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5 Ways to Protect your Business from a Cyber Attack

Global cyber-attack threats stand at the highest ever recorded level, jumping 14 percent from 2012 to 2013 (Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report). Furthermore, a recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report found that operating system infection rates in the GCC countries were almost twice the worldwide average, with up to 13 computers out of every 1,000 being … Continue Reading

Top 3 Employment Issues in the United Arab Emirates

By Latham & Watkins on September 8, 2014 Posted in Employment, United Arab Emirates

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reported a 24 percent increase in newly registered companies since last year; in part due to the recent successful World Expo 2020 bid, among other positive economic forces. As companies look to establish in the UAE, the Gulf state’s economy is expected to boom across many sectors … Continue Reading

Top 4 Innovations Driving Growth in the Global Sukuk Market

By Harj Rai and Lee Irvine on July 20, 2014 Posted in Capital Markets, Islamic Finance, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

The Sukuk Opportunity Total Sukuk issuances for 2013 stood at approximately US$120 billion and the Sukuk market is likely to sustain double-digit growth in the coming two to three years with assets in Islamic finance expected to reach US$2.8 trillion by 2015. The growth of the Sukuk market has allowed investors to diversify their portfolio … Continue Reading

How the GCC Can Boost Confidence in its Local Exchanges

By Andrew Tarbuck on July 10, 2014 Posted in Capital Markets, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries accounted for IPO issuances valued at US$1.1 billion in 2013, according to Bloomberg. Notably, Qatar Exchange bounced back this year with the successful IPO and listing of Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding company Q.S.C. (a Qatar Petroleum Subsidiary), the first IPO in Qatar since 2010 and the first under the current … Continue Reading

An Introduction to Non-Profit Incorporated Organisations in the DIFC

By Charles Fuller and Oliver Simpson on May 19, 2014 Posted in United Arab Emirates

While the Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC) remains primarily focused on the financial services industry, its stable and sophisticated legal and regulatory regimes have increasingly attracted organisations in the culture and arts, retail, leisure and — more recently — the non-profit sectors. To date, only a handful of non-profit entities have been established in … Continue Reading

Top 4 Trends that are Shaping UAE Capital Markets

By Oliver Simpson and Andrew Tarbuck on December 3, 2013 Posted in Capital Markets, Real Estate, United Arab Emirates

The strengthening global recovery appears to have brought renewed confidence to the UAE’s capital markets. As such, a number of interesting themes have begun to emerge: Resurgence in Dubai’s Real Estate Sector: Following a four year gap, IPOs and other equity offerings have returned in the form of DAMAC, Al Noor Hospitals, Arabtec, NMC Healthcare … Continue Reading

How Educational Institutions Can Capitalise on Real Estate Assets

By Charles Fuller, Anthony Pallett and Victoria Honey on September 16, 2013 Posted in Qatar, Real Estate, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

With investment pouring into the education sector, academic institutions have never been in a stronger position to capitalise on costly real estate assets to fuel future expansion. Research suggests the public and private education market in MENA is projected to be worth US$96 billion by 2015, with the GCC region claiming US$61 billion of that … Continue Reading

Infographic: How #Healthcare is Regulated in the #UAE

By Ahmad Anani, Charles Fuller, Stuart Kurlander, Marc Makary and Abid Qureshi on September 8, 2013 Posted in Healthcare, Regulatory, United Arab Emirates

Investment in the UAE’s healthcare sector is steadily increasing as the government seeks to deliver world-class healthcare to its residents. Latham has compiled the following Infographic to explain the regulatory framework behind the UAE’s first-rate infrastructure projects and advanced healthcare services. Read more about UAE healthcare regulations here.… Continue Reading

How to comply with laws that protect personal #data in the #Middle East

By Justin Cornish, Brian Meenagh, Omar Elsayed and Alice Marsden on July 18, 2013 Posted in Qatar, Regulatory, Saudi Arabia, Technology, United Arab Emirates

Digital Identity Dominates Having a digital identity for online browsing, transactions and interactions has become necessary to operate in this information age. As more and more lifestyle and business services shift to the digital platform, there has been an explosive growth in personal data capture. The “Big Data” phenomenon has the potential to transform, innovate … Continue Reading