Private consumption and infrastructure boom to drive Qatar economy
Qatar's economy will continue to show "strong, although slowing momentum", reflecting the country's "robust private consumption and the significant infrastructure...
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$1 trillion needed for gas and electricity projects in the Mena region
More than $1 trillion of investments are needed by 2030 to meet demand for gas and electricity in the Mena...
Airport IT investment set to reach $6 billion
The world's airports are increasing their investment in information technology (IT) to approximately $6 billion in 2013, according to the...
Dubai’s second satellite to be launched on November 21
DubaiSat 2, UAE’s second earth-imaging satellite, will blast off from the Yasny launch base in Russia on November 21, a...
Beirut airport expansion needed to accommodate 12 million passengers
The Lebanese government must work again on expanding Rafik Hariri International airport to absorb 12 million passengers yearly, according to...
Bolstering the beer business in Lebanon
The beer business is undergoing a renaissance as brewers increasingly take on the market leader Almaza, owned by Dutch conglomerate...
Saudi Ma'aden to start producing bauxite
Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) expects to start producing bauxite from a new mine in the second quarter of 2014,...
The renown French retail chain Monoprix opens in Qatar
Monoprix S.A. the major French city-center retailer with its respected up-scale positioning and successful business model, combining food retailing with ...
GCC emerging as an attractive investment destination
"GCC offers strategic advantages, such as availability of cheap energy and feedstock supply, low tax environment, well-developed infrastructure, growing population...
Mobile app brings e-learning to Lebanon
A new mobile application has given Lebanese children a good reason for asking mom and dad for a tablet computer...
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