Ensures S.Korea's stakeholding in over 1 bln bbls reserves; MOU worth $97.7 bln on oil prices now -presidential office; Also agrees to develop 3 oil areas with 570 mln bbls; S.Korea to store 6 mln bbls of Abu Dhabi crude "for free"; S.Korea oil self-sufficiency rate eventually to be 15 per cent
March 13, 2011 2:50
At a macro-economic level – or ‘big economy stuff’, as we prefer to call it – the lesson of the global downturn is that we are stronger together than we are apart.
February 7, 2011 3:01
Infrastructure investments are on the right track – literally.
June 29, 2010 3:18
Sheikh Mohammad says the UAE will avoid a GCC currency union until it is profitable.
June 26, 2010 12:34
New poll suggests growth prospects for Gulf economies have worsened this year.
June 18, 2010 7:54
Kipp takes a look at some editorials from the Arabic press. This week: Hailing regional economic cooperation; Integrating the GCC; Jordan’s new taxes.
June 17, 2010 5:49
Responses from gulf nations have been ‘discouraging,’ sources say.
June 16, 2010 7:53
New survey says that investors believe stocks on Dubai and Abu Dhabi exchanges are undervalued.
June 15, 2010 3:42
New report says GCC countries may soon have to start importing gas after years of exporting it.
June 14, 2010 4:01
Demand set to surge on recovering construction industry across the region.
June 6, 2010 3:15
Recently released figures from the National Bureau of Statistics paint a revealing portrait of the UAE today, not least the division of economic activity between expats and nationals.
May 30, 2010 1:01
Bahrain nominated a new candidate to head the Gulf Cooperation Council on Friday, responding to mediation efforts by Saudi Arabia to calm a Qatar-Bahrain row over a previous nominee.
May 29, 2010 2:51
Original 2010 time line is now out of reach; analysts see 2015 as next earliest possibility.
May 26, 2010 9:58
The UAE is set to be the slowest growing economy in the GCC over 2010 and 2011, according to the IMF.
May 25, 2010 4:19
As the euro flirts with a four-year low against the dollar, analysts discern upsides for Europe and the Mideast.
May 24, 2010 4:54