Oman: Year in Review 2012
The Omani economy saw another good year in 2012, with high levels of growth on the back of increased hydrocarbons...
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GCC to invest more in telecom technology
Stable markets in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region will continue to invest more in latest communication technologies...
Saudi pharmaceutical market to reach $4.7 billion by 2016
Saudi Arabia, one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in the Middle East region, is forecast to expand by 4.7 percent...
GCC will fund Oman's $15.6 billion rail project
Oman's ambitious National Railway System will be implemented with funding support pledged by fellow members of the Gulf Co-operation Council...
22 Iraqi banks achieve $356 million earnings in 9 months
A study released by "Association of Private Banks in Iraq," unveiled that the quarterly earnings of 22 Iraqi banks among...
KSA dominates Gulf petrochemicals
Saudi Arabia is the largest petrochemical producer in the Gulf region, accounting for more than 67 percent of the total...
Iraq's Asiacell aims to raise $1.3 billion from IPO
Asiacell Communications PJSC, Iraq's second largest mobile operator, aims to raise about US$ 1.3 billion from an initial public offering...
Qatar's population rises by 7.5% to 1.83 million
Qatar's population has surged 7.5 percent in a year and was more than 1.83 million as on December 31, 2012,...
Law to regulate public-private partnership in Qatar soon
Qatar hopes to soon have a law in place to regulate public-private partnership (PPP) which would allow the private sector...
Jordan endorses a $10.5 billion 2013 budget draft law
Jordan’s Minister of Finance Suleiman Hafez announced that of the total budget figure, JD6.210 billion ($8.740 billion) is allocated for...
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