Deal to boost US trade ties with Gulf countries
The United States said it has signed a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia and other members of the Gulf Cooperation ...
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MENA equity markets 'remarkably resilient'
While political events in the region continue to attract headlines, equity markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...
GCC fiscal surplus to increase to 14% of GDP
Barclays Capital projected economic real GDP growth in the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council at 5.5% in 2012 and ...
Saudi Arabia to be fastest growing G20 economy after China
Saudi Arabia will emerge as the second fastest growing G20 country after China this year, while Gulf economies will outpace ...
GCC eyes unified railway project
Plans for a unified railway running across the six states of the GCC topped the agenda of talks between ministers ...
GCC reinsurance market worth over $5 billion
Market sentiment remains upbeat among reinsurers and brokers operating in the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). According to ...
Climate change 'could kill 100 million by 2030'
More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic ...
GCC healthcare sector spending on the rise
Healthcare has been one of the most dynamic industries in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC), witnessing steep growth between 2007 ...
$250bn investments in MENA rail projects until 2015
A project rail boom within the transport sector in the Middle East and North Africa is expected to materialize in ...
S&P to double staff in Dubai as ratings opportunity knocks in GCC
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's expects to double staff in its Dubai office this year as it sees growing opportunity ...
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