GCC electricity linkage project proved successful
The Saudi Minister of Water and Electricity Engineer Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Hossein said that electrical linkage among the Gulf Cooperation ...
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The IMF revises upward the MENA region’s 2012 real growth projections
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued its latest World Economic Outlook report in which it revised upward the MENA region’s ...
IMF: Oil boom to spur MENA region's growth
High oil prices will support economic expansion in the Middle East and North Africa in 2012-2013 as importers grapple with ...
Mena oil producers plan $740 billion investment in energy projects
Oil producers in the Middle East and North Africa plan to invest $ 740 billion in energy projects in the ...
23% of Arabs use the internet
The active users of internet have increased in the last two years by 23 per cent in the Arab world, ...
Arab stock markets gain $40 billion in 9 months
Arab stock markets have largely fluctuated this year but ended the first nine months with a gain of nearly $40 ...
Emax invests Dh100 million in 15 stores across GCC
Electronics retailer Emax is investing Dh100 million to open 15 new stores across the UAE and GCC by June 2013, ...
Deal to boost US trade ties with Gulf countries
The United States said it has signed a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia and other members of the Gulf Cooperation ...
MENA equity markets 'remarkably resilient'
While political events in the region continue to attract headlines, equity markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...
GCC fiscal surplus to increase to 14% of GDP
Barclays Capital projected economic real GDP growth in the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council at 5.5% in 2012 and ...
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