• NOTTINGHAM FOREST RATINGS: Keylor Navas - 7. Quickly off his line to smother Gabriel Jesus’ effort early in the game. Forced into a decent save by Saka on the hour mark. AP Photo
    NOTTINGHAM FOREST RATINGS: Keylor Navas - 7. Quickly off his line to smother Gabriel Jesus’ effort early in the game. Forced into a decent save by Saka on the hour mark. AP Photo
  • Joe Worrall - 8. Dovetailed perfectly alongside Felipe to frustrate the Gunners’ attackers. Combined well with Felipe to stop Jesus from running through on goal in the 23rd minute. PA
    Joe Worrall - 8. Dovetailed perfectly alongside Felipe to frustrate the Gunners’ attackers. Combined well with Felipe to stop Jesus from running through on goal in the 23rd minute. PA
  • Felipe - 8. A thorn in the flesh of the Gunners‘ attackers during his time on the pitch. Good block to stop Jesus in the 12th minute. Getty Images
    Felipe - 8. A thorn in the flesh of the Gunners‘ attackers during his time on the pitch. Good block to stop Jesus in the 12th minute. Getty Images
  • Moussa Niakhate - 8. Stayed close to Jesus and stopped him from generating enough power on his effort in the 17th minute. Picked up a needless yellow card for time wasting in the first half. His long throws caused Arsenal problems. AP Photo
    Moussa Niakhate - 8. Stayed close to Jesus and stopped him from generating enough power on his effort in the 17th minute. Picked up a needless yellow card for time wasting in the first half. His long throws caused Arsenal problems. AP Photo
  • Serge Aurier - 9. Did well to keep Trossard and Tierney quiet on the right-hand side. Excellent run to get past three Arsenal players to help relieve the pressure on the home side’s defence in the 80th minute. Getty Images
    Serge Aurier - 9. Did well to keep Trossard and Tierney quiet on the right-hand side. Excellent run to get past three Arsenal players to help relieve the pressure on the home side’s defence in the 80th minute. Getty Images
  • Renan Lodi - 7. Dealt well with the threat of Saka and Odegaard on the left-hand side in the first half. Failed to hit the target when he found space on the edge of the penalty area in the 71st minute. AP Photo
    Renan Lodi - 7. Dealt well with the threat of Saka and Odegaard on the left-hand side in the first half. Failed to hit the target when he found space on the edge of the penalty area in the 71st minute. AP Photo
  • Ryan Yates - 7. Sat back and helped break up attacks. Got close to doubling the home side’s lead, but he failed to make contact with the ball. Getty Images
    Ryan Yates - 7. Sat back and helped break up attacks. Got close to doubling the home side’s lead, but he failed to make contact with the ball. Getty Images
  • Orel Mangala - 7. A workhorse for the home side. Never stopped harrying the Gunners‘ midfielders. PA
    Orel Mangala - 7. A workhorse for the home side. Never stopped harrying the Gunners‘ midfielders. PA
  • Danilo - 5. Failed to get past Ben White when he had the chance to run at the Arsenal defence in the 33rd minute. Was the least effective of Forest’s attacking players. Reuters
    Danilo - 5. Failed to get past Ben White when he had the chance to run at the Arsenal defence in the 33rd minute. Was the least effective of Forest’s attacking players. Reuters
  • Morgan Gibbs-White - 8. Great awareness to intercept Odegaard’s wayward pass and play Awoniyi through on goal for the opener. Could only find the side netting when he pounced on a Ben White error halfway into the second half. Getty Images
    Morgan Gibbs-White - 8. Great awareness to intercept Odegaard’s wayward pass and play Awoniyi through on goal for the opener. Could only find the side netting when he pounced on a Ben White error halfway into the second half. Getty Images
  • Taiwo Awoniyi - 8. Opened the scoring, albeit with a bit of luck, as Gabriel’s intended clearance ricocheted off his foot and bounced past Ramsdale into the net. Proved to be a handful all through the game. PA
    Taiwo Awoniyi - 8. Opened the scoring, albeit with a bit of luck, as Gabriel’s intended clearance ricocheted off his foot and bounced past Ramsdale into the net. Proved to be a handful all through the game. PA
  • SUBS: Cheikhou Kouyate (Danilo, 73') - N/A. Came on and tucked in to help the Forest backline withstand the late Gunners’ onslaught. AP Photo
    SUBS: Cheikhou Kouyate (Danilo, 73') - N/A. Came on and tucked in to help the Forest backline withstand the late Gunners’ onslaught. AP Photo
  • Brennan Johnson (Awoniyi, 80') - N/A. Ended up fouling Ben White when he had the chance to help relieve the pressure on his defenders in added time. Reuters
    Brennan Johnson (Awoniyi, 80') - N/A. Ended up fouling Ben White when he had the chance to help relieve the pressure on his defenders in added time. Reuters
  • Willy Boly (Felipe, 80') - N/A. Played his part by helping to ensure the Gunners didn’t grab an equaliser late in the game. PA
    Willy Boly (Felipe, 80') - N/A. Played his part by helping to ensure the Gunners didn’t grab an equaliser late in the game. PA
  • ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale - 6. Had a shaky moment early in the second half when he almost dropped the ball after coming off his line to claim a corner kick. Made a routine save off a Gibbs-White in the 90th minute. Getty Images
    ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale - 6. Had a shaky moment early in the second half when he almost dropped the ball after coming off his line to claim a corner kick. Made a routine save off a Gibbs-White in the 90th minute. Getty Images
  • Ben White - 6. Smart defensive header back into the path of Ramsdale to stop Gibbs-White from getting on the end of Awoniyi’s layoff. Lovely pass over the head of Forest's defence to play Saka in for the Gunners first real chance of the second half. AP Photo
    Ben White - 6. Smart defensive header back into the path of Ramsdale to stop Gibbs-White from getting on the end of Awoniyi’s layoff. Lovely pass over the head of Forest's defence to play Saka in for the Gunners first real chance of the second half. AP Photo
  • Gabriel Malgahaes - 6. Unlucky to see his intended clearance come off the foot of Awoniyi and into the net to give the home side the lead. Dealt well with the threat of Awoniyi in the second half. Reuters
    Gabriel Malgahaes - 6. Unlucky to see his intended clearance come off the foot of Awoniyi and into the net to give the home side the lead. Dealt well with the threat of Awoniyi in the second half. Reuters
  • Jakub Kiwior - 6. Hardly tested defensively at left-back due to the away side having the majority of the possession. Found it hard to get involved in attack. EPA
    Jakub Kiwior - 6. Hardly tested defensively at left-back due to the away side having the majority of the possession. Found it hard to get involved in attack. EPA
  • Thomas Partey - 6. Utilised in an unusual role at right-back, Partey's impact was limited. He played in a dangerous cross in the 42nd minute, but there was no black shirt in the penalty area to get on the end of it. Getty Images
    Thomas Partey - 6. Utilised in an unusual role at right-back, Partey's impact was limited. He played in a dangerous cross in the 42nd minute, but there was no black shirt in the penalty area to get on the end of it. Getty Images
  • Granit Xhaka - 3. Almost invisible for the Gunners. Never really got involved as the visitors tried to find a way back into the game. AP Photo
    Granit Xhaka - 3. Almost invisible for the Gunners. Never really got involved as the visitors tried to find a way back into the game. AP Photo
  • Jorginho - 6. A solid performance at the base of midfield. He helped the Gunners break down attacks, but he couldn’t find the line-breaking passes from deep. Getty Images
    Jorginho - 6. A solid performance at the base of midfield. He helped the Gunners break down attacks, but he couldn’t find the line-breaking passes from deep. Getty Images
  • Martin Odegaard - 5. Excellent dummy to fool two Forest defenders and play Saka through in the 10th minute. His inexplicable wayward backpass led to Forest’s opener. Looked far below his playmaking best. Getty Images
    Martin Odegaard - 5. Excellent dummy to fool two Forest defenders and play Saka through in the 10th minute. His inexplicable wayward backpass led to Forest’s opener. Looked far below his playmaking best. Getty Images
  • Leandro Trossard - 3. A disappointing outing for the Belgian on the left-hand side of the Gunners attack. Should have at least got an effort on target when Saka's corner kick found him in the penalty area. Getty Images
    Leandro Trossard - 3. A disappointing outing for the Belgian on the left-hand side of the Gunners attack. Should have at least got an effort on target when Saka's corner kick found him in the penalty area. Getty Images
  • Bukayo Saka - 5. Couldn’t find a black shirt in the penalty area when Odegaard played through him in the 10th minute. Called Navas into action with a decent effort on the hour mark. AFP
    Bukayo Saka - 5. Couldn’t find a black shirt in the penalty area when Odegaard played through him in the 10th minute. Called Navas into action with a decent effort on the hour mark. AFP
  • Gabriel Jesus - 4. Almost gave the Gunners the lead early in the game, but Navas was quickly off his line to smother the effort. AP Photo
    Gabriel Jesus - 4. Almost gave the Gunners the lead early in the game, but Navas was quickly off his line to smother the effort. AP Photo
  • SUBS: Kieran Tierney (Kiwior, 63') - 5. Offered more in attack than the more defensive-minded Kiwior, but his final balls weren’t of the required quality. Reuters
    SUBS: Kieran Tierney (Kiwior, 63') - 5. Offered more in attack than the more defensive-minded Kiwior, but his final balls weren’t of the required quality. Reuters
  • Eddie Nketiah (Xhaka, 63') - 5. Worked hard after coming on but never really had the chance to trouble Navas in goal. AFP
    Eddie Nketiah (Xhaka, 63') - 5. Worked hard after coming on but never really had the chance to trouble Navas in goal. AFP
  • Fabio Viera (Trossard, 70') - 5. Tried to make things happen after coming on, but failed to match Forest’s physicality. Getty Images
    Fabio Viera (Trossard, 70') - 5. Tried to make things happen after coming on, but failed to match Forest’s physicality. Getty Images

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A 1-0 defeat for second-placed Arsenal hands Manchester City Premier League title

Olakunle Afolabi

May 21, 2023

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Manchester City won the Premier League for the fifth time in six seasons after second-placed Arsenal lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

A second consecutive defeat for the Gunners left Mikel Arteta's men still four points adrift of City with one game left for them to play.

Taiwo Awoniyi's winning goal also had huge ramifications at the bottom of the table as Forest are now safe from relegation in their first season back in the top flight for 23 years.

City's title triumph could be the start of a treble as Pep Guardiola's men face Manchester United in the FA Cup final and Inter Milan in the Champions League final next month.

Arsenal pushed the defending champions most of the way but crumbled in the decisive final months of the season.

They have won just two of their last eight games to allow City to canter over the line with three games to spare.

The visitors rarely even looked like scoring as a raucous atmosphere at the City Ground roared Forest onto survival.

Arteta's decision to name an experimental back four without any recognised full-backs backfired inside the first 20 minutes.

  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts during the English Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, 20 May 2023. Arsenal lost the match 1-0 to hand Manchester City the Premier League title. EPA
    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts during the English Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, 20 May 2023. Arsenal lost the match 1-0 to hand Manchester City the Premier League title. EPA
  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Reuters
    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Reuters
  • Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper and Arsenal counterpart Mikel Arteta. Getty Images
    Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper and Arsenal counterpart Mikel Arteta. Getty Images
  • Serge Aurier and Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest celebrate after the team's victory. Forest's 1-0 win over Arsenal secured their Premier League status. Getty Images
    Serge Aurier and Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest celebrate after the team's victory. Forest's 1-0 win over Arsenal secured their Premier League status. Getty Images
  • The LED score board at the City Ground shows the full-time score. Getty Images
    The LED score board at the City Ground shows the full-time score. Getty Images
  • Felipe of Nottingham Forest celebrates after the team's victory. Getty Images
    Felipe of Nottingham Forest celebrates after the team's victory. Getty Images
  • Serge Aurier of Nottingham Forest films the celebrations on his phone. Getty Images
    Serge Aurier of Nottingham Forest films the celebrations on his phone. Getty Images
  • Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper celebrates. AFP
    Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper celebrates. AFP
  • Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal looks dejected following the team's defeat. Getty Images
    Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal looks dejected following the team's defeat. Getty Images
  • Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah reacts after failing to score. AFP
    Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah reacts after failing to score. AFP
  • Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi and Jesse Lingard celebrate avoiding relegation. Reuters
    Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi and Jesse Lingard celebrate avoiding relegation. Reuters
  • Nottingham Forest's Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi scores against Arsenal. AFP
    Nottingham Forest's Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi scores against Arsenal. AFP

Morgan Gibbs-White has been central to Forest's recovery after winning just one of their opening 11 league games.

The England under-21 international created the only goal as he teed up Awoniyi to dink home his fifth goal in three games over Aaron Ramsdale.

Forest were then happy to retreat and defend their lead, but Arsenal were a shadow of the vibrant young side that shone in the early months of the season.

Bukayo Saka's tame shot that was easily saved by Keylor Navas was the closest they came to an equaliser.

Arteta's squad is the second youngest in the Premier League and they have run out of steam just as City have hit top speed.

The newly-crowned champions are unbeaten in 23 games in all competitions, including a 4-1 thrashing of Arsenal when the sides met in a top-of-the-table clash last month.

At the other end of the table, Forest move six points clear of the drop zone meaning two from Everton, Leeds or Leicester will join Southampton in the Championship next season.

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Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

PROFILE OF SWVL

Started: April 2017

Founders: Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah and Mahmoud Nouh

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: transport

Size: 450 employees

Investment: approximately $80 million

Investors include: Dubai’s Beco Capital, US’s Endeavor Catalyst, China’s MSA, Egypt’s Sawari Ventures, Sweden’s Vostok New Ventures, Property Finder CEO Michael Lahyani

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1. Domestic VAT refund amendments: request your refund within five years

If a business does not apply for the refund on time, they lose their credit.

2. E-invoicing in the UAE

Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption. 

3. More tax audits

Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks. 

4. More beneficial VAT and excise tax penalty regime

Tax disputes are expected to become more frequent and more structured, with clearer administrative objection and appeal processes. The UAE has adopted a new penalty regime for VAT and excise disputes, which now mirrors the penalty regime for corporate tax.

5. Greater emphasis on statutory audit

There is a greater need for the accuracy of financial statements. The International Financial Reporting Standards standards need to be strictly adhered to and, as a result, the quality of the audits will need to increase.

6. Further transfer pricing enforcement

Transfer pricing enforcement, which refers to the practice of establishing prices for internal transactions between related entities, is expected to broaden in scope. The UAE will shortly open the possibility to negotiate advance pricing agreements, or essentially rulings for transfer pricing purposes. 

7. Limited time periods for audits

Recent amendments also introduce a default five-year limitation period for tax audits and assessments, subject to specific statutory exceptions. While the standard audit and assessment period is five years, this may be extended to up to 15 years in cases involving fraud or tax evasion. 

8. Pillar 2 implementation 

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10. Substance and CbC reporting focus

Tax authorities are expected to continue strengthening the enforcement of economic substance and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting frameworks. In the UAE, these regimes are increasingly being used as risk-assessment tools, providing tax authorities with a comprehensive view of multinational groups’ global footprints and enabling them to assess whether profits are aligned with real economic activity. 

Contributed by Thomas Vanhee and Hend Rashwan, Aurifer

The biog

Favourite films: Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia

Favourite books: Start with Why by Simon Sinek and Good to be Great by Jim Collins

Favourite dish: Grilled fish

Inspiration: Sheikh Zayed's visionary leadership taught me to embrace new challenges.

Why it pays to compare

A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

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Dean Ambrose won the Intercontinental title against Seth Rollins

Daniel Bryan retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against AJ Styles

Ronda Rousey retained the Raw Women's Championship against Nia Jax

Rey Mysterio beat Randy Orton in a chairs match

Finn Balor defeated Drew McIntyre

Natalya beat Ruby Riott in a tables match

Braun Strowman beat Baron Corbin in a TLC match

Sheamus and Cesaro retained the SmackDown Tag Titles against The Usos and New Day

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FFP EXPLAINED

What is Financial Fair Play?
Introduced in 2011 by Uefa, European football’s governing body, it demands that clubs live within their means. Chiefly, spend within their income and not make substantial losses.

What the rules dictate? 
The second phase of its implementation limits losses to €30 million (Dh136m) over three seasons. Extra expenditure is permitted for investment in sustainable areas (youth academies, stadium development, etc). Money provided by owners is not viewed as income. Revenue from “related parties” to those owners is assessed by Uefa's “financial control body” to be sure it is a fair value, or in line with market prices.

What are the penalties? 
There are a number of punishments, including fines, a loss of prize money or having to reduce squad size for European competition – as happened to PSG in 2014. There is even the threat of a competition ban, which could in theory lead to PSG’s suspension from the Uefa Champions League.

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