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Standard Bank, South Africa’s largest bank by assets, has become the first African bank to directly integrate with China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS).  The move unlocks a faster route for African companies to pay Chinese suppliers in Renminbi (RMB), China’s currency, instead of the US dollar. Until now, African…

Dubai Airports will extend its Red Carpet biometric service to arriving passengers at DXB Terminal 3 within two months The post Dubai airport to offer Red Carpet biometric arrivals as processing drops to 6 seconds appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East...Read More

Voting opens in Dubai for Globe Soccer Awards as Liverpool, PSG and Barcelona headline the nominees across top categories The post Globe Soccer Awards: Dubai opens voting as Liverpool, PSG and Barcelona eye top prize appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East...Read More

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Indiana’s Senate has decided not to meet until January, signaling that redistricting will not be on the state’s legislative agenda this year. The decision is in direct defiance of an order issued earlier this year by Donald Trump, who met privately with Indiana Republicans in August as part of a…

LONDON — Thea Jaffe pushes a stroller up a steep hill on the morning school run in north London. “It’s like Sisyphus,” she laughs, breathless. Two toddlers jostle in the stroller; her 10-year-old trails beside with his red Michael Jordan backpack. She glances at a mirror and suitcases left on…

The upcoming G20 meeting in Johannesburg will be without the US government, and only a lower-level rep from Russia, but with the second-highest Chinese leader, although not Xi Jinping. While the middle powers at the meeting may hope they will share the collective heft and will to guide the proceedings,…

Amar Hussain, Associate Partner in Research for the Middle East and North Africa region at Knight Frank E-commerce now accounts for approximately 36% of total point-of-sale transactions in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the entertainment and consumer goods categories, but it has not negatively impacted traditional stores, said Amar Hussain, Associate…

Travel insurance uptake is surging across the UAE as more residents head abroad for the National Day and festive season, according to Policybazaar.ae The post UAE travel insurance demand jumps 45% as residents plan year-end getaways appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East...Read More

Thinking about a prenup before a civil marriage in Abu Dhabi or elsewhere in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is becoming normal, according to family lawyer Samara Iqbal, founder of Aramas International Lawyers. A prenuptial agreement, or marriage contract, is a legal document signed before marriage that outlines how a…