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Deloitte launches course for Saudi hiresBUILDING ON its current nationalisation programmes, Deloitte ran a nation-wide recruitment campaign in 2013 in Saudi Arabia to identify young talented Saudi men and women and train them to...
FTSE launches Sharia’h indexFTSE GROUP (“FTSE”), the global index provider, has announced the launch of its new FTSE Sharia’h Developed Minimum Variance Index. The index series aims to deliver reduced index volatility...
New hedging standard to simplify accountsTHE INTERNATIONAL Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has announced a package of amendments to the accounting requirements for financial instruments. It includes a final hedge accounting standard, making a complex...
CIMA survey reveals rising salariesTHE ANNUAL salary survey conducted by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) shows that in 2013, qualified CIMA members in the UAE are earning on average AED47,765 in...
CIMA releases 2014 pricing campaignTHE CHARTERED Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), in an effort to make its qualification even more accessible to ambitious students and professionals in the UAE and across GCC, has...
UHY strengthens presence in AfricaGLOBAL ACCOUNTANCY network UHY has extended its coverage within the EMEA region by appointing two new member firms in Ghana, Voscon Chartered Accountants and Douglas Godwinson World. Both firms...
GT ranks as ‘Top Employer’A SURVEY of more than 200,000 business and engineering students from 12 of the world’s largest economies named Grant Thornton one of the top 50 most attractive global business...
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...
