The long-awaited law on financial regulation and bankruptcy, which is widely hoped to have a far-reaching positive impact on the UAE’s business environment, is getting closer to reality with the Cabinet approving a draft proposal. The draft of the landmark legislation that seeks to decriminalize bounced cheques and help bail out businesses facing financial troubles […]
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The UAE and Saudi Arabia are among the world’s top 10 countries forecast to experience the fastest M&A (merger and acquisition) and IPO growth until 2020, reveals a new forecast by global law firm Baker & McKenzie. “Strong M&A activity in the UAE in the first half of 2015 is expected to result in a
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After a period of significant growth in Dubai property prices across the board from 2013 to mid-2014, there has been a softening in demand in the past 6 to 9 months. The rift between sellers and buyers’ expectations widened in the last quarter of 2014. During recent months, it has been observed that the compromise
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to present new proposals at a Eurozone emergency summit on his country’s growing debt crisis. The plan is to include a demand for the debt to be cut by up to 30%, after voters rejected the terms of an international bailout. While Greece’s banks are to still stay
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Hungary’s parliament has passed new legislation tightening asylum rules and backed plans to erect a border fence to keep out migrants. The new law which was passed easily, allows the detention of migrants in temporary camps, speeding up of the asylum application review process and limiting the possibility for appeal. In practice this means that
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Iran is negotiating with the US and five other world powers to seal an agreement on the disputed nuclear program. All parties are working hard. The US is prepared to walk away if there isn’t a deal and there is absolute intransigence and unwillingness to move on the things that are important. P5+1 group –
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Greece woke up to an uncertain future on Monday after having squarely rejected the terms of new financial aid for their cash-strapped country. The previous night, thousands had rejoiced at the outcome of the referendum that they said had slapped down the architects of a 5 year austerity drive that has ravaged the economy of
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Dubai shares fell, joining a global equity sell-off as investors speculated that Greece may leave the euro zone after an austerity bailout deal between the country and its creditors was overwhelmingly rejected in a countrywide referendum. The Dubai Financial Market General Index dropped 1.2 percent and stock screens across markets in Asia were soaked in
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With Dubai’s property prices in cool-off mode, prospective buyers are in no hurry to seal the deal in the secondary market. The average time taken these days now average anywhere up to 5 to 6 months from the time an investor decides to buy to actually signing the papers for the purchase. The transaction periods
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Dubai Lands Department has rubbished rumours of up to 8% hike from 4%, if the earlier deadline of June 2015 was not meet with by property owners. It confirmed in a statement that real estate registration fees, currently set at 4%, will not be increased in the near future, and that it does not plan
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