Heightened activity at Oman’s stock exchange
After a period of relative inactivity, Oman’s stock exchange, the Muscat Stock Market (MSM), could be about to see heightened...
Business & Economy
UAE says real GDP grew 4.2% last year
The United Arab Emirates' economy grew 4.2 percent in inflation-adjusted terms last year, Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri said....
Qatar’s SMEs contribute 15%-17% of non-oil GDP
Qatar has 8,000-11,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but their contribution to non-oil gross domestic product (GDP) is lower by...
Saudi non-oil GDP can easily sustain a 5% growth
More than any other country, Saudi Arabia is synonymous with oil and rightly so, holding around 270 billion barrels of...
Qatar the most competitive country in the Gulf
Qatar has been named the most competitive country in the Gulf in new rankings published by the International Institute for...
Arab-Brazilian bilateral trade up 37%
Official data released by Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) showed that Arab exports to Brazil hit USD3.4 billion between January...
Iraq holds 4th postwar oil and gas auction
A Kuwaiti-led energy consortium won the right to search for oil and gas in southern Iraq as part of the...
Lebanon investing in industry
The industrial sector is laboring to overcome a series of hurdles that are limiting its ability to expand domestically and...
GCC aluminum sector investments reach $22 billion
According to a recent study released by the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) estimated the investments of five...
Saudi economy grew 7.1% in 2011 on high oil prices – IMF
Saudi Arabia's economy grew 7.1 percent last year, while its non-oil sector accelerated 8 percent, the highest since 1981, the...
The resource of credible, industry-specific updates