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May 07, 2013
The Central Bank has referred its draft law on mortgages back to the UAE's banking sector for consultation. Read Article Central Bank refers mortgage cap draft back to UAE lenders
May 07, 2013
Network International's Mercury network, the UAE's home-grown alternative to Visa and MasterCard, secures an alliance with Discover Financial Services that will expand its usability across the globe. Read Article Mercury to tap demand for prepaid debit cards
May 07, 2013
Commercial Bank of Dubai prepares to test the waters of bond markets with credit markets still receptive to UAE credit. Read Article Bond sale to help Dubai bank benefit from economic upturn
May 02, 2013
The new financial free zone for Abu Dhabi will have a new regulator and its own court system aligned with global financial market laws. Read Article Abu Dhabi free zone to have own courts
May 01, 2013
London and Dubai are competing for the title of the biggest Islamic finance listing centre in the western world. But their financial firms are also cooperating in ways that a decade ago would have seemed unlikely. Read Article London and Dubai want Islamic finance crown
May 01, 2013
Bounced cheques: The establishment of a federal credit bureau will pave the way for a decriminalisation of security cheques for all residents if it is successful, the Ministry of Finance has said. Read Article Credit bureau to reform borrowing and bounced cheques in the UAE
May 01, 2013
The Al Etihad Credit Bureau is preparing to begin trials in two months' time, but that is only the start of its plans to overhaul credit assessment in the UAE. Read Article Credit scores to be available next year
May 01, 2013
Banks preparing for the coming changes to consumer lending practices in the UAE will find plenty of examples in emerging markets of recently established credit bureau. Read Article Plenty of examples in emerging markets for UAE's lenders
Apr 29, 2013
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank shares fell after it said a settlement of its legal action over losses linked to its pre-crisis subprime investments would have a 'limited' effect on its balance sheet. Read Article US settlement fails to boost ADCB
Apr 28, 2013
The UAE's strategy to attract long-term institutional investors appears to be paying off, as pension funds and insurance companies replace the speculative "hot money" of the pre-crisis years. Read Article Big boys return to UAE's markets
