Middle East: Finance and Banking

The DIFC Variable Capital Company (VCC) offers a flexible corporate structure for family offices, property investors, and asset holders through Segregated Cells or Incorporated Cells. This new vehicle provides ring-fenced solutions for managing high-value assets, intellectual property, and crowdfunding platforms in the UAE's financial free zone.

The UAE has emerged as one of the leading jurisdictions for fund establishment, fund management and capital raising across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia corridor.

Moreover, professional judgment plays a fundamental role in enhancing the credibility, transparency, and reliability of valuation outcomes.

The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has issued a precedent-setting judgment that fundamentally alters the enforcement landscape for state-granted land in the UAE. In a decision that overturned two lower court rulings, the highest court confirmed that vacant land granted by the government to UAE nationals can be subject to forced judicial sale to satisfy creditor claims.

In a recent Dubai judgment, the First Instance Court clarified a critical issue in real estate transactions governed by the Unified Sale Contract (Form F)...

In a landmark decision, the Dubai Court of First Instance limited the scope of a land mortgage after finding that the financing bank had failed to channel the full loan proceeds...

In Egypt’s evolving transaction landscape, the ability to determine a reliable fair value and successfully execute deals increasingly depends on the effective integration of due diligence and valuation processes. As economic conditions become more complex characterized by inflationary pressures, currency volatility, and regulatory developments relying on standalone valuation models without thorough verification of underlying assumptions can lead to inaccurate conclusions. The interrelation between due diligence and valuation therefore represents a critical foundation for producing credible and defensible transaction outcomes.

Egypt's strategic position as a gateway between Africa and the Middle East attracts foreign investors, yet payment defaults and contract breaches pose significant risks. How can international companies effectively safeguard their financial rights and recover debts from Egyptian counterparties through the country's legal framework?

Navigating Egypt's debt collection landscape requires legal expertise that spans negotiation, litigation, and cross-border enforcement. Discover how professional legal consultants help businesses recover outstanding payments through strategic approaches that comply with Egyptian civil and commercial law while maintaining commercial relationships.

US regulators are establishing clearer frameworks for tokenization, moving beyond treating it as speculative crypto toward practical financial infrastructure redesign. Israeli clients need to understand how these regulatory developments will impact digital asset systems, focusing on buyer protections, compliance requirements, and operational reliability rather than simply adding token labels to existing assets.

On 31 March 2026, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (“VARA”) published Part V of the Exchange Services Rulebook, formally codifying the regulatory framework for Exchange Traded Derivative (“ETD”) Services.

The publication in the Official Gazette of the UAE on January 1, 2026, brought into effect significant changes to the regulatory landscape in the UAE.