DMCC named world’s no. 1 free zone by FTDubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), a leading Free Zone for trade and enterprise in Dubai, UAE has been named World’s No. 1 Free Zone’ ‘by Financial Times’ fDi Magazine, three years in a row. A total of More… |
Nikkei and the FT: a meeting of minds or culture clash?For all the assurances by Nikkei executives that the Financial Times would retain editorial independence under their ownership, some staff at the business daily were fretting about everything from journalistic standards to holiday allowance. More… |
Japan's Nikkei buys Financial Times in $1.3bn dealJapanese media group Nikkei on Thursday agreed to buy the Financial Times from Britain's Pearson in a $1.3 billion deal that brings together two leading financial news organisations from Europe and Asia. The sale of the FT Gro More… |
Pearson 'to sell Financial Times'British publisher Pearson has decided to sell the Financial Times newspaper to a global, digital news company, a person familiar with the deal said on Thursday. A full announcement is expected shortly, the person told Reuters. More… |
Agile FT, Oracle to showcase fund management technologiesAgile Financial Technologies (Agile FT), a leading software product company servicing the banking, financial services and insurance sectors, is holding exclusive conference on death and fund management technology, in association with Oracle this More… |
Agile FT, Oracle to showcase fund management technologiesAgile Financial Technologies (Agile FT), a leading software product company servicing the banking, financial services and insurance sectors, is holding exclusive conference on death and fund management technology, in association with Oracle this More… |
Agency asks ex-Barclays staff for evidence in Qatar caseBritain's anti-fraud agency has asked former Barclays executives to give evidence as part of an investigation into undisclosed payments the bank made to Qatari investors in 2008, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. T More… |
Julphar, FT plan major biotech forum in DubaiJulphar (Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries), a leading pharmaceutical company based in the UAE, will hold a strategic biotechnology forum in conjunction with the Financial Times next month. The one-day forum will be hedl on December More… |
Saudi set to open stock market to foreigners: FTSaudi Arabia is expected to allow foreign investors to invest directly in its $340 billion stock market for the first time later this year, the Financial Times reported. The newspaper said the Middle East's biggest economy and the worl More… |
Dubai sought 'loans from banks for bond mandates'Dubai asked lenders pitching to manage the emirate's recent sovereign bond issue to offer the government a $500 million loan over three years, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing bankers. Dubai issued a $1.25 billion bond wi More… |