Tag: UAE

December 29, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Dubai regulator warns against fraudsters claiming to work at Barclays

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) today published a warning regarding an online scam involving abuse of the name of the DFSA’s Chief Executive and fraudulent impersonation of employees of Barclays Bank PLC UAE. The case is defined as an advance fee scam, with fraudsters sending e-mails to apparent customers of Barclays telling them to…

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December 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

China, UAE agree to establish RMB clearing hub

The internationalization of the Chinese currency keeps gathering pace, as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have signed an agreement to establish a clearing hub for the Chinese Yuan or Renminbi, Xinhua reported on Sunday referring to UAE media sources. This will be the second RMB clearing hub in the Middle East after Qatar launched the…

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