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CBK gives banks ‘operational headroom’ to absorb potential shocks
Dubai-based Seya Rahnema and Matthew Escritt of Pinsent Masons were commenting after the CBK announced a package of regulatory and liquidity measures aimed at insulating local banks from potential market disruption arising from the ongoing conflict in the region.
Qatar Central Bank announces support measures for financial institutions
These include providing banks with unlimited access to short-term funding using approved securities, launching a new loan facility that allows banks to borrow for up to three months, and cutting the amount of money banks must keep in reserve from 4.5% to 3.5%. Banks will also be allowed to offer customers who are affected by current conditions a repayment pause of up to three months, depending on their internal rules and regulatory approval.
Industry figures play down Middle East conflict impact on financial services
Dubai-based Seya Rahnema and Matthew Escritt of Pinsent Masons were commenting after The National reported comments by Henrik Raber, head of global banking at Standard Chartered in Dubai, and David Manlowe, chief executive of asset management firm Benefit Street Partners (BSP), on Sunday. According to The National, Raber said Standard Chartered are “positive” about the medium-term outlook in the UAE.
Middle East conflict: ‘proactive’ Central Bank supports UAE banks to help businesses
Dubai-based Seya Rahnema and Matthew Escritt of Pinsent Masons, who specialise in banking and finance, were commenting after the Board of the Central Bank of the UAE approved a package of measures which it said is “designed to reinforce the stability and resilience of the UAE banking sector in light of exceptional global and regional circumstances”.
The UAE’s new civil code has banking and finance implications
Seya Rahnema, Hala Abdulghani and Matthew Escritt of Pinsent Masons said the UAE’s new civil code, Federal Decree Law No. 25 of 2025, which will govern civil transactions in the UAE and enter into force on 1 June 2026, has significant implications for banking and finance transactions. Rahnema said: “The new civil code represents more than a technical update to existing civil law principles.
Private credit and bonds transforming Middle East financial ecosystem
This transformation is happening at a time when the number of loans businesses are taking out with traditional lenders, like banks, is declining – loan volumes in the Middle East have significantly contracted this year, dropping at least 12% compared to the previous year for the same period. Across the broader Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, loan activity has declined by 30% to 40%.
How COP26 will change the world of finance
Mobilising finance to developing countries In 2009, global leaders of developed economies agreed to provide $100 billion a year to help fund climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives in developing countries by 2020. That commitment has not been met, and the Glasgow Climate Pact acknowledged that this was a matter of “deep regret”.
Pinsent Masons advises senior and equity bridge lenders on Khalifa University Student Accommodation public-private partnership project
This development is the largest student accommodation PPP in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and includes a 23-year concession to design, build, finance, and maintain 3,260 student rooms and communal facilities across Khalifa University’s main campus and Sas Al Nakhl campus. Construction is scheduled for completion by winter 2026.
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