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CRI Middle East Opens Office in the Dubai International Financial Centre
Wednesday, 31 Dec, 2008 – 9:29 | No Comment

International Investigations Firm Safeguards Businesses from Global White Collar Crime
Wednesday, December 31, 2008: Corporate Research and Investigations LLC (CRI Middle East LLC) (www.cri.ae), a subsidiary of Corporate Research and Investigations (Pvt) Limited and a …

DIFC Forum: Islamic Finance Can be a Role Model for the Global Economy
Tuesday, 25 Nov, 2008 – 11:55 | One Comment

“Islamic banks Should Look at Acquiring Large Conventional Banks to Become Leaders and Innovators in the Global Economy”
Dubai, 25 November 2008: As the global economy creates a new financial architecture, incorporating lessons from the global …

DIFC Summit Focuses on Challenges and Opportunities for Family Businesses as They Emerge from the Current Market Turmoil
Saturday, 22 Nov, 2008 – 11:04 | No Comment
DIFC Summit Focuses on Challenges and Opportunities for Family Businesses as They Emerge from the Current Market Turmoil

Dubai, 22 November 2008: DIFC Week will host tomorrow its first Arab families’ Summit, jointly organised by DIFC and Tharawat  Family Business Forum.  The DIFC Summit will be dedicated to debating the specific issues and …

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Rings NASDAQ OMX Opening Bell Remotely at The Gate in DIFC
Friday, 21 Nov, 2008 – 9:54 | No Comment
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Rings NASDAQ OMX Opening Bell  Remotely at The Gate in DIFC

Dubai, 20, November 2008: In a landmark event, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai today rang the NASDAQ OMX opening bell remotely at a ceremony held in …

HE Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman to Open DIFC Week
Friday, 21 Nov, 2008 – 9:47 | No Comment
HE Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman to Open DIFC Week

Dubai, 20 November 2008: HE Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Vice Chairman of the UAE Central Bank will open DIFC Week, DIFC’s prestigious annual programme of conferences …

Seminar Highlights Uniqueness of DIFC Courts’, DIFC’s Landmark Independent Judicial System
Thursday, 20 Nov, 2008 – 10:14 | No Comment

Dubai, Thursday, 20 November, 2008: DIFC Courts today held a seminar for legal professionals which provided insights into the world-class independent judicial system that has been created to adjudicate civil and commercial disputes arising in …

Schulich School of Business, York University partners with the DIFC Centre of Excellence to deliver executive education programmes for the region
Tuesday, 18 Nov, 2008 – 15:59 | No Comment

Dubai, 18 November 2008: DIFC to be base for institution’s offering for the Middle East, North and Eastern Africa, the Caspian and the Indian Sub-continent
The Executive Education Centre at the Schulich School of Business, York …

Pharos Financial Advisors Limited Joins the DIFC
Monday, 17 Nov, 2008 – 10:01 | No Comment

17 November 2008 – Pharos Financial Advisors Limited, part of the Pharos Financial Group of companies, a specialist emerging markets fund manager, today announced that it has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial …

Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman Receives Board of Credit Suisse at DIFC
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 12:02 | No Comment

HE Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today received the Board of Credit Suisse, one of the world’s leading financial services groups at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
The Credit …

Prix Pictet, the World’s First Photography Prize Focused on Sustainability, Opens Global Tour with exhibition at DIFC
Monday, 10 Nov, 2008 – 9:26 | No Comment

Works of 18 of the world’s most eminent photographers displayed at exhibition
Dubai 10 November 2008: Prix Pictet, the world’s first photography prize focused on sustainability, started its global tour in Dubai today with an exhibition …