Iraq authorizes 3G for mobile firms
Iraq's cabinet announced it has authorized mobile phone firms to use third-generation frequencies, after years of promises amid the frustrated...
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Qatar’s insurers call for larger role in new health system
Health services in Qatar are in the midst of transition, with a new national health insurance scheme progressively being implemented....
Saudi Arabia poised to post $71 billion budget surplus
Saudi Arabia is poised to post a budget surplus of SR266 billion ($71 billion) in the current year (2013), and...
Saudi Arabia to become third largest petrochemical exporter by 2015
Saudi Arabia is expected to become the world's third largest exporter of petrochemical products with a market share of 10%...
Kuwait budget surplus may reach $46 billion
Oil prices have eased back through October and early November, with some benchmarks reaching 5-month lows. The price of Kuwait...
Dubai wins right to host World Expo 2020 bid
Dubai was the toast of Paris on Wednesday and promised to “astonish” the world in 2020 through its vision of...
Standard Chartered Bank launches operations in Iraq
Standard Chartered announced the launch of its wholesale banking operations in Iraq with the opening of its head office and...
Lebanese banks give 96,000 housing loans
Lebanese banks have provided 96,000 housing loans thanks to the soft loan initiative by the Central Bank, Governor Riad Salameh...
Saudi Arabia’s IPO market set to pick up in 2014
Activity in Saudi Arabia’s capital markets is expected to increase next year, as companies look to broaden their corporate base...
Hamad International Airport set for soft opening in January
The “soft” opening of the Hamad International Airport (HIA) will take place in January next year, HE the Transport Minister...
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