Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), has issued its highly anticipated Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023.

The UAE has been at the forefront of taking decisive and proactive measures to curb the prevalence of cyber-attacks in the region.

Kuwait is a wealthy and steadily growing nation.

The UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) has released Ministerial Decision No. 261 of 2024 (MD261) on Unincorporated Partnerships, Foreign Partnerships and Family Foundations.

Banks, like other businesses, run on profit. A major source of profit for the banks is the interest paid by the borrowers of loans.

Recent updates to the UAE Civil Procedure Code in 2018 have resulted in improved access to claiming unpaid debts against defaulted debtors.

The Middle East continues to be a powerhouse in the Islamic finance industry, commanding a significant share of global Sharia-compliant assets. The region is estimated to hold approximately 77.4%...

Leasing is considered an important aspect when it comes to the finances for the corporations, primarily in the cases of funds for the expensive capital equipment like the machinery, vehicular assets, equipment...

In 2020, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), which is the UAE's financial and capital markets regular, published a draft new rulebook on financial activities regulated by the SCA.

UAE regulators have imposed laws to boost the Banking and Finance Sectors. Aftermath the Global financial crisis in 2008, the regulators are more careful of writing laws for the banking sectors.

DUBAI – The UAE remains the best country for doing business in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region for yet another year, as it introduced 4 new reforms in the last 12 months, the World ...

Rory Copeland, senior associate in our financial services regulatory team, is joined by partners Jodi Norman (Dubai) and Agnes Tsang (Hong Kong), and counsel Philippe Noeltner (Luxembourg)...

IFRS news is your quarterly update on things relating to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We'll bring you up to speed on topical issues and significant developments,...

As per the Central Bank of the UAE statistics, the UAE's banking sector topped the GCC region in terms of asset volume with a total value of about $711 billion (Dh2.61 trillion) in 2016...

On 9 September 2025, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) released Consultation Paper No. 9 of 2025...

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a leading international financial centre, seamlessly bridging regional markets with the global economy.

In the UAE, it is legally permissible for banks to close a customer's account if multiple checks are returned due to insufficient funds.

The Central Bank Regulation No. 29/2011 On Bank Loans & Other Services Provided to Individual Customers regulates the relationship between banks (conventional and Islamic)...

Nexdigm partnered with an IT platform provider as an implementation partner to provide portfolio reporting and data management services to Ultra-High Net Worth family offices.

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has successfully launched the Project mBridge Minimum Viable Product platform for early adopters.