With more than one billion Facebook users globally, and more than 500 million daily users on Instagram, it is logical that each day thousands leave their social media accounts unattended after they have passed away. Some...
An absence of talented and experienced employees, funding difficulties and the prevailing negative economic outlook are the main challenges that affect micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to a new report by the Pearl Initiative,...
Kuwait’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled Al-Roudhan said his ministry was working on a set of business climate improvement laws, primarily a bankruptcy and insolvency bill, reported Zawya. Al-Roudhan, who doubles as acting minister of State for...
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has today consulted on a comprehensive package of proposals to support the continued development of the growing funds industry in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).The proposals are wide-ranging and...
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi has approved its second batch of Regulatory Laboratory (Reglab) participants comprising 11 local and international FinTech startups. The successful participants, which were selected from...
Support Legal, the Middle East and Africa’s first legal services platform for entrepreneurs and emerging companies, is further innovating access to legal services with the launch of ‘ScaleUp’ (supportscaleup.com). Helping entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, the...
Matthew Diller, the dean of Fordham Law School, will be visiting Dubai this November to meet with alumni leaders and alumni of Fordham Law School. The Dean will also be visiting law firms to speak to interested prospective students about...
After the huge success of last year’s event, LexisNexis® is pleased to host the 2nd Qatar Business Law Forum & Awards, in partnership with Qatar University College of Law, Qatar Foundation and the Association of Corporate...
Under the agreement, both authorities will share information on developments and innovations in FinTech in their respective markets. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong entered into...
In July 2017, Charles Russell Speechlys bolstered its presence in the Middle East with a new office in Dubai. With existing offices in Bahrain and Qatar, the firm has been advising clients in the Middle East...
