GCC traffic systems to be linked
Traffic systems will soon be linked across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, security officers have said. A technical team...
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$90.5 billion approved for developments across Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Executive Council has allocated Dh330 billion ($90.5 billion) for the implementation of major development projects over the...
Bahrain: Room to grow
With the industrial sector looking to post positive growth in 2013 on the back of increased regional demand, steps are...
Non-hydrocarbon sector in GCC to grow by 5.1% in 2013
The Institute of International Finance projected real GDP growth in the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at 3.8%...
Airbus wins Oman Air order for three A330 planes
Airbus has won an order for three A330-300 aircraft from Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman,...
Lebanese farmland firm to invest up to $800 million in Sudan
Lebanese farmland investor GLB Invest plans to invest up to $800 million in Sudan to produce animal feed to be...
1.8 million SMEs operating in Saudi Arabia
There are 1.8 million small and medium businesses in the Kingdom yet only 71% of which are actually operating. About...
Bahrain non-oil trade grows 20%
Bahrain's real GDP is estimated to have expanded 3.9 percent in 2012 from the 1.9 percent growth seen in 2011....
Global trade to grow by 3.3% in 2013
The World Trade Organization revised downward its projection for world trade growth in 2013 to 3.3% in real terms from...
GCC is 13th largest world economy
Gulf hydrocarbon producers emerged as the 13th most powerful economy in the world in 2011 while strong oil prices allowed...
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