Saudi Central Bank Sees Inflation At Tolerable Levels

Inflation in the Kingdom reached a seven-month high of 4.2 per cent year-on-year in January.

Oman’s 2012 Average Daily Oil Output Up At 918,000 bpd

Average oil production in the country was at 884,900 bpd in 2011.

Qatari Telecom Firm Ooredoo Posts 14.6% Rise In Q4 Profit

Profit was boosted by higher revenue in Qatar, Indonesia and Iraq.

Bahrain’s Gulf Air Cuts 15% Staff In Restructuring

The struggling carrier said further adjustments would be made across all levels of its organisation.

Al Habtoor And Accor Mull Partnership

Al Habtoor has talks with global operator about potential projects at home and abroad

Zain To Offload Stake In Iraqi Unit Through IPO

The company expects to finalise details of the initial public offering by the end of June.

Dubai’s Noor Sets Up JV With State-Owned AMAF

The new company, called Noor Awqaf, is being set up with a share capital of Dhs10 million.

Gulf Investors To Bid $2.3bn For Arsenal FC

Qatar and UAE-backed investors are expected to make what will be the largest ever bid for a football club.

Oman’s 2012 Oil Output Rose 4%

The increase was due to new discoveries in three different oil fields as an average of 918,000 bpd were produced.

Revealed: Top 10 UAE Bank Profits In 2012

Gulf Business brings you the top 10 banks in the UAE that made the largest profits last year.

Arabtec’s New CEO Says Aabar Not Seeking Stake Increase

Abu Dhabi investment fund Aabar has a 22 per cent stake in the Dubai-based contractor.

UAE’s ENEC Applies For Licence To Build More Nuclear Reactors

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp (ENEC) was awarded a licence for the construction of the first two reactors last July.

Novak Djokovic Seals Dubai Tennis Title

This is the Serb’s fourth Dubai Championships win in five years.

Special Country Report: Oman

As its oil reserves dwindle, is Oman’s focus on diversification and privatisation enough to keep the economy ticking?

Qatar Finds Vast Building Plans Need More Than Money

Two years after Qatar won the right to host the World Cup, little work on many of the big projects has actually started.

Property Speculators’ Return Fuels Dubai Bubble Fear

Queues of investors have formed outside the offices of real estate developers in scenes that recall the emirate’s boom days before 2008.

Dubai Utility DEWA Launches $1bn Sukuk

The utility printed the five-year paper at par at a profit rate of three per cent.

VIDEO: Etihad To Launch Biggest Ever Global Brand Campaign

The airline’s first such initiative for three years, it will comprise TV, print, outdoor and digital elements.

Emaar Reports Strong Investor Interest For New Property

Dubai-based developer says its website received traffic from 75 countries for online registration for The Address Residence Sky View.

MAF Investing Dhs140m In City Centre Residence

Salman Haider, executive managing director of hotels at MAF, said work will start at the beginning of 2014.

Oman’s Sohar Refinery Shuts Thurs For 46 Days Of Maintenance

The refinery is expected to restart around April 15.

Dubai Group Unit Sells 41.1% ONIC Stake To Oman Fund

The asset sale is part of the Dubai Group’s $6 billion restructuring process, said officials.

UAE Central Bank Head – “Domestic Bond Market Essential”

Sultan Al Suwaidi said that a well developed local debt market would buffer the country from the next global economic crisis.

Kuwait Aims To Decide Winner Of Airport Tender In Q1

The airport, expected to cost around $3.2 billion, is planned to open in 2020

Arabtec Tumbles After Massive Capital Raising Plans

The contractor also replaced its chief executive as part of a shakeup driven by investment fund Aabar, its largest shareholder.

Federer And Djokovic Power Through In Dubai

Federer dismissed Spain’s Marcel Granollers while Djokovic overcame a late stumble to beat another Spaniard Roberto Bautista.

First Gulf Bank Eyes 10% Loan Growth This Year

The UAE lender made a net profit of Dhs1.15 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Lionel Messi Named Global Brand Ambassador For Ooredoo

The soccer star will be supporting various programmes to increase life chances of young people in MENA and South-East Asia.

Dubai Plans Central Islamic Finance Regulatory Board

The emirate is hoping to become a global hub for Islamic finance and other businesses based on Islamic principles.

Dubai’s Arabtec CEO Riad Kamal Resigns

Managing director Hasan Ismaik will replace Kamal as the new chief executive of the construction company.