Abu Dhabi’s manufacturing base to expand significantly
With the first phase of the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) projected for completion in the fourth quarter of...
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Saudi imports up by 4.4%
Saudi Arabia's incoming economic data signals that nonoil sector growth has been moderating after blistering growth last year and early...
Qatar’s global GDP share seen near double by 2030
Economic diversification aided by hydrocarbon revenue will scale up Qatar’s share of global GDP at market exchange rates to 0.4%...
Turkey's UB Holding bags $500 million steel plant rehabilitation project in Iraq
Iraq's cabinet agreed to award Turkey's UB Holding a project to rehabilitate a steel plant in the south of the...
Iraq second importer from the UAE
Preliminary statistics in United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported that Iraq has become the second importer form the state in 2011,...
Saudi letters of credit up 24% as economic growth spurs demand
The value of letters of credit signed by lenders in Saudi Arabia surged 24 percent in the first six months...
34 tons of gold imported into Kurdistan
AKnews reports that gold imports into Iraqi Kurdistan have hit 34 tons during the first seven months of the year....
Fast food chains boom in Baghdad
Baghdad's residents can finally get their milkshakes, chili-cheese dogs and buckets of crispy fried chicken. A wave of new American-style...
Capital markets become a priority in Qatar
Capital markets in Qatar should receive a boost from recently announced reforms that clarify oversight, broaden access and simplify transactions....
$900 million Iranian exports to Iraq in 5 months
Iran exported 1.6 million tons of commodities with a price of $903 million during the first five months of the...
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