Kuwait’s KIPCO Says OSN Core Asset As Targets Double Profits By 2018

The company plans to achieve its 2018 profit target through earnings growth “across our core companies, particularly those in the financial services and media sectors”.

BIE Secretary General Says “Pleased” With Dubai’s Expo 2020 Progress

The head of BIE is on an official visit to Dubai to discuss the approaching submission of the Expo 2020 registration document.

Saudi Sahara, Ma’aden Petchem Plant Shut For Maintenance In April

The plant, in Jubail, is operated by Sahara & Ma’aden Petrochemicals Co (SAMAPCO) and will be offline for 25 days from April 1.

Dubai Government Establishes P&O Ports Subsidiary

P&O Ports has signed MOUs for preliminary discussions with the governments of Madagascar, the Republic of Somaliland and Albania to enhance their port infrastructure.

Dubai World Gets Approval To Restructure $14.6bn Debt Outside Court

The action allows lawyers for the conglomerate to gather the signatures of creditors in support of the deal outside the Dubai World Tribunal.

Qatar To Treat Gulf Investors As Locals, Freeing Up Foreigner Quotas

The decision looks likely to have little immediate impact on investment flows since foreign ownership limits for most stocks are far from being used up.

Saudi’s Dar Al Arkan Says Land Tax Unlikely To Hurt Business

Dar Al Arkan chairman Yousef al-Shelash said that he did not expect the tax to be applied to this land, since the company was in the process of developing it.

Gas Explosion In Saadiyat Injures One Resident

The cause of the explosion is yet to be confirmed, according to the building manager.

Dubai’s Amlak To Seek Shareholder Backing To Lift Six-Year Trading Halt

Trading in Amlak was halted in November 2008 as credit markets dried up and the emirate’s real estate prices began a 50 per cent tumble from their peak.

Saudi Arabia Building Up Military Near Yemen Border – U.S. Officials

The armor and artillery being moved by Saudi Arabia could be used for offensive or defensive purposes, two U.S. government sources said.

Saudi Arabia To Build ‘Women-Only’ Industrial City In Jeddah

The city, designed to increase female employment opportunities in the Kingdom, will span five million square metres.

Emirates Airline Sets Final Guidance For UK-Guaranteed Sukuk

The deal has garnered more than $3 billion in orders, a document showed.

National Bank Of Kuwait To Meet Investors For Potential Tier 1 Bond

The bank has mandated HSBC and Standard Chartered as joint global coordinators for the Tier 1 bond.

Saudi Ma’aden Says Shut Down Ammonia Plant

The plant, located in the Ma’aden complex at Ras Al Khair city, was shut down on March 23 “for a period of around 10 days”, the company said.

Emirates Announces Daily Service To Orlando As Subsidy Debate Rages

The non-stop flights are scheduled to begin from September 1, 2015.

Aabar Investment Sets Exchange Price Of UniCredit Shares At 8.8642 Euros

The company said earlier that it had successfully placed 2 billion euros ($2.18 billion) of unsecured exchangeable bonds over shares of UniCredit.

Al Jazeera Sports Arm In Talks For Turkey’s Digiturk – Sources

BeIN Media Group is yet to finalise the acquisition of the satellite network.

French Builder Vinci To Sue Over Claims Of Forced Labour In Qatar

The statement comes as human rights group Sherpa filed a complaint against the company violated the rights of workers in its Qatar projects.

UAE Central Bank Expands Islamic Banks’ Access To Its Funds

Islamic banks will be allowed to use sharia-compliant securities other than central bank-issued Islamic certificates of deposit to borrow overnight from the central bank.

Al Etihad Credit Bureau Begins Issuing Company Reports

Reports will include details of credit facilities that are being used, total amount of credit taken and a firm’s track record of repayment.

Saudi To Reward Inspectors For Uncovering Labour Law Violations

The Kingdom has priortised job creation among its local population to drive economic growth and improve economic diversification.

Yemen Rivals To Hold Talks In Doha -Source

U.N. Yemen envoy Jamal Benomar said the discussions would be held in Qatar and that any subsequent agreement reached would be signed in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Real Estate Shares Tumble On Decision To Tax Undeveloped Land

The cabinet’s decision aims to push out more land out into the market where it can be developed.

Aabar To Raise Up To 2bn Euros Via UniCredit Exchangeable Bonds

Aabar said it would sell two tranches of bonds worth 750 million euros each, with an option to increase that amount by a further 250 million per tranche.

Kuwaiti Opposition Protests Turn Violent

Police used batons to halt the progress of protestors marching towards the Kuwaiti parliament on Monday.

UAE’s Shah Gas Project Seen Achieving Full Capacity In Q2

Al Hosn Gas is the Shah gas development joint venture by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum.

French Builder Vinci Denies Claim Of Forced Labour In Qatar

The statement comes as Sherpa NGO submitted a claim in a French court against Vinci Construction Grand Projects for “forced labour” in Qatar.

Ras Al-Khaimah Launches $1bn 10-yr Sukuk -Leads

The emirate, which is issuing sukuk with an ijara structure, has garnered orders worth about $2.5 billion, an earlier document showed.

National Bank Of Fujairah Issues Dhs500m Tier 1 Capital

The capital-enhancing issue is a perpetual issue structured to comply Basel III norms, a statement said.

Dubai’s Non Oil Foreign Trade Reaches Dhs1.33trn In 2014

China was Dubai’s top trading partner last year, followed by India and the US, official figures show.