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| Sun 7 Sep 2008 |
UN casts eye on GCC's farmland investment
Bahrain Tribune Geneva (agencies) | Abu Dhabi finalises scheme to purchase 29,400 hectares of land in Sudan | UN trade watchdo... |
| Fri 5 Sep 2008 |
Palestine seeks to boost economy
Gulf Daily News | NABLUS, West Bank: Two investment conferences will be held later this year to try to boost the Palestinian e... |
Flush with oil cash, Gulf provides an oasis for carmakers
Gulf News | Dubai/Tokyo: Custom-made Rolls-Royces, stretch Hummers and bright red Maseratis line the entrance to Dubai's... |
Car makers hit oasis in the desert as Gulf guzzles custom-made cars
The Times of India | TOKYO/DUBAI: Custom-made Rolls-Royces, stretch ... |
Time for Zardari to meet economic challenge
Asia Times | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | QUETTA, Pakistan - With Asif Ali Zardari's prospects of securing the presidency of P... |
Palestinians play a wild card
Asia Times | By Mark LeVine | Lost in the international uproar over Russia's Olympic Games-eve invasion and occupation of... |
| Wed 3 Sep 2008 |
Oil bonanza no relief to Saudi would-be home owners
The Guardian By Souhail Karam RIYADH, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Owning a home has never been more difficult for most Saudis. Soari... |
Shares in GCC countries fall after crude price drop
Gulf News | Dubai: Shares in Gulf countries retreated after crude oil fell for a fourth day and as foreign investors exi... |
IMF deal on foreign wealth funds
BBC News | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed a voluntary code of conduct with sovereign wealth funds (SW... |
Major price hikes in fast food sector almost over--Chowking
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – Major price increases in the fast food industry may already be over, as companies real... |
Malaysian budget tries to alleviate impact of credit crunch
Arab News | Mushtak Parker I Arab News | LONDON: Like many leaders all over the world, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah... |
| Mon 1 Sep 2008 |
Market update - 1 September
The Independent | The FTSE 100 was down 33.2 points at 5603.4 while the FTSE 250 eased back to 9371.9, down 9.9 points, at 11:... |
Dubai property market unlikely to crash
Arab News | Simon Webb I Reuters | DUBAI: Soaring prices in Dubai's property market were likely to slow rather than cras... |
Economy briefs: SABIC sends urea to PakistanEconomy briefs: SABIC sends urea to Pakistan
Arab News | Arab News | JEDDAH: Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) has dispatched a shipment of 20,000 tons of urea to... |
| Sat 30 Aug 2008 |
Bush points to signs that economy is on upswing
The Examiner Comments | WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Bush said Saturday that Americans may have cause this Labor Day ... |
Bush says economy on the upswing
The Examiner Comments | WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Bush said Saturday that Americans may have cause this Labor Day ... |
| Fri 29 Aug 2008 |
Democrats eager about tomorrow
Gulf News | Finally, the Democratic party nominated Barack Obama for president of the United States, the first African-A... |
Commentary: Obama's confusing blend of left-right economics
CNN By Ruben Navarrette Jr. | Special to CNN | Editor's Note: Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a member of the editorial bo... |
Biden also brings broad economic savvy
The Columbus Dispatch The choice of Joe Biden as candidate for veep made me recall a conversation with him at the 2004 Democratic co... |
Qatar inks rail study deal with German firm
Arab News | John Irish I Reuters | DUBAI: German railway operator Deutsche Bahn, which is planning an initial public off... |
Iran's secret weapon isn't bombs but oil
The Daily Telegraph | When oil prices are high, the world's anti-western regimes can afford to rub their hands with glee. Like a g... |
| Thu 28 Aug 2008 |
In 1975, a U.S. president had a radical proposal for the oil problem
International Herald Tribune | : High oil prices have helped to bring down the American economy and devastated Detroit. The politicians are... |
Al Habtoor to sell 40% shares in IPO
Bahrain Tribune Dubai (Bloomberg) | Al Habtoor Leighton Group, the Dubai-based contractor that's constructing the Paris Sorbon... |
QNB acquires Dubai bank stake
Gulf Daily News | DUBAI: Qatar National Bank (QNB) yesterday said it bought 24 per cent of Dubai's Commercial Bank Internation... |
| Wed 27 Aug 2008 |
Najaf in Iraq provides economic hope
International Herald Tribune | : The city's first airport is weeks away from opening, but already a bigger one is talked about. Land prices... |
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