Beirut set to move on gas contracts
Lebanon is due to take a long-awaited step towards awarding contracts for exploration of its offshore gas reserves this month,...
Economy
Jordan: Tight times for retail
Uncertainty over the economy’s medium-term outlook, combined with concerns over regional instability, are likely to result in a subdued 2013...
Development and free zones in Jordan house $4.65 billion of investments
Total investments at the development and free zones amounted to JD3.3 billion ($4.65 billion) at the end of 2012, according...
Energy reserves in Lebanon exceed estimates
As Lebanon prepared to invite oil companies to pre-qualify for bidding on upcoming tenders, a 3-D survey showed that gas...
Oil production boosted real growth in Iraq to 11%
The Institute of International Finance (IIF) issued a report on Iraq in which it indicated that the economy posted a...
Wholesale and retail trade sector's production in Qatar up
Qatar's wholesale and retail trade sector's total production rose 11% to QR32.15bn in 2011, according to the data released by...
Saudi Arabia: Taking mining offshore
Officials are looking at a 2014 start date for a major new mining venture, with plans moving forward for the...
Qatar eyes $50 billion yearly savings to boost reserves
Qatar expects to save about $50bn each year until 2017 to take its international reserves -- including sovereign wealth assets...
Oman’s economy to grow by 5%
International credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's predicted a stable outlook for Oman's economy, with a real growth of five per...
Qatar leads rise in global LNG production
Qatar is leading the increase in the global supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), as its output grew by a...
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