The Sultanate is looking to reduce its expat work force to 33 per cent from its current level of 39 per cent, a senior official said.
Jan Bladen has been appointed executive adviser and programme lead at Abu Dhabi Global Market.
The latest casualty to succumb to MERS virus in Saudi Arabia was a 22-year old man, according to health authorities.
Prices for the 504 units on sale at the Palm Tower Residences start from Dhs1.5 million.
Du’s full-year profit for 2013 was Dhs1.99 billion, up slightly from Dhs1.98 billion a year earlier.
The firm will list 30 per cent of its shares on the Kingdom’s stock exchange.
As part of an interim agreement, Tehran curbed some nuclear activities for six months in return for limited sanctions relief.
The new Shorooq wing houses 148 rooms, while the new bar and pool offer a higher level of luxury and sophistication.
Foreigners currently own two percent of the bank’s shares.
Patrick Delivanis replaces Klaus Froehlich, who is relocating to Frankfurt for a senior investment banking role.
The Sharjah-based carrier made a net profit of Dhs94 million ($25.6 million) in the fourth quarter.
Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower, which is 173 metres taller than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, is slated for completion in 2018.
GMS plans to sell new shares worth $100 million, as well as an undisclosed number of shares currently held by private equity backers.
The developer, which launched several new projects last year, said its total value of sales in Dubai for 2013 was Dhs12 billion.
The Fashion District, unveiled on Monday, is the first phase of the mall’s Dhs1billion redevelopment programme.
The Dubai-based mall is undergoing a massive Dhs1 billion redevelopment programme.
GCC governments should reform the education curricula and equip young job seekers to meet the demands of the private sector, a report says.
The number of 600,000-barrel cargoes scheduled to load in April has fallen to 13, two less than March, the sources said.
Schools can raise their fees from five to seven per cent depending on their rating by the KHDA.
Somayya Jabarti has been appointed editor in chief of the English daily Saudi Gazette.
The bank’s growth in 2014 will be fuelled by the company’s entry into the Moroccan and Libyan markets and expansion in Tunisia.
Results were adversely impacted by continued significant fertiliser price deflation, the firm said.
Du’s new loan will replace two existing debt facilities.
A construction contract for Nakheel Mall is expected to be awarded within three months.
The UAE has around 34,122 inbound students against 7,719 outbound students, according to UNESCO Institute of Statistics.
The officials were sentenced to three years in jail for abuse of office.
Al Sager, deputy group CEO at National Bank of Kuwait, replaces Ibrahim Dabdoub who is retiring after three decades.
Under the terms of its licence, Zain Bahrain must sell 15 per cent of its shares in an IPO and list on the Bahrain bourse.
Mursi is on trial in three cases and charged in two others.
Speed limits on major Dubai roads remain largely unchanged, according to Dubai Police.