ITD 3rd Global Conference on Financial Institutions and Instruments – Tax Challenges and Solutions. Hosted by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, the conference will provide an opportunity to share experience and …

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has been named, for the second consecutive time, one of the world’s safest banks in 2009 by the leading US-based Global Finance . NBK is the only GCC and Arab financial institution to be ranked twice among …

Participants at the ” Global finance stability: the role of members in financial safety network” workshop heard that Viet Nam and many regional countries were actively coping with the crisis. Chairman of the National Financial …

“This move is global good practice and is a step in line with other developed nations,” said a regional chief executive of one UAE bank, who declined to be named. Eric Milne, the head of banking and finance for the region at the law …

The unit of the Gulf Arab country’s sovereign wealth fund the Qatar Investment Authority has said it might delay plans to invest in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam and Cambodia because of the global financial crisis. …

Grameen shows poorest of poor can be creditworthyBANGKOK — The global financial crisis has highlighted a curious success story: A bank that doles out loans to some of the world’s poorest, least-creditworthy people continues to have a …

Banks join global money laundering battle. Banks in the UAE have until Sunday to disclose details of accounts held by foreign officials and politicians as the Central Bank tightens regulations on money laundering.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), one of the biggest banks in the UAE, has been ranked among 50 safest banks in the world in 2009 by Global Finance . The safest banks table compares the ratings for the worlds 50 safest banks, …

Treasurer Wayne Swan will fly to London this week to discuss global finance reforms with economic stewards from the world’s 20 largest economies.