS WITH NEW HIRES IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED MARKET INTEREST IN VOLPAY SUITE OF PRODUCTS VIRTUAL REALITY GEAR FORECAST TO HIT RECORD BILLION-DOLLAR MARK THIS YEAR ACCORDING TO DELOITTE GLOBAL 2016 TMT PREDICTIONS PROFITABILITY REMAINS STRONG AS FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRMS FOCUS ON COSTS – CBI/PWC IMAP CLOSES 221 DEALS IN 2015 WORTH OVER US$9.6BN DELOITTE: COMMERCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES IN MENA SPORTS VENUES 1916 – 2016 PLUS CA CHANGE? DELOITTE: DUBAI A SAFE HAVEN FOR WEALTHY HIGH-NET WORTH FAMILIES AND THEIR INVESTMENTS SUMMIT TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCE ECOSYSTEM IN EMERGING MARKETS WITH KEY SUPPORT FROM ISLAMIC FINANCE DELOITTE: TAX REFORM IN THE GCC APPROACHING STOCK MARKETS START 2016 IN PANIC MODE, INVESTORS URGED TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES GROUPAMA AND ORANGE ENTER EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF “ORANGE BANK”, AN INNOVATIVE, 100% MOBILE BANK DELOITTE: BEYOND “BIG DATA”, IT IS TIME TO THINK ABOUT “IDATA” 2016 World Tax results: Deloitte Tax maintains tier one ranking in the GCC DELOITTE’S CFO INSIGHTS: ARE CFO’S COMMUNICATING FINANCIAL DATA EFFECTIVELY? DELOITTE: GROWTH POTENTIAL FOR ISLAMIC SUKUK FINANCING IN EUROPE MIFID II – AS THE GREEKS WOULD SAY, “THERE IS NO AVOIDANCE IN DELAY” EMERGING MARKETS HOLD THE KEY FOR FUTURE GROWTH OF THE RESPONSIBLE FINANCE INDUSTRY FCA’S SENIOR MANAGERS RULES AND WHISTLEBLOWING DELOITTE REPORT OUTLINES TOP 10 ISSUES FACING MINING COMPANIES IN 2016 MORGAN MCKINLEY LONDON EMPLOYMENT MONITOR: CHILLED AIR LEADS TO A COOLER JOB MARKET AS THE YEAR END APPROACHES DELOITTE WORKS WITH GREATER AMMAN MUNICIPALITY TO IMPROVE INTERNAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO DELIVER BETTER SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF AMMAN DELOITTE: GCC IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO VAT IMPLEMENTATION CLOUD9 ANNOUNCES LONDON OFFICE TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH, AND GLOBAL PRESENCE Final day of World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) assesses impact of oil prices on Middle Eastern economies FOUR NETWORKING CHALLENGES FACING THE RETAIL BANKING INDUSTRY CHINESE COMPANIES EYEING ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN KUWAIT DELOITTE “MIDDLE EAST POINT OF VIEW”: INVESTMENT FUND PRODUCTS EVOLVE TO TARGET PRIVATE INVESTORS DEUTSCHE BANK APPOINTS CALAME AS HEAD OF COMMODITY TRADE FINANCE EMEA DELOITTE REPORT OUTLINES KEY STRATEGIC RISKS FACING BUSINESSES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS FINANCE CONTROLS AND AUTOMATION SOFTWARE PROVIDER PROCESSING 3 BILLION TRANSACTIONS ANNUALLY THROUGH CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM. UK ASSET MANAGER FROM LONDON CENTRAL PORTFOLIO TO SPEAK AT WIBC 2015 ON ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 5 INNOVATIVE MOBILE WALLET USES FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING PARTNERS AND SENIOR DIRECTORS TRANSFER FROM THE DELOITTE NETWORK TO THE GCC HCL ENABLES INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE TO DIGITALLY TRANSFORM ITS CONSUMER LENDING EXPERIENCE ACCORHOTELS CHOOSE QUADRIGA TO DEPLOY THEIR WIFI CLOUD BASED SOLUTION ACROSS ALL OF AFRICA PARTECH VENTURES APPOINTS OLIVIER SCHUEPBACH AS NEW PARTNER FOR GERMANY SURVEY: MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO SOUND INVESTMENT, STABLE FUTURE SOLVING ECOMMERCE CHALLENGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH PREPAID PAYSAFECARD STARTS IN KUWAIT – FIRST STEP OF EXPANSION INTO MIDDLE EAST THE CHRONICLES OF CURRENCY WARS. PART 4: CHINA DELOITTE: INVESTMENT INTEREST IN IRAQ CONTINUES DESPITE COMPLEX REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT EGYPT’S BANKING SECTOR: INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY NEDBANK CHOOSES BYTES AND VOLANTE’S VOLPAY FOUNDATION AS PART OF ITS PAYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCELERATE ISO 20022 ADOPTION SENIOR INSURANCE EXECUTIVES TO GATHER THIS OCTOBER AT THE INAUGURAL INSURANCE PENETRATION WEST AFRICA (IPWA) SUMMIT IN DUBAI BERKELEY LAW CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY TRADING IN THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BLACKLINE’S RECORD GROWTH SHOWS TREND FOR MODERN FINANCE IS GROWING IN EMEA SMART CITIES: WHERE TO GO? MAKE YOUR CHINESE MIDDLEMEN SELLERS GO ELSEWHERE WHY WE’RE CREATING 150 NEW JOBS IN IRELAND LOWERING THE HIGH COST OF HEALTHCARE INSURANCE WITH PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS — THE FIGHT MOVES TO AFRICA Malaysia: the Islamic financial capital of the world Keynote speech in progress at the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2014 Amlak Wins Global Banking and Finance Review Awards UAE’S SHARI’A COMPLIANT NOOR BANK REDEFINING CONSUMER FINANCE BY “GETS IT DONE” PHILOSOPHY MOBILE MONEY – BANKING FOR THE UNBANKED WESTPAC PACIFIC LEADS THE DISCUSSION ON MOBILE BANKING AND PAYMENTS AT THE 5THANNUAL MIDDLE EAST BANKING INNOVATION SUMMIT 2015 EXPLORE THE UNTAPPED WEST AFRICAN INSURANCE MARKET AT THE IPWA 2015 SUMMIT – A FOCUS ON MICRO INSURANCE, TAKAFUL AND CLIMATE INSURANCE FUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NEED TO JUMP ON THE BIG DATA BANDWAGON GOOD NEWS FOR EUROPE – BUT WHAT HAVE FALLING OIL PRICES MEANT FOR GULF FINANCES? IS A SUPER TAPER TANTRUM BREWING? BIOMETRICS IS CHANGING THE FACE OF BANKING Trading in Asia and the Middle East BAR COMMUNITY DISCUSSED PAYMENT PLANS AND PUBLIC ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LEGAL SERVICES MARKET LLOYDS BANK DELIVERS MULTI-MILLION POUND PACKAGE TO DOUBLE TRL’S ENTERPRISE VALUELLOYDS BANK DELIVERS MULTI-MILLION POUND PACKAGE TO DOUBLE TRL’S ENTERPRISE VALUE VALUE OF SMART DATA AND ANALYTICS UNLOCKED AT THE 2ND ANNUAL SMART DATA SUMMIT DUBAI EULER HERMES AGAIN “BEST CREDIT INSURANCE COMPANY IN TURKEY” IN 2015 THE ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BANK – SHAPING DEVELOPMENT BLACKLINE REVENUES UP OVER 50% AS LEADING BRANDS CONTINUE TO EMBRACE COMPANY’S CLOUD PLATFORM FOR MODERN FINANCE ALL THE RAGE – CEOS AND PSYCHOPATHIC TENDENCIES WARNING CLOUDS GATHER AROUND AUTO ENROLMENT STAGING DATES AVALARA ANNOUNCES MEHRDAD TALAIFAR AS VP OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EMEA FICO EXPANDS PRESENCE IN THE NORDICS WITH NEW OFFICE IN STOCKHOLM SWICORP, RETAL CLOSE “EWAN AL-QAYRAWAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FUND” DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF GUANXI BNY MELLON RECEIVES CELENT’S LEGACY AND ECOSYSTEMS TRANSFORMATIONMODEL BANK AWARD MIDDLE EAST BANKS’ SHARE OF GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING REVENUES TO INCREASE BY AT LEAST 25% BY 2025 TUXEDO LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE DUBAICARD TO DRIVE UAE PREPAID PAYMENTS MARKET MORGAN MCKINLEY LONDON EMPLOYMENT MONITOR: 2015 OPENED WITH A HIRING BOOM AS TALENT SHORTAGES SWELL SALARIES FIRST GCC BIG DATA SUMMIT VOTED A SUCCESS BY THE 200+ DELEGATES INVESTMENT POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS AND FINANCIAL EXPANSION THE 2015 PAYMENTS THREATSCAPE INOAPPS LATEST WEBINAR SERIES DELIVERS EXPERT INSIGHT ON MOVING TO ORACLE ERP CLOUD ACI WORLDWIDE AND STS PAYONE PARTNER TO PROVIDE EPAYMENT AND FRAUD PREVENTION SERVICES TO THE MIDDLE EAST SUKUK IN TURKEY: STRUCTURING CONSIDERATIONS FOR TURKISH CORPORATES EULER HERMES FINISHES 2014 WITH GOOD RESULTS COFACE & OMAN INSURANCE ENTER PARTNERSHIP TO OFFER CREDIT INSURANCE SOLUTIONS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION: WHAT PROGRESS AFTER THE “ARAB SPRING”? MORGAN MCKINLEY LONDON EMPLOYMENT MONITOR: 10 YEAR EDITION UAE INSOLVENCY LAW: A REAL PRIORITY FOR BUSINESS GROWTH AND FURTHER ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR THE REGION PROFITABLE GROWTH MARKS AGC’S QUARTER ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2014 PRECISIONPOINT NAMES ANDREW MENNIE AS NEW CEO ARGENTINA RANKED MOST COMPLEX PLACE TO DO BUSINESS IN THE WORLD RFA INTERNATIONAL MOVES INTO EPRESENTATION WITH BOLERO MOBILE SECURITY START UP OMLIS SECURES $31M IN CONTRACTS AND GROWS TO OVER 40 EMPLOYEES IN FIRST YEAR FIVE COST CUTTING TECHNIQUES TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS A SIZE ZERO CISI SIGNS MOU WITH KUWAIT CAPITAL MARKETS AUTHORITY TO INTRODUCE CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AVALARA STRENGTHENS EUROPEAN EXCISE TEAM WITH TWO NEW SENIOR APPOINTMENTS AMIRA RICE MIDDLE EAST INVESTMENT HELPS COMBINED REVENUE OF TOP 20 DELOITTE FOOTBALL MONEY LEAGUE CLUBS BREAK $8 BILLION BARRIER OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN CHINESE FINANCIAL SECTOR TO REACH £143.2 BILLION BY 2020 ARENT FOX EXPANDS WHITE COLLAR & INVESTIGATIONS PRACTICE IN NEW YORK WITH RETURN OF PARTNER M. SCOTT PEELER WHICH AREAS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES COULD SUFFER FROM SKILL SHORTAGES IN 2015? TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE IN 2015 BANKS MAY SHIFT STRATEGIES AS BALLOONING LOSS RESERVES DEFLATE BANK CAPITAL RATIOS UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD’S BUSINESS SCHOOL TAKES KEY ROLE IN £4.5M EU PROJECT AS SOLE UK UNI CFA GLOBAL MARKET SENTIMENT SURVEY 2015 BUILD LOYALTY IN FACE OF INCREASED COMPETITION FICO OPENS OFFICE IN JOHANNESBURG TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR ADVANCED ANALYTICS THE EUROPEAN VOTER MIGHT STRIKE BACK “Aafaq” wins the award of the Best Finance Company 2014 EFMA YEARBOOK 2014 EXAMINES GLOBAL TRENDS IN RETAIL BANKING SAS SUPPORTS JORDAN ISLAMIC BANK WITH RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL CONFERENCE SERIES EXPOSES STARK CONTRAST BETWEEN GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL RISK TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES MONICA EATON AS CIO TO DRIVE EUROPEAN EXPANSION GLOBAL BANKING RETURNS TO PROFIT AS IT ENTERS ERA OF OVERARCHING REGULATION ENTERING AN AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT SPIRE PAYMENTS CONTINUES ITS RAPID GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION BY ACQUIRING THE UAE BASED EFT DIVISION OF STS, CREATING A MARKET LEADING SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT HUB IN THE MIDDLE EAST. US PROMOTES ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO COUNTER EXTREMISM PIAS INVESTMENT OUTLOOK FOR Q4 2014 FICO DATA SHOWS ANTI-FRAUD TECHNOLOGY KEEPING UK CARD FRAUD LOSSES AT BAY ACI WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCES NEW EMEA LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS MONITISE NAMED DESIGN PARTNER FOR NEW ZIRAAT MOBILE BANKING SERVICE KROLL APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR TO HEAD UP FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS TEAM IN DUBAI DUBAI WOOS COMMUTERS WITH FIRST TRAM LINE EMIRATES AIRLINE H1 PROFIT UP 8 PERCENT TO $514M LARGEST US BUSINESS DELEGATION EVER VISITS EGYPT FILLING THE PAINFUL WHITE SPACE BETWEEN DATA AND REGULATORY REPORTING – THE EXAMPLE OF CCAR CLOUD-BASED EMAIL SECURITY SPECIALIST LAUNCHES IN THE UK AND EMEA WITH PLANS TO RECRUIT 50 PARTNERS IN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS MEDISICO APPOINTS ALISTAIR STEWART TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ACCEPTS ROLE OF CHAIRMAN UAE’S GDP TO GROW 4.2% IN 2014 AND 4.5% IN 2015, TOTAL EXPORTS TO INCREASE 6% THIS YEAR – EULER HERMES REPORT COMPASS PLUS SURVEY REVEALS THAT OVER 70% OF UK CONSUMERS STILL DO NOT HAVE A CONTACTLESS CARD BANQUE INTERNATIONALE À LUXEMBOURG OPENS FIRST BRANCH IN DUBAI, STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN LUXEMBOURG AND THE EMIRATES NEW AGE OF PHYSICAL BITCOINS? DRAGON PROMOTIONAL OFFER TO SUPPORT DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK EULER HERMES 2014 NINE-MONTH RESULTS – MAINTAINING MOMENTUM MILBANK WINS TOP AWARDS FROM CHAMBERS AND LATINFINANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA PROJECT FINANCE WORK IN 2014 LAW FIRM EVERSHEDS DEPLOYS MERU 802.11AC WI-FI TO SUPPORT VOICE AND VIDEO CONFERENCING IN EIGHT COUNTRIES ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS SWICORP AND NESAJ ANNOUNCE SUCCESSFUL CLOSING OF “AL-DHAWAHI REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FUND” EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? – THE MATURING OF ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROLS OPEN SOURCE MIDDLEWARE PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST UK EXPORT FINANCE ANNOUNCES FIRST LOAN IN THE £3 BILLION DIRECT LENDING FACILITY NOMIS BUILDS MOMENTUM AS THE BANKING INDUSTRY GETS TO GRIPS WITH RECOVERY ADS SECURITIES LONDON LTD IS LAUNCHED FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRMS SEE FASTEST GROWTH SINCE 2007 – CBI/PwC GITEX 2014 TO SHOWCASE STRENGTH OF UK ICT SECTOR HUGUES DELCOURT APPOINTED CEO OF BIL GROUP, SUCCEEDING FRANÇOIS PAULY, WHO ASSUMES GROUP CHAIRMANSHIP OVER 100 BANKS AND 400 DELEGATES JOIN THE MIDDLE EAST BANKING INNOVATION SUMMIT 2014 IN DUBAI UAE ECONOMY GROWING STRONGER: WITH SUPPORT OF AN EFFECTIVE DIVERSIFICATION POLICY ACCURIS NETWORKS RECEIVES $15 MILLION INVESTMENT AND HIRES WIRELESS INDUSTRY LEADER JEFF BROWN AS CEO CLOUDBUY DELIVERS PEAK PERFORMANCE ECOMMERCE INITIATIVE ACROSS GCC AND ASIA “STUNNING… A BRILLIANTLY CRAFTED ECOTHRILLER FILLED WITH CHARACTERS WHO ARE AUTHENTICALLY GOOD – AND BAD.” HIGH-WAGE OCCUPATIONS PROJECTED TO DRIVE UK LABOUR MARKET PAYMENT PROCESSING SOLUTIONS EULER HERMES APPOINTS MAHAN BOLOURCHI AS GCC CEO PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS’ RETIREMENT PLANNING OPTIONS LIMITED BY PENSION REFORMS KAINOS DEPLOYS WORKDAY HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AT TRAVELEX COFACE STRENGTHENS ORGANISATION IN THE REGION, WITH APPOINTMENT OF MASSIMO FALCIONI AS HEAD OF MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES IGNORE GEOPOLITICAL RISK AT YOUR PERIL, INVESTORS WARNED GOLD-i STEPS UP THE PACE: NEW APPOINTMENTS FUEL GLOBAL GROWTH ESTIMATING THE ECONOMIC RISKS OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE TRANSACTION REPORTING UNDER EMIR NEW TOOLS FOR BETTER RISK MANAGEMENT LEADING MUNICIPAL RESTRUCTURING ATTORNEY MARK KAUFMAN – CO-CHAIR OF MCKENNA’S MUNICIPAL REFORM PRACTICE – RELOCATES TO SAN FRANCISCO FORMER REAL MADRID PLAYER MICHEL SALGADO APPOINTED AMBASSADOR FOR TRIG MONEY™ CROSS-BORDER TRADE FINANCE TRANSFORMS THE SME INDUSTRY. GLOBAL RETAIL BANKING IT SPENDING TO REACH $150BN BY 2018, SAYS OVUM ECB ENTANGLED WITH BANKS IN POLICY CONUNDRUM CARILLION PLC AWARDED THE INVESTING IN INTEGRITY CHARTER MARK ‘MIDDLE EAST ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT GIVE IN TO DDOS EXTORTION DEMANDS’, ADVISES ARBOR MONITISE PLC CEO AL LUKIES NAMED NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF INNOVATE FINANCE THE FOUR KEYS TO LONGEVITY WHAT’S THE ALTERNATIVE? SUPER WEALTHY OPT FOR SECOND CITIZENSHIP BLACKLINE SYSTEMS REVENUES UP NEARLY 60% AS GLOBAL BRANDS ACCELERATE ADOPTION OF LEADING FINANCIAL CLOSE AUTOMATION PLATFORM WHAT DO RUSSIAN SANCTIONS MEAN FOR BP EARNINGS? GUESTLINE’S STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH JLL IMPROVES HOTEL PROFITS AND PROCESSES Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS) 2013 @ Expotrade GCC’S BIGGEST BANKING SUMMIT TO DIRECT MAJOR IT TECHNOLOGY SPEND GLOBALLY, 3 IN 10 CONSUMERS DON’T TRUST RETAILERS WITH SECURING THEIR DATA 14 REASONS TO CONSIDER BRAZIL AS THE HOME OF YOUR NEXT PROPERTY INVESTMENT READY OR NOT: CORPORATE READINESS TO FRAUD SATINDER SONI – CONTROL RISKS UK BANKERS WILL LEND MORE IN 2014, BUT EXPECT TO GET PAID MORE TOO GLOBAL BANKING & FINANCE REVIEW RECOGNISES TÜRKIYE FINANS KATILIM BANKASI VTB CAPITAL’S COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM NAMED BEST FOR FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS DOWN (BUT NOT OUT) IN BEIJING AND SHANGHAI: THE COMEDY SIDE OF BUSINESS IN CHINA LONDON TOPS MASTERCARD GLOBAL DESTINATIONS CITIES INDEX AS MOST VISITED CITY DELOITTE AND IRTI WORKSHOPS ON INNOVATION, GROWTH AND TALENT SHORTAGES IN ISLAMIC FINANCE AMENDMENTS TO THE CYPRUS CITIZENSHIP FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS ICC RELEASES GLOBAL SURVEY 2014: RETHINKING TRADE AND FINANCE UAE ORGANISATIONS TO BENEFIT FROM COMPLIANT E-INVOICING THROUGH TUNGSTEN NETWORK ORRICK CONTINUES EXPANSION OF LONDON FINANCE TEAM WHERE TO DRINK THE CHEAPEST (OR PRICIEST) BEER? TOP-RANKED EFG HERMES ASSET MANAGEMENT FORTIFIES ITS POSITION AS THE FUND MANAGER OF CHOICE IN THE ARAB WORLD WITH STELLAR PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL ASSET CLASSES HOME RETAIL GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES AWARDED FOR LOYALTY NOMIS SOLUTIONS APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF BANKING TO SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM IN EUROPE ANIL NAIR JOINS AGC NETWORKS LIMITED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CAMELOT UK LOTTERIES, SAINT-GOBAIN, TATE & LYLE TO PRESENT AT BLACKLINE SYSTEMS 2014 EMEA USER CONFERENCE BIG DATA IN BANKING: HOW BNP PARIBAS IS ANSWERING QUESTIONS WITH ITS DATA MUSTAFA SANALLAH, CHAIRMAN, NOC – LIBYA: “PRODUCTION OUTPUT AND PEOPLE’S SAFETY – OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES” ANIL NAIR TO JOIN AGC NETWORKS LIMITED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MONITISE ANNOUNCES BOARD APPOINTMENTS SAXO BANK OPENS OFFICE IN ABU DHABI, EXPANDS ITS PRESENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST UAE INTERNAL AUDIT ASSOCIATION COLLABORATES WITH MARCUS EVANS FOR THE 7TH ANNUAL INTERNAL AUDITORS FORUM IN DUBAI HSBC AND WELLS FARGO NAMED AS MOST VALUABLE BANKING BRANDS IN MILLWARD BROWN BRANDZ TOP 100 RANKING GLOBAL ISLAMIC BANKING ASSETS SET TO EXCEED US$3.4 TRILLION BY 2018 GATEHOUSE BANK REPORTS SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF PROFIT AND GROWTH FOREXINNOVATION AND CITIFX TRADESTREAM TO PARTNER ON INSTITUTIONAL MT4 ALGO-TRADING SOLUTIONS STROZ FRIEDBERG OPENS ZURICH OFFICE, NAMES TWO MANAGING DIRECTORS IVO HOPPLER AND NICO VAN DER BEKEN TO SPEARHEAD SWITZERLAND GROWTH DELOITTE: ARE YOU READY FOR THE GCC CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY IN 2014? EULER HERMES GCC UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF TCI FOR SMES Insure Direct (Brokers) LLC and the DMCC Free Zone general insurance workshop features ‘How to Ease SMEs Access to Finance’ FIRST GULF BANK SELECTS MONITISE TO POWER MOBILE MONEY SERVICES COMO ARABIA ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE LOGISTICS, SERVICES FOR MEGA PROJECTS DECTECH ACQUIRED BY GBGROUP FOR £20.5M TUXEDO MONEY SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES GLOBAL EXPANSION NZD/USD LONG-TERM TREND AND RBNZ POLICY BIAS BERMUDA-BASED CLARIEN BANK LIMITED LAUNCHES FULL-SERVICE OFFSHORE SOLUTION FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS ITSON INC. RAISES $12.5M IN SERIES C FUNDING LED BY TENAYA CAPITAL, WITH ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FROM ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ BOOSTING FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY CYPRUS CITIZENSHIP FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS – GATEWAY TO EUROPE FIMETRIX CONFIRMS COMMERZBANK AS TOP PERFORMER FOR EUR TRANSACTIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING DIGITALCITY DRIVER BEHIND £174M TECH ECONOMY ANDROID BOTNET TARGETS MIDDLE EAST BANKS MOBILE MONEY WITH MONITISE SAUDI ARABIA’S BANK ALBILAD IMPLEMENTS FIS SWITCH AS PART OF MAJOR PAYMENTS EXPANSION H2 2013 SAW DEAL VALUES CONTINUE TO RISE IN EUROPEAN BUY & BUILD BLACKLINE SYSTEMS CEO THERESE TUCKER HONOURED WITH BARRY HOLLAND MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AT 2014 FSTECH AWARDS IN LONDON DEBRECKS FOUNDER JOINS CURZON PR TO OFFER FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FORMICARY – A NICHE IT CONSULTANCY SPECIALISING IN FINANCIAL TRADING SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MAURITIUS AND BOURSE AFRICA LAUNCH A VIRTUAL TRADING SIMULATION LABORATORY INAUGURATION OF DELOITTE MIDDLE EAST CENTER FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GULF INSURANCE GROUP SURVEY FINDS ENTERPRISES ACROSS EMEA INCREASING INVESTMENT IN BUSINESS APPLICATIONS – BUT “TRANSFORMER” COMPANIES FAR OUTPACE OTHERS IN ACHIEVING DESIRED IMPACT WEDO TECHNOLOGIES HAS BEST YEAR TO DATE WITH 12 PER CENT GROWTH IN 2013 CESKA SPORITELNA WILL USE FICO ANALYTICS TO OPTIMIZE OFFERINGS FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS DELOITTE LAUNCHES THE 2014 MIDDLE EAST TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PREDICTIONS REPORT SAS R&D CENTRE FOR COMBATTING FRAUD AND FINANCIAL CRIME OPENS IN SCOTLAND BIAN SIGNS FIRST AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY PARTNER THE GROWING TREND OF COMMERCIAL PRESSURE TO TAKE ENHANCED RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPLY CHAIN NEW INVOICING REGULATIONS SET TO END PAPER INVOICING INTERNATIONAL COACH FEDERATION HIRES NEW REGIONAL SERVICE CENTRE MANAGERS IN MOSCOW AND KUALA LUMPUR XGLOBAL MARKETS, THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BROKER NEWGEN SECURES MULTI MILLION POUND DEAL ADVISING ON THE SALE OF CROCUS CONSULTING TO INOAPPS DELOITTE: INCREASING HEALTH CARE SPENDING IN GCC COUNTRIES INFIGEN ENERGY CHOOSES METRICSTREAM FOR INTEGRATED GOVERNANCE, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE DOES THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL COMMUNITY HAVE ITS HEAD IN THE CLOUD? EULER HERMES AGAIN NAMED “FASTEST GROWING TRADE CREDIT INSURANCE COMPANY IN GCC” DELOITTE AND NOOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEFINE THE DIGITAL SERVICES LANDSCAPE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST OVUM COMMENTS: FACEBOOK BUYS WHATSAPP AS SOCIAL MESSAGING VOLUMES WILL REACH 69 TRILLION BY THE END OF 2014 MONITISE H1 REVENUE UP 67% – CONSUMERS SWITCHING ON TO MOBILE INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2013 POST ACQUISITION INTEGRATION CHALLENGES SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERESTIMATED BANGKOK BANK UPGRADES TO MOBILITI EDGE FROM FISERV MONITISE ACQUIRES TURKEY’S MOBILE MONEY INNOVATOR POZITRON DELOITTE SURVEY: MIDDLE EAST FERTILE TERRITORY FOR CHINESE OUTBOUND M&A INVESTMENTS NARDELLO & CO. EXPANDS GLOBAL INVESTIGATION PRACTICE WITH MAJOR NEW HIRES IN US, ASIA, MIDDLE EAST THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE FOR THE HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL INDUSTRY FROST & SULLIVAN COMMENDS WYPLAY’S FROG FOR DELIVERING THE FLEXIBILITY OF AN OPEN SOURCE PLATFORM WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF MORE TRADITIONAL MIDDLEWARE SOLUTIONS TRUE POTENTIAL UNVEILS ANOTHER STRONG RISE IN ANNUAL PROFITS WITH 2013 RESULTS INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENTS ACCELERATES GROWTH WITH TWO SENIOR HIRES OPPORTUNITY (ALMOST) LOST BLME ADOPTS CLUSTERSEVEN SPREADSHEET MANAGEMENT PRAXITY 2013 RESULTS SINK OR SWIM. HOW RESILIENT ARE GCC BANKS COMPARED TO THEIR WESTERN COUNTERPART? ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF SUBSIDENCE IN THE SECTOR? ETA ANNOUNCES VISA AND GOOGLE KEYNOTES FOR “TRANSACT℠ 14: POWERED BY ETA” TESTS DEMONSTRATE CAPABILITY OF CREDIT CAPACITY SCORE FROM FICO AND EQUIFAX TO SPUR UK LENDING GROWTH MORGAN LEWIS STRENGTHENS INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONAL CAPABILITIES WITH ADDITION OF PRIVATE EQUITY AND INVESTMENT FUNDS LAWYER IN LONDON ABDULAZIZ ALSAGHYIR CONCLUDED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT DEALS FOR SR HALF BILLION IN 2013 HOW TO TURN ROUND A BUSINESS: IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE THE OCCUPATIONS DRIVING THE U.S. JOBS RECOVERY BANK ON YOUR OWN ENERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES ORGANISATION TRUE POTENTIAL NAMED IN ELITE TECHNOLOGY GROWTH LIST BIAN EXPANDS GLOBAL REACH WITH FIRST MIDDLE EAST MEMBER DELOITTE COLLABORATES WITH FAA FOR WORLD-CLASS ISLAMIC FINANCE TRAINING STANDARDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST BARWA BANK ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF CAPITAL FINANCING THE TALL GROUP OF COMPANIES RED BOX RECORDERS COMPANY INSIGHT SUSTAINED GROWTH SETS UP BDO TO LEAD MARKET CONSOLIDATION BANK SOHAR ATTAINS ‘BEST CSR BANK OMAN 2013’ AWARD FROM UK BASED GLOBAL BANKING & FINANCE REVIEW BAWABAT MAKKAH COMPANY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH SWICORP TO JOINTLY LAUNCH “BAWABAT MAKKAH 1ST REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FUND” MODERNIZING THE BANK EXPERIENCE THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE TECHNOLOGIES NEW PROTIVITI STUDY SHOWS TECHNOLOGY USE AND RISKS OUTPACING IT AUDIT CAPABILITIES IN MOST ORGANIZATIONS THE FUTURE OF THE FX MARKET IN THE GCC BRINGING GIS TO LIFE BLACK BRICK PROPERTY SOLUTIONS – AN INDEPENDENT PROPERTY BUYING AGENCY COVERING LONDON AND THE HOME COUNTIES SULLIVAN & WORCESTER WIDENS ITS FINANCE OFFERING IN LONDON CLIVE PEDDER APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR EMEA FOR WOLTERS KLUWER FINANCIAL SERVICES’ FINANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE BUSINESS POLAND – THE ROAD FROM ADVERSITY TO PROSPERITY UK CARVES A SPACE IN ISLAMIC FINANCE “BLOMINVEST” ACHIEVES MORE THAN 30 MILLION IN 9 MONTHS FUNDS PROCESSING – UNLOCKING HIDDEN EFFICIENCIES ENDS FIRST GULF BANK ACQUIRES FULL OWNERSHIP OF ASEEL ISLAMIC FINANCE WHAT BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES MUST LEARN FROM THE US EXPERIENCE OF WHISTLEBLOWING HSBC APPOINTS UK HEAD OF GLOBAL TRADE & RECEIVABLES FINANCE MAJID JAFAR OUTLINES VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST UK GDP FIGURES TO PUT PRESSURE ON STERLING? ANTI-PIRACY INVENTION RAISES OVER £100K ON CROWDCUBE UK ECONOMIC DATA SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKNESS AND SUBSEQUENTLY A WEAK STERLING NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI SELECTS SUNTEC TO BOOST REVENUE MANAGEMENT AXIS BANK PLANS MAJOR MOBILE BANKING PUSH, AIMS TO REACH OUT TO 1.5 MILLION CUSTOMERS THROUGH NEW DELIVERY CHANNELS CORPORATE BACKGROUND SEARCHES SHOW SHADY ‘BENEFICIAL OWNERS’ POSE SERIOUS THREAT TO FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR THOMSON REUTERS REINFORCES GLOBAL INDIRECT TAX LEADERSHIP POSITION WITH LATEST VERSION TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES: HELPING COMPANIES EXPERIENCE CERTAINTY IN A DIFFICULT BANKING AND FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE CITY LIGHTS OR ARABIAN NIGHTS? WEAK UK RETAIL SALES RELEASED TODAY AN EXCUSE TO SELL THE POUND? MAXIMIZING THE VALUE INFORMATION WHY IS THE US DOLLAR WEAK WHEN WAR IS AROUND THE CORNER? We use cookies to enhance your visit, personalise our content, social media features, ads & to analyse our traffic. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website. 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