Saudi Arabia: Taking mining offshore
Officials are looking at a 2014 start date for a major new mining venture, with plans moving forward for the...
Economy
Qatar eyes $50 billion yearly savings to boost reserves
Qatar expects to save about $50bn each year until 2017 to take its international reserves -- including sovereign wealth assets...
Oman’s economy to grow by 5%
International credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's predicted a stable outlook for Oman's economy, with a real growth of five per...
Qatar leads rise in global LNG production
Qatar is leading the increase in the global supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), as its output grew by a...
$330.7 billion record Saudi revenues during 2012
The Saudi economy has registered a record SR 1.24 trillion in actual revenues during 2012, yet liquidity levels remain relatively...
Dubai sees 9% growth in exports
The total value of export and re-export by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry members reached Dh268 billion ($73.5 billion)...
Deutsche Bank anticipates a slowdown of Kuwait’s real growth in 2013
Deutsche Bank’s latest report on the MENA region showed that Kuwait would post a real GDP growth of 1.9% in...
Ras Al Khaimah: Year in Review 2012
The economy of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) has continued to expand, and while final year-end 2012 figures for growth have...
UAE GDP to grow 4% in 2013
The UAE's real GDP is projected to grow by up to four per cent in 2013, fuelled by strong crude...
Nominal GDP in GCC put at $1.56 trillion
Real GDP growth in the GCC is likely to have slowed from 7.8 percent in 2011 to an estimated 5.7...
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