Saudi, UAE want more Thai rice imports Khaleej Times | DUBAI - Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top rice buyers, and the United Arab Emirates are both planning to secure more Thai rice imports this year to meet domestic demand, traders said on Thursday. | India, the world's second-biggest rice exporter in 2007 and a main supplier to the Gulf Arab regi...
Saudi, UAE want more Thai rice imports Khaleej Times | DUBAI - Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top rice buyers, and the United Arab Emirates are both planning to secure more Thai rice imports this year to meet domestic demand, traders said on Thursday. | India, the world's second-biggest rice exporter...
Dubai fastest growing economy in ME: TCI official Khaleej Times | ISLAMABAD ' Dubai is the fastest growing economy in the Middle East and well positioned to provide a lead role particularly to the GCC states in achieving an impressive annual growth rate by efficiently using their oil and gas wealth. | "The only n...
MoE and Abu Dhabi department sign MoU Khaleej Times | DUBAI ' The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising cooperation in the area of trade protection. | The MoU will streamline trade control pr...
Sorouh plans sukuk issue this year to fund projects Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: Sorouh Real Estate, one of the largest companies by market capitalisation in the UAE, plans to issue a sukuk for an unspecified sum by the end of this year that will help fund its projects, the company's chief executive officer said on W...
Abu Dhabi's housing shortage to stay Gulf News | Dubai: A planned supply of nearly 27,000 housing units till 2010 might not help meet Abu Dhabi's growing housing demand, which at 100,000 units is more than three times - a factor that is bound to push housing prices up, according to a latest repor...
Aldar to launch $1b realty fund to finance expansion Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: Aldar Properties plans to launch a $1 billion real estate fund next year and is looking at acquisitions in the US and Europe, its chief executive said on Wednesday. | Aldar will also tap the debt markets further this year to help finance...
Government entities sign deal on trade protection Gulf News | Dubai: The Ministry of Economy (MoE) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy (DPE) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) formalising cooperation in trade protection. | The MoU will streamline trade control procedures to t...
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An oil-addicted ex-superpower Asia Times | By Michael T Klare | Nineteen years ago, the fall of the Berlin Wall effectively eliminated the Soviet Union as the world's other superpower. Yes, the USSR as a political entity ...
Bank buys $1.23bn stake in RHB Capital Gulf Daily News | PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank bought a $1.23 billion stake in Malaysia's fourth largest lender, RHB Capital, yesterday in a bid to exploit growing commercial tie...
Abu Dhabi's five-year plan to focus on diversification Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Department for Planning and Economy (DPE) revealedon Tuesday its strategic five-year plan, focussing on developing the industrial sector and further diversifying the economy. | The department's focus up to 2012 will be set ...
Curtains rise on travel expo Bahrain Tribune Major airlines, tour operators and tourism boards gather for grand event | Mahmood Rafique | Business Correspondent | Major airlines in the Middle East, tour operators and tourism boards of various countries will take a centre stage at the region's f...
Bank of Baroda, UAE real estate firm sign MoU The Times Of India | DUBAI: Bank of Baroda, a leading Indian public sector bank, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based real estate company Dubai Properties for financing buyers of the latter's products in the United Arab Emirates...
UAE has to integrate gas pipeline networks Khaleej Times | ABU DHABI ' The UAE, which is facing a net deficit of 1.5 billion cubic feet (BCF) of natural gas daily against a rising daily consumption of 5.4 BCF, has to integrate its pipeline networks for a more efficient, cost-effective supply of fuel, apart...
Etihad will fly to two more Indian cities from August Gulf News | Dubai: Etihad Airways will launch daily flights from Abu Dhabi to the Indian cities of Kozhikode and Chennai on August 1. | The coastal city of Kozhikode will be Etihad's third destination in Kerala, to add to its highly successful flights to Kochi and state capital Thiruvananthapuram. | The addition of the two new cities brings the number of Ind...
