Development and free zones in Jordan house $4.65 billion of investments
Total investments at the development and free zones amounted to JD3.3 billion ($4.65 billion) at the end of 2012, according...
Finance
Qatar Islamic Bank signs $219 million financing agreement with NBK Holding
QIB, the leading Islamic bank in Qatar, has announced the signing of a QR800m financing deal with NBK Holding. The...
Qatar banking sector 'has more incentives to expand abroad'
Qatar's banking sector seems to have more incentives to expand overseas, signaling more acquisitions, as Gulf lenders overtake European banks...
GCC banks replacing European banks as major acquirers in the MENA region
Banks in the oil-rich countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are becoming active buyers again of stakes in banks...
Qatar plans $1.35 billion Sardinia tourism project
Qatar Holding has unveiled plans for a one billion euro ($1.35bn) investment in Sardinia's tourism sector, it has been reported....
30 top Brazilian companies to take part in 5th Brazilian Trade Mission to the UAE
A delegation that includes 30 Brazilian companies will be taking part in the 5th Brazilian Trade Mission to the UAE,...
Lebanese Canadian commercial cooperation agreement signed
The Ministry of Finance signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) to strengthen trade and investment...
Qatar to invest $5 billion in Malaysian petrochemical complex
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund plans to spend half of the $10 billion it expects to invest in Malaysia on a...
Two Qatari firms make into the Global 500 for 2012
Driven by banks, the total value of the world's largest 500 listed companies, measured by market capitalization, increased by 13%...
Saudi King proposes to add $10 billion into funds for Arab investment
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal said that the initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah...
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