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Iran issues lease-based Islamic bondsIran's Ministry of Finance has issued 5 trillion rials ($145 million) of lease-based Islamic bonds, expanding the range of the government's funding tools and providing a much-needed pricing benchmark for corporate issuers. More… |
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Firms 'slow in acting on mobile device security'Businesses are concerned about the security of mobile devices with access to corporate data, but are still slow to find ways of controlling their use, according to a study. &nb More… |
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Saudi must improve oversight of large loans: IMFStricter regulation and supervision of Saudi banks' large loan exposures to big corporate groups are necessary despite decent overall capitalisation, the International Monetary Fund has said. Lenders in the w More… |
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Moody's cautious on Gulf corporatesCredit rating agency Moody's is still cautious on Gulf corporates as political turmoil weighs on the region despite a broader recovery under way currently, it said in a report. Moody's said the wave of ratings downgrade seen during the pea More… |
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Mena corporates 'must invest in education'The leading businesses in the Mena region should take a wider responsibility for supporting skills-related issues within their industry and invest in education and professional development, said an expert. While majority of them are showin More… |
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Newsweek to honour UAE top 20Newsweek Arabic Edition, a leading weekly magazine in the Arab World, is set to honour the top 20 corporate performers in the UAE during 2008 at a ceremony in Dubai. 'The Newsweek Award of Excellence Program,' aims to recognise top More… |
