Abu Dhabi’s IPIC To Use $4bn Pipeline Payment To Repay Debt

The state-owned firm built a crude oil pipeline from Habshan to Fujairah in the UAE.

Inflation A Potential Risk For Saudi Economy – IMF

The IMF predicts Saudi’s overall growth to reach 4.4 per cent this year, due partly to an expected decline in oil output.

REVEALED: The Biggest Banks In The UAE

Taken from the Gulf Business Top 50 Banks, these are the biggest banks in the UAE by 2012 total assets.

Saudi Aramco Seeks Bids For Power Plant

The plant will use integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology to convert vacuum residue fuel from the refinery into a synthetic gas.

Qatar Sets Up $1bn Energy Infrastructure Fund

The new fund will be run by Qatar Holding, Qatar Petroleum International and Qatar Electricity and Water Company.

Burj Al Arab Rolls Out Gold iPads

Opulent devices provide guests with quicker access to services and part of wider technology push

REVEALED: The Biggest Banks In Saudi Arabia

Taken from the Gulf Business Top 50 Banks, these are the biggest banks in the Kingdom by 2012 total assets.

Kuwait’s Kharafi Group Wins $930m From Libya

The Kuwaiti group signed a contract in 2006 to build a resort in Tripoli, which was later cancelled.

Three Hotel Brands Make Their Move On Saudi Arabia

Ascott is opening up in Riyadh, while the first One & Only Resort and first Staybridge Suites in KSA are opening in Jeddah

Dubai Labourers Stage Rare Strike For More Pay

Two Arabtec employees said several thousand workers engaged on various projects did not report for duty on Sunday and stayed in their accommodation.

Saudi Arabia To Import High Diesel Volumes This Summer

Saudi Aramco is estimated to import 8.9 million barrels of diesel in June, up from around 6.7 to 7.5 million barrels in May.

Saudi Oil Exports Fell In March As Power Use Rose

The Kingdom produced 9.136 million bpd of oil in March, 14,000 bpd less than in February.

UAE Economic Growth Accelerates To 4.4% In 2012

Good and stable oil prices over the last year were one of the most important factors, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Saudi Maaden Reopens Phosphate, Ammonia Plants

The company’s financial impact of the shut-down is initially estimated at SAR119 million.

Etihad Buys Three AD Airport Service Companies

The trio, covering in-flight catering, ground handling and cargo, now fall under Etihad Airport Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Etihad

Hertz Gears Up For On Demand Services

Focus is currently on the US and Europe but it will come to the Middle East.

Kuwait Replaces Oil Officials At KPC After $2.2bn Dow Payment

Nizar Mohammad al-Asani replaced Farouk Zanki as CEO at the oil firm and the cabinet approved the nomination of six board members.

Dubai World Central To Develop New Logistics Park

The park, spread across 34,000 square meters, is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2015.

Dubai’s Atlantis The Palm Seeks $850m Loan

The hotel is raising the syndicated loan to refinance existing debt and provide new funds.

Saudi Arabia Says Hackers Sabotage Government Websites

An investigation traced the attacks to hundreds of internet protocol addresses in a number of countries.

Britain’s Islamic Bank BLME Seeks Stronger Gulf Ties – CEO

The Bank of London and The Middle East plans to open an office in Dubai this year to help boost its capital markets.

Qatar Holding, Italy Fund Eyeing Versace

In April, Versace CEO Gian Giacomo Ferraris said the house may consider opening the company to outside investors to help fund expansion

Fairmont President: New Hotels For UAE And GCC

Hotels in Ajman, Fujairah and the delayed resort in Abu Dhabi will open alongside new projects in Riyadh and Amman.

Kuwait Court Ruling May Threaten Economic Recovery

One of the world’s richest countries per capita, Kuwait has struggled for years to get big infrastructure projects off the ground because of bureaucratic red tape and political turmoil.

Saudi Regulations Target Stock Market Speculators

The Capital Market Authority announced a series of measures designed to reduce the volatility of shares, make them harder to manipulate and improve the quality of listed companies.

Bahrain Needs To Cut Public Debt After 2012 Spending Boost – IMF

The Gulf state upped its original 2012 expenditure plan by nearly 19 per cent in September 2011.

Dubai’s Dnata Fully Acquires Italian Flight Caterer

Air services provider dnata already owned 50 per cent of Servair Airchef in Italy.

Dubai’s ENBD Plans Bond Sale To Boost Capital

Emirates NBD plans to meet investors on roadshows in Asia, London and the UAE.

Egypt Says Disputes With DAMAC Are Resolved

DAMAC filed an international arbitration case against Egypt in 2011 over the conviction of its chairman and owner, Hussain Sajwani.

Qatar Airways Resumes London Dreamliner Services

Airline will be keeping its fingers crossed for a smooth summer schedule – as will Boeing as it resumes B787 deliveries