INTERNATIONAL. In a robust critique of a recent paper by the public interest group Finance Watch, EDHEC-Risk Institute has taken issue with a number of positions that this paper deems to be self-evident.
BAHRAIN. Deloitte releases global Takaful Insurance market report and hosts Middle East roundtable on Islamic Finance regulatory and industry challenges.
INTERNATIONAL. Negotiations launched for the world's most ambitious free-trade deal; Promises thousands of new jobs and accelerated growth on both sides of the Atlantic.
QATAR. The deal announced at the 2013 Paris Air Show is worth up to US$2.8 billion includes firm orders for two airplanes and commitments for seven more.