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GEMS Education in assessment programme tieupDubai-based GEMS Education is partnering with France’s Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to support the launch of a new approach to improving education assessment and strategies in low- and middle-income countrie More… |
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UAE banks to study impact of new impairment rulesBanks in the UAE have been given until June 16 to assess the impact of new accounting standards, which are likely to raise the impairments required against bad loans, according to a central bank document seen by Reuters. Lenders a More… |
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WIBC plans Islamic banking benchmarkThe World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) will be developing a comprehensive performance assessment framework to help Islamic financial institutions assess their ranking and performance vis-à-vis their competitors. The event is hosted More… |
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Moody's assigns CE Assessments to 11 Saudi banksMoody's Investors Service has assigned Counterparty Risk Assessments (CR Assessments) to 11 Saudi Arabian banks. It includes CR Assessments of Aa3(cr) to Al Rajhi Bank, Arab National Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi, Riyad Bank, Nati More… |
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Pearson wins deal to develop PISA 2018 frameworksPearson, a leading learning company, has won a competitive tender by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop the frameworks for Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018. The P More… |
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Bahrain govt staff to face new ability assessment planKey public sector staff in Bahrain are to face a tough new assessment of their abilities. A performance-based appraisal has been launched in a bid to promote the culture of meritocracy, said a report in t More… |
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Summit explores assessment in schoolsGems Education, an education provider for K – 12, and Educational Initiatives (EI), a leader in the field of student assessment methods, hosted a seminar aimed at exploring changes in assessment patterns in Indian schools. The full day sem More… |
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SCCI begins review for business awardsThe Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) organised a workshop for its 2008 economic excellence awards assessment committee to understand the criteria for evaluation that will be conducted to assess the award nominees. The genera More… |
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Tamweel, Amlak assets assessment by Feb endA government body evaluating the assets of troubled Dubai mortgage firms Tamweel and Amlak, due to merge under the newly created Emirates Development Bank, will complete its work early next year, said a report. The committee had until the More… |
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GCC banking risk assessment raisedStandard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its banking industry country risk assessment on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman. GCC banking sectors show a fairly high level of concentration, and competition is relatively li More… |
