News, 14th October 2009

 

 

 

Arabian Business

 

 

1.       Top Mideast banks put aside $7bn for bad loans in H1

2.       UAE banks facing up to $11bn liquidity shortfall

1.       Saudi construction giant lauds positives of global downturn

2.       IPIC, Oman sign deal on new refinery project

1.       New police team to probe UAE financial crimes

2.       Two Al-Qaeda suspects killed in Saudi shootout

1.       RERA launches Masters degree in real estate

2.       20% of Bahrain schools failing pupils - report

1.       GCC oil/gas reserves valued at $18.3tn

2.       OPEC sees stronger 2010 world oil demand

1.       Kuwait in UK hospital tie-up to raise standards

2.       Kuwait health chiefs confirm 10th swine flu death

1.       Bahrain's GFH announces major shake-up

2.       S&P to be used to calculate NBAD Islamic Index

1.       DMI expands with newspapers, Noor radio, TV

2.       Hilary Swank and Demi Moore at Abu Dhabi film festival

1.       UAE bank card fraud seen rising 20% in 2009

2.       Doha Bank launches eco-friendly credit card

1.       Clinton, Russia seek to show unity on Iran

2.       Mideast chemical producers to fight export restrictions

1.       Saadiyat Island to partially open by year-end - report

2.       Alabbar confirms Dec 2 opening for Burj Dubai

1.       Arabic TV shopping channel sees 35% rise in sales

2.       Damas loss-making subsidiary wound up

1.       Qatar makes its case to host World Cup 2022

2.       Bahrain-New Zealand battle to World Cup play-off draw

1.       Kuwait bourse seals tech partnership with NASDAQ OMX

2.       Orascom won't bid for fourth French 3G licence

1.       Safety audit to start on all Abu Dhabi roads

2.       Sugar refinery jetty planned at Port of Aden

1.       Pilots arrested over Sharjah-Delhi flight drama

2.       Qatar Airways plane first to fly on natural gas fuel

 

 

 

 

Gulf News

 

 

Qatar Airways uses natural gas fuel

ADAC to develop Al Ain airport

Freight volumes fuel hopes of economic growth

Alliance creates region's third biggest carrier

Dana Gas discovers 86 billion cubic feet of gas in Egypt

Tasweeq to take over Qatar crude marketing

Oil falls as investors shrug off IEA outlook

Global oil demand will rise as recovery grows

Qatar awards fertiliser plant deal to South Korean consortium

Dar Al Arkan unveils 7.5b riyal project

Work on Dh1.46bn India Entertainment City starts

Tackling water scarcity

Singapore beckons

Saadiyat Island to partially open by year-end

UAE will boast best hotel portfolio

Stock-bond divergence widens

Americans feel worst of recession is over

Damas begins damage control

Damas shares slump after CEO resigns

Saudi regulator examines options for realty funds

Qatari fund ups Songbird stake

Amlak, Tamweel expected to merge

Limitless partners DTZ to lease The Galleries

Dubai Chamber modifies Ramadan timings

DSMG records aggregate 17% growth

Poor monsoon threatens India growth

Wholesale prices fall yet again

June home-building approvals fall 9.5%

Rupee weakens again as Reliance row hurts shares

ADIB profits hurt by realty unit loss

Qatar money supply shrinks, cooling inflation

DP World's port business drops 10%

Kuwait seeks partners in transport

P&O's link with parent hinders DP World move

DP World to use P&O's brand name

Dubai to be first location for sale of Windows 7

Etisalat eyes 100m customers

Region's ICT boom: Global players to cash in

Waiting for a Windows windfall

Wealth funds aren't so bad

‘Kamei factor' gains currency

Stigma shadows mental illness

Oil producers help tackle climate change

Global medical policy is best for those on the move

Getting a bigger share of income pie

Don't investors care much about losing money?

Savings advice for the individual

ADFD signs MoU with Grameen Trust

Aabar buys $328m stake in Brazilian Bank

Allocating assets after weighing risk

European bonds decline as stocks move up

Personal loans slide on tighter lending

Professionals could find a silver lining in market slowdown

Tourism sector to step up emiratisation

Telecom service switch soon

Etisalat eyes 100m customers

Mobile users to retain numbers when switching

Mobily reschedules loan with four banks

Waiting for a Windows windfall

Tackling water scarcity

Louis Vuitton: A desire for quality in the crisis

 

 

 

Khaleej Times

 

 

Rents to Slide in Abu Dhabi; Declines in Dubai

Britain ‘on brink’ of recession exit

 

Banks Face Dh40b Liquidity Shortfall

Resurgent Gulf ‘Continues to Attract Foreign Investment’

GCC Oil and Gas Reserves Value Estimated at $18.3 Trillion

Banking Sector Survives Crisis: DIFC

-Iraq says close to deals on first round oilfields

GM CEO says possible to sign Opel deal this week

Russian MTS completes Comstar stake acquisistion

UK consumer price inflation at 5-year low

Prices rise on prospects for sluggish recovery

Europe banks face headwinds after 7-mth surge

Bonds fall as Bernanke comments reverberate

European central banks keep rates on hold

Will They All Live Happily Ever After?

Marketing in a Financial Downturn: Is it Time to Push the Panic Button?

P&G’s Approach to Innovation

A Practical Guide to Managing Innovation

 

 

 

Stocks Database

 

 

Dubai Financial Market
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Saudi Stock Exchange
Bahrain Stock Exchange
Kuwait Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
Muscat Securities Market
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Doha Securities Market
New York Stock Exchange