Exclusive: Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair blamed a greed culture and a desire for growth for lurching the UAE banks into crisis.
The country plans to introduce multiple entry visas for cruise tourists by September this year.
The amount, secured from a unit of Standard Chartered Bank, will be used to buy two new aircraft.
Saudi Arabian Airlines has got approval to list 30 per cent of its catering unit on the Kingdom’s stock exchange.
Residential rents in some areas have fallen to 2005/ 2006 levels, and occupancy levels have reached as low as 30 per cent.
A majority of JAFZA’s stakeholders have consented to the early redemption of the Sukuk, due in November.
Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Company will retain its stake in the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel.
Bank Nizwa, the country’s first Islamic bank, will be listed on the Muscat Securities Market on June 12.
Imported meat ban is lifted as UAE’s Ministry of Environment and Water signs new agreement.
The country is ranked 19th in the World Economic Forum’s Global Enabling Trade Report this year.
Trading shares of Oman International Bank also stopped due to $5.20 million claim.
Real estate projects in Qatar are not yet seeing an interest from global investors, say industry experts.
The Gulf state plans to issue the bond in the second or third week of June, a central bank official said.
UAE telecoms operator Etisalat will reduce international call tariffs from the second half of 2012.
The Kingdom’s defence ministry will be buying military aircraft from UK defence company BAE.
The OECD has warned that a worsening of the crisis could have “serious consequences” for the global economy.
Mohammad Kamran will head up two of Emirates NBD’s subsidiaries including Capital Limited.
As Cityscape Qatar begins, experts say that despite oversupply in the market, demand is catching up.
The social network eyes regional advertisers as a new source of investment following the firm’s IPO last week.
Gulf Business takes a look at several Arab-funded football clubs and picks a fantasy team purely of Arabian funding.
Saudi Arabia’s spending is on track as the Kingdom has seen limited impact from the Eurozone fallout.
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) is studying energy investments in Turkey.
Journalists in the Kingdom have to be accredited by the Saudi Journalists Association, the Cabinet has said.
Digital Domain Media Group is opening up an animation and visual effects studio in Abu Dhabi’s twofour54.
The airport retailer has increased the size of its loan facility because of high demand, an official has said.
DIFC Investments close in on a $1 billion dollar loan to refinance an upcoming sukuk maturing in June.
Gulf Business rounds up ten indicators that show that the emirate is back on the growth trajectory.
Four banks have been chosen as advisors for the proposed merger been Aldar and Sorouh, according to sources.
A deal for a new Islamic bond from DIB is being arranged by a host of local and global banks.
Exclusive: Al Ghurair says UAE will not see pre-2008 profits for the foreseeable future.