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An advertising sign for a real estate company reading “Keep Calm There’s no Bubble” is seen on a building in the Marina district of Dubai in this file photo of November 19, 2013 (REUTERS/Caren Firouz)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 23, 2013 | Business
Dubai, Bloomberg/Associated Press—Dubai, which teetered on the brink of default in 2009, is cracking down on misconduct at its financial center to safeguard its position as a business hub. The Dubai Financial Services Authority, which regulates the Dubai International...
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DIFC CEO Jeff Singer during a visit to Asharq Al-Awsat’s Headquarters in London. (Asharq Al-Awsat photo by James Hanna)
by Mohammed Alkhereiji | May 15, 2013 | Business
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jeff Singer, CEO of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), hopes to double the size of the financial hub within the next decade. Singer, who celebrates his first year as CEO this August, is responsible for the DIFC shift from a...