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Tabreed secures AED 1.5 bn district cooling contract for Palm Jebel Ali
Plus: New AED 1 bn real estate project hits Dubai
DFSA taps new MD for enforcement + Ibrahim Nassir is now undersecretary of the government enablement department
Alan Linning joins the DFSA from Mayer Brown JSM in Hong Kong
DFSA warns of gaps in targeted financial sanctions controls in ins.
Only 28% of DIFC ins. firms conducted an anti-money laundering audit in 2023, and 25% had never undergone a TFS…
Hafeet Rail inks contracts for freight wagons, logistics facilities, and transport of raw minerals
Plus: Alef Education expands AI learning solutions in Indonesia
DIFC’s regulator tightens guidelines for risk management
The guidelines include requirements for a risk appetite statement and measuring interest rate risk
Veon, Rokstone, and Campbell Lutyens land in DIFC + Al Zarooni plans AED 3 bn in real estate projects
ALSO- Pakistani OGDC wrapped up the drilling of two appraisal wells in offshore Abu Dhabi
Standard Chartered, Ajman Bank tap new execs + New appointments from DFSA, Presight, Immensa
Rola Abu Manneh is now Standard Chartered’s UAE, Middle East, and Pakistan CEO
Chinese asset managers seek Dubai licenses
This comes against the backdrop of ongoing tensions between China and the US
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