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Quiros chases Middle East sweep in Abu Dhabi

Alvaro Quiros is aiming to become the first golfer to complete a clean sweep of the European Tour's four Middle East events when he takes part in this week's Abu Dhabi Championship.

January 24, 2012 1:55

Mood swings: the economic world this week

Goldman Sachs chairman Jim O'Neill sees a perkier global economic outlook at the start of 2012. Will it last throughout the year?

January 23, 2012 5:16

QFIB acquires 15 percent stake in snackmaker Al Rifai

Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) said on Monday it acquired a 15 percent stake in Al Rifai International Holding, a manufacturer of nuts and snacks in the Middle East and Europe.

January 17, 2012 3:02

China Premier supports “appeal for change” in MidEast

China's premier gave his government's most forthright endorsement yet to the changes sweeping the Arab world, in an unusual expression of support during a meeting with the head of an association of Muslim states.

January 16, 2012 12:51

German funds plan $2B Oman solar project

Private investment funds Terra Nex of Switzerland and Germany's Middle East Best Select (MEBS) plan to build 400 megawatts (MW) of solar power generating capacity in Oman, the European investors said on Sunday.

January 16, 2012 12:49

Saudi seen opening stock market to foreigners

Saudi Arabia is expected to allow foreign investors to invest directly in its $340 billion stock market for the first time later this year, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

January 16, 2012 12:31

RBS to sell Middle East M&A business

Five potential parties interested in business - source; Sale part of RBS' global exit from investment banking; Mideast corporate finance head to leave post

January 16, 2012 12:26

IFC plans $1B MENA investments by end-June

International Finance Corp., a unit of the World Bank, plans to invest close to $1 billion by the end of June in countries including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Libya, its regional director said on Sunday.

January 15, 2012 2:45

Network of international brands with GCC stakeholders

Twists and turns of the global economic landscape has seen Middle Eastern companies gaining more stake in international brands. And we’ve got a feeling it’s the tip of the iceberg.

January 11, 2012 4:49

Network of international brands with GCC stakeholders

Twists and turns of the global economic landscape has seen Middle Eastern companies gaining more stake in international brands. And we’ve got a feeling it’s the tip of the iceberg.

January 11, 2012 4:44

China’s Wen to visit key MidEast energy powers

China's Premier Wen Jiabao will visit three key Middle Eastern oil and gas suppliers -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar -- from the weekend, amid signs that Beijing wants to expand its options in the face of US sanctions aimed at Iran.

January 10, 2012 10:54