EmiratesLNG To Build Fujairah Import Terminal

The terminal will be able to supply the UAE with around 1.2 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day of gas.

Air Arabia Q3 Net Profit Drops 9%

The carrier made a net profit of Dhs206 million in the third quarter, compared with Dhs226 million in the corresponding period in 2012.

The Global Pilot Shortage

As the international aviation industry expands, will there be enough trained pilots to fly the planes?

UAE Nuclear Staff Will Be 80% Emirati – ENEC Boss

Vast majority of staff at Abu Dhabi’s Barakah facility set to be nationals.

Qatar’s Business Optimism Highest In Three Years

Qatar’s high business optimism rates show that economic diversification is gaining pace.

Etihad In Potential Airbus Jet Order

The carrier is also finalising a deal with Boeing, with one or both deals set to be announced at next week’s Dubai Airshow.

Dubai Islamic Bank Posts 33.5% Profit Increase

The bank made Dhs1.2 billion in the nine months to September 30 up from Dhs899 million in the corresponding period last year.

Fairmont The Palm Penthouses Target Second Homers

Repeat holidaymakers and executives can now buy a slice of Penthouse luxury living.

UAE’s Ajman Bank Rehires Amiri As CEO

Amiri, who quit just seven months ago, replaces Mohammad Zaqout who was fired in October.

UAE’s Electricity Demand To Exceed 40,000MW By 2020

Gulf countries are seeing a steep energy demand owing to a growing population and subsidised resources.

Prince Alwaleed Makes $600m From Twitter IPO

Kingdom Holding bought a three per cent stake in the micro-blogging site in 2011 for $300 million.

ADNOC, Masdar JV Launch First Carbon Capture Project

The project will allow the UAE to preserve its natural gas for domestic electricity generation.

Regional Instability Threatens Gulf Food Security

Over 80 per cent of the Gulf’s wheat comes through the Suez Canal and 80 per cent of its rice supply through the Strait of Hormuz.

Kuwait To Review $16bn Annual Subsidies

Kuwaiti ministers have warned that state expenditures will exceed oil revenues within a few years if spending keeps rising at the current rate.

Open Doors For India’s Airspace?

Is India set to loosen its protectionism over the national airline sector? It’s about time it did.

UK Eyes Further Kuwaiti Investments

London Mayor Boris Johnson hopes to attract greater Kuwaiti investments to the UK.

Different Arab money

Demand For Global Islamic Pension Funds Worth $190bn

Shari’a complaint pension funds are on the rise as people switch from conventional to Islamic banking.

UAE’s Tristar Signs $200m Deal For New Oil Tankers

Logistics firm Tristar is aiming to rev up its oil tanker ship supply owing to a revival in demand in the Middle East market.

Oman Oil Minister Slams Gulf Culture Of Energy Subsidies

Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy said a signal needs to be sent to ‘the pockets of the public’.

Veteran Gulf Banker Plans Investment Bank In Dubai

Emad Mansour was recently the chief executive of Doha-based Qatar First Bank.

TAQA In $240m Deal To Sell Dutch Pipeline Stake

The sale of the stake in Noordgastransport B.V. (NGT) to pension fund PensionDanmark A/S is expected to close in 2013.

Wizz Air Offers Dubai Passengers Priority Boarding

The service costs an additional €10 per flight on services to Kiev, Sofia, Budapest and Bucharest.

Oil Market Stable, Prices Steady, Say Two OPEC Members

OPEC expects global demand for its crude to fall in the next five years because of increasing supplies outside the 12-member group.

Islamic Capital Markets To Provide Major Stimulus For Economic Growth

Rising international demand for infrastructure and investment project financing is likely to stimulate growth in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Fifa Rules Out Co-Hosting 2022 World Cup

Sepp Blatter also ruled out holding the Qatar tournament in January-February out of respect for the Winter Olympics.

Kuwait Expects OPEC To Keep Crude Output Target Unchanged

Kuwait is currently producing 2.9 million barrels per day of oil and had the capacity to produce 3.2 million bpd.

Etisalat In $400m Loan Tussle With Stan Chart, Citigroup

Standard Chartered has around $300 million exposure on the loan, while Citi has the rest.

Interview: Rise Of Homeopathy In Gulf

In an exclusive interview with Gulf Business, healthcare mogul Dr. Mukesh Batra reveals his grand plans to take the alternative medicine empire to every corner of the world.

High Times For Private Aviation

With a new business aviation hub in Dubai’s DWC and growing competition, the market for private jets looks set to reach new heights.

Gulf Draws Foreign Money As Arab Spring States Struggle

Gulf equity and debt markets have boomed, partly on the back of inflows of foreign money, while markets affected by the Arab Spring have struggled.