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Abraaj

Abraaj Group was the Middle East's largest private equity company before it collapsed in 2018. Its founder was Arif Naqvi

Selcuk Yorgancioglu, former partner at Abraaj Group. Photo: Twitter

World Bank debars former Abraaj executive over fraud

BusinessApril 21, 2023

KPMG says it has 'strong grounds to contest this decision'. Reuters

KPMG ordered to pay investors $231m after Abraaj fund audit

EconomyApril 16, 2023

The DIFC Gate building. The DIFC has a pipeline of more than 50 hedge funds that are waiting to be licensed. Ruel Pableo / The National

DIFC registers 'strong interest' from crypto companies and hedge funds

BusinessApril 04, 2023

The DIFC Gate building in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National

KPMG LLP and former audit principal withdraw request for review of DFSA fines

EconomyNovember 03, 2022

Waqar Siddique in a screengrab from a video posted on YouTube by the Abraaj Group.

Former Abraaj executive reaches agreement with Dubai regulator

BusinessOctober 26, 2022

The DFSA's decisions were issued in June 2021 but only published on Monday. Photo: DIFC

DFSA fines KPMG and former principal over Abraaj unit audits

EconomyOctober 03, 2022

Arif Naqvi, founder of the defunct Abraaj Group, has disputed the findings of the Dubai Financial Services Authority. Bloomberg

Abraaj's Arif Naqvi fined more than $135m by DFSA

BusinessJanuary 27, 2022

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood, former Abraaj managing partner, is out on $10 million bail in the US awaiting sentencing. The National

Former Abraaj managing partner fined $1.9m by Dubai regulator

BusinessNovember 03, 2021

Dave Ashish, former chief financial officer at Abraaj Group. Courtesy Antonie Robertson

Dubai's DFSA hands down $1.7m fine to former Abraaj Capital chief financial officer

BankingJuly 14, 2021

The sentencing of Mustafa Abdel-Wadood, a former managing partner of Abraaj Group, has been postponed until on or after August 1. Reuters

Abraaj collapse: sentencing of Abdel-Wadood postponed

BusinessJune 21, 2020

An Airbus A321 jet with an Air Arabia livery. The Sharjah-based carrier increased its average passenger load factor in the fourth quarter of 2019 by 2 per cent to 81 per cent. Image courtesy of Air Arabia.

Air Arabia makes Dh1bn in profit in 2019

AviationFebruary 09, 2020

New laws this year have helped protect consumers and businesses, as well as employers and employees, from financial losses and other money-related issues. Photo: Getty Images

The laws that changed the UAE’s personal finance landscape in 2019

MoneyDecember 20, 2019

UAE employees are entitled to an end-of-service gratuity after completing one year of employment, with the amount payable when a member of staff leaves a company. Jeff Topping / The National

75% of UAE companies don’t set aside assets for end-of-service gratuities

MoneyNovember 15, 2019

Arif Naqvi. Reuters

Arif Naqvi-linked charity in UK to close

EuropeOctober 17, 2019

Arif Naqvi, founder and chief executive officer of Abraaj, was sentenced to three years in prison by a UAE court. Bloomberg

British private equity firm Actis to take over two Abraaj funds

BusinessJuly 15, 2019

Shuaa Capital increased assets under management to $14bn by the end of 2019. Jaime Puebla / The National

Shuaa Capital nears merger with Abu Dhabi's ADFG

BankingJune 10, 2019

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