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ACCA, IMA call off dealTHE ASSOCIATION OF Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and the US Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) have said their Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) will not proceed. ACCA and IMA said they...
DFM goes to New YorkDUBAI FINANCIAL Market (DFM) will organise its International Investor Roadshow in New York on September 24 and 25, 2013, in collaboration with Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The event...
Changing fortunesIndian expatriates in UAE reap huge as rupee goes on a free fall… INDIAN RESIDENTS residing in the UAE “have been fortunate enough to get an 11% increment in...
UHY strengthens presence in EurasiaINTERNATIONAL NETWORK of independent accounting and consultancy firms UHY, has welcomed a new member in Georgia, the ARG Group LLC, to its global network. ARG Group LLC was established...
Bank hosts macro-economic meetSTANDARD CHARTERED recently hosted a Macro-Economic briefing session titled; “Transforming, Rebalancing, and Outperforming” for its corporate clients in the UAE. The bank is holding similar briefings to clients in...
Eastnets in FATCA awareness driveEASTNETS, A global provider of compliance and payments solutions, has announced that it is organising informative road shows across the GCC and Pakistan to help financial institutions understand the...
ICAI unveils TV channelHERALDING A new era of education, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will soon have a TV channel for its members as well as those studying accountancy,...
Green is the new leanSENIOR BUSINESS representatives from Dubai have agreed that sustainability reporting – which provides information about organisations’ economic, environmental, social and governance performance – has an important role to play...
MENA IPOs raise $1.6bn in Q1 2013ACCORDING TO Ernst & Young’s 2013 first quarter IPO update for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), regional capital markets recorded a twentyfold increase in capital raised and...
IIA-UAE conference ‘a resounding success’BUILDING ON previous milestones and achievements of its flagship annual conference, the UAE Internal Audit Association (IIA UAE) recently organised a successful and a record-breaking 14th Annual Regional Audit...
Experts address PICPA forum in Abu DhabiSubject Matter Experts (SMEs) recently led discussions on technical topics and shared tips on soft skills development at the Grand Millennium Hotel Al Wahda in Abu Dhabi. Business professionals,...
All set for World Accounting SummitConference Chairman Abbas Ali Mirza releases programme and full list of invited speakers… IN THE backdrop of the recent appointment of the first ever trustee from the Middle East...
E&Y signs certification dealERNST & YOUNG signed a working agreement with Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) to assist in Shari’a certification of Core Banking Systems (CBS) used by...
‘No ordinary business minds’SIX OF the world’s chartered institutes have launched a new initiative to support, develop and promote the role that Chartered Accountants play throughout the global economy. To celebrate the...
Region’s 40% certified auditors in UAETHE UAE Internal Audit Association (UAE-IAA), the local body affiliated to the Global Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA-Global), announced that the UAE leads the region in the number of...
IMA, Wiley release new study systemTHE INSTITUTE of Management Accountants (IMA) and global publisher John Wiley & Sons have announced the release of the new 2013 Wiley CMA Learning System (CMA LS) and Online...
Spotlight on banks at Euromoney meetOVER 300 high-level local and international financiers, investors, policy makers and regulators are set to meet in Manama, to look at the role of Bahrain’s financial sector in the...
Eco-friendly credit card now in UAEFIRST GULF Bank (FGB) has launched the UAE’s first green Visa credit card in association with Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company. The First Gulf Bank Masdar Card allows...
DFM launches iVESTOR Shabab cardTHE DUBAI Financial Market (DFM) has launched iVESTOR Shabab card for the youth in the UAE, aimed at promoting financial knowledge and responsible spending under parental control. The Shari’ah...
Deloitte launches new appDELOITTE’S MIDDLE East ‘Point of View’,the quarterly thought-leadership publication, has now been launched as an App on the tablet. This announcement comes timed with the release of the fall...
