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Stock News: Gulf Markets Stall As Oil Gives Up Gains

Dubai’s stock index fell 0.8 per cent as most stocks declined.

With Solar Costs Falling, GCC Govts Should Speed Up Projects – Expert

Regional governments should ditch existing, outdated roadmaps for installing solar, says expert.

Kuwait’s Agility Plans Up To $100m Africa Spend In 2015

Target markets include Ghana, Mozambique, Angola and Nigeria, as they are benefiting from blossoming oil and gas sectors.

Emirates Hires Banks For UK-Guaranteed Sukuk Of Up To $1bn

Sources said the deal could close by the end of the first quarter.

Rent Vs Buy: The Rapid Rise Of The Aviation Leasing Market

An industry veteran gives his insights into the little discussed aviation leasing market.

Gulf Carriers Hit Back At Delta CEO’s 9/11 Comments

Emirates’ Tim Clark, Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker and US-UAE Business Council President Danny Sebright are among those who responded to the comments.

Orascom Construction To Raise Up To $241m In Egypt Share Offer

The company plans to offer up to 15.8 million new shares representing 15 per cent of its ordinary share capital.

Five Minutes With…Spyridon Gousetis, Marketing Director, Sony Mobile MEA

Wearable technology is fast becoming one of the industry drivers, says Gousetis.

Mishal Kanoo

LAST YEAR, THIS outspoken voice in Middle Eastern affairs shared his, often controversial, opinions on…

Hussain Sajwani

SAJWANI HAS BEEN a key beneficiary of Dubai’s recent property market momentum, his company Damac…

Ali Rashid Lootah

OFTEN CALLED NAKHEEL’S turnaround man, Lootah has helmed another particularly good year for the Dubai-based…

Salah Tahlak

The Director OF the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships was voted onto the 12-member WTA…

Falling Oil Prices Will Not Affect UAE Banks’ Growth- ENBD CEO

Banks in the UAE are much stronger than they were during the financial crash of 2008, the chief executive of Dubai’s largest lender said.

LinkedIn Launches In Arabic, Hopes to Increase MENA Presence

The professional networking site has over 14 million users in the MENA region at present.

Why Did Starwood CEO Frits Van Paasschen Resign?

Adam Aron, a Starwood director since 2006, has been named CEO on an interim basis.

Dr. Amina Al Rustamani

THE LEADER OF Dubai’s Free real estate and business park developer TECOM Investments has played…

He Essa Kazim

AS CHAIRMAN OF DFM, Kazim began 2014 on a positive note, with one of the…

Aldar Leases Out 90% Of Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid Project

The tower is also the tallest building in Abu Dhabi and is named after Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Majid Al Futtaim

ONE OF THE UAE’S richest businessman with a fortune of $4.5 billion, the Dubaibased entrepreneur…

Nayla Hayek

THE DAUGHTER of Lebanese born Nicolas George Hayek became chairwoman of watchmaking giant Swatch Group…

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem

THIS YEAR BIN Sulayem expects to double DP World’s investments to up to $1.9 billion,…

Abdulla J Kalban

FOLLOWING NEARLY THREE decades at DUBAL, Kalban was appointed CEO and MD of the newly…

UAE, Saudi Arabia Control 74% Of GCC’s Private Wealth

Almost 44 per cent of the GCC’s private wealth is focused in Saudi Arabia, while the UAE controls around 30 per cent, a new study shows.

Khalaf Al Habtoor

WHILE NOT QUITE matching his $3 billion mega development launched in 2013, UAE business magnate…

UK Businessman Takes Emirates To Court Over Lost Luggage

Abrar Khan claimed the airline refused to compensate him after losing his luggage en-route to Dubai.

Five Minutes With.. Salwa Hachem Mahfouz, Co-CEO, Fashion & Beyond

Salwa Hachem Mahfouz, Co-CEO of Fashion & Beyond, discusses her plans for bringing Brazilian swimwear brand Liquido to the region in the build up to the Dubai launch later this month.

Real Estate & Construction Gaining Momentum In 2015

Strong growth forecasts and rapid urbanisation bode well for the property sector, writes Amgad Nassif, partner at Grant Thornton.

HE Reem Al Hashimy

HAVING HELPED DUBAI win Expo 2020 at the end of 2013, Al Hashimy has focused…

Mohamed Ebrahim Al Shaibani

AS THE CONTROLLER of Dubai’s commercial and business assets, to say Al Shaibani has his…

GCC Sees Construction Projects Worth $67.6bn Completed In 2014

Around 42 per cent of the completed projects were residential buildings while 16.9 per cent were commercial buildings, a new study shows.