Qatar willing to have a ‘cool’ 2022
Despite winning the bid with a 'controversial' summer proposal, the Gulf state said that winter wouldn't be a problem either
March 24, 2013 8:44-
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Strike shuts Beirut Airport
Public pay demands are complicating the government's struggle to curb a budget deficit.
March 21, 2013 4:44 -
DEWA says no more sukuk for two years
In February, DEWA returned to global debt markets after an absence of more than two years with a $1 billion Islamic bond.
March 20, 2013 4:19
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Dubai’s DMCC Launching Islamic Commodity Trade Platform
Commodity murabaha is one of the most common financing structures in Islamic banking.
March 20, 2013 2:49 -
Middle East Owner Signals Early Exit From Leeds
The Middle Eastern owner of Leeds United has signalled that it is in talks to sell the former English Premier League soccer club it…
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Iranian bank fights sanctions in Britain’s supreme court
The hearings are scheduled to last three days.
March 20, 2013 9:50
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Saudi labour reforms add 600,000 private sector jobs
Employment statistics are skewed by the low level of women in work due to religious restrictions on gender mixing.
March 20, 2013 9:44 -
Election limbo keeps Egypt’s IMF loan on ice
In the end, the fate of Egypt's reforms and the IMF loan is likely to be sealed on the streets.
March 19, 2013 5:46 -
Emaar’s apartment sales hits the double
Builder of the world's tallest tower generated a revenue of 2.5 billion dirhams from sales of condominiums last year.
March 18, 2013 12:17
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‘Qatar confirms Marks & Spencer rumours’
Speculation that a sovereign wealth fund or private equity investors could bid for M&S have been circulating for over six months.
March 17, 2013 4:30 -
Central Bank of UAE orders speedy reviews
In January, the central bank said it would not enforce curbs on residential mortgage loans as a proportion of property values that it had set three weeks earlier.
March 17, 2013 9:41 -
Qatari Shard Investor To Avoid Europe This Year
Some parts of Europe are completely stalled, says head of Qinvest.
March 17, 2013 8:18
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Labourers Return To Work At Oman Airport
Abhinav Akshay, another labourer at the project, said: "We have been assured that safety standards will be revised so we can work without fear of injuries."
March 14, 2013 8:36 -
UAE Central Bank Says Must Implement Curbs On Risk
The United Arab Emirates central bank must act this year to push forward previously issued rules and policies, a senior…
March 13, 2013 3:54 -
WHO Confirms 15th Case Of Deadly New Virus In Saudi Arabia
A Saudi man infected with a deadly new virus from the same family as SARS has died, becoming the ninth…
March 13, 2013 11:41
