India’s L&T Wins $300m Gas Project In Saudi Arabia

L&T will build a plant with a processing capacity of 75 million standard cubic feet per day.

Gold Recovers From 1% Fall On US Bond-Buying Hopes

Spot gold rose 0.5 per cent to $1,406.26 an ounce, after falling 0.9 per cent on Tuesday due to new import rules imposed by India.

Saudi Petrochemical Plants Sahara, Sipchem Mull Merger

A feasibility study will be carried out by the two companies over the next five months.

Is Dubai’s Property Euphoria A Myth?

With several high profile property launches, how can Dubai avoid another real estate crash?

Qatar Airways Will Not Launch Boeing 787-10X – CEO

Boeing is expected to announce a formal launch of the aircraft in June.

India says Emaar JV Violated Rules In $1.5bn Investments

Emaar MGF Land has been accused of using overseas funds to buy agricultural land, which is not allowed.

Qatar Has Highest Density Of Millionaires In The World

Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE also make it to the global top 10 nations with the highest density of millionaires.

Qatar Treasury-Bill Yields Lowest Since October 2012

Yield on the 91-day T-bills eased to 0.82 per cent on Tuesday from 0.87 per cent in May.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi Appoints New CIO

Claude Henri Chavanon replaces Alan Durrant who left NBAD recently.

Middle East Airlines To Post $1.5bn 2013 Profit – IATA

Regional carriers are benefitting from increased passenger demand and high connectivity.

Kuwait’s Zain Launches Share Sale Of Iraqi Unit

The telecoms operator will offer 55.9 million shares at one dinar each.

Flydubai Adds Hotel Bookings Online

Tie up with global travel wholesaler Tourico Holidays provides passengers with access to more than 36,000 hotels

REVEALED: Top 50 Banks In The Gulf

Gulf Business reveals the 50 biggest banks in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman as ranked by full-year 2012 assets.

Lufthansa Open To Future Co-operation With Gulf Airline

The German airline’s CEO Christoph Franz said that Lufthansa may enter a partnership, but there was “no rush.”

Turkish PM Erdogan Denounces Riots In Turkish Cities

Hundreds of police and protesters have been injured since riots began on Friday.

UAE Creates $15bn Aluminium Firm In State Merger

The new entity, Emirates Global Aluminium, will be jointly held by Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and Emirates Aluminium (Emal).

Zain Saudi To Defer Paying $1.49bn In Licence Fees

The rescheduled payment, spread over seven years, will be treated as a commercial loan.

Saudi Arabia Buys 525,000 Tonnes Hard, Soft Wheat

The wheat is of optional origin from the European Union, Australia and North and South America.

Emirates Launches Tokyo Haneda Services

Airline now serves both Tokyo airports and new service operates as a codeshare with Japan Airlines

GCC Countries To Consider Action Against Hezbollah

The GCC has called Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria “sectarian intervention”.

Dubai Property Investors Face Dhs172m Loss On Hydra Projects

The Abu Dhabi developer has sold three plots of land to help meet its creditor obligations, but is still facing a huge deficit in its debts to the Abu Dhabi courts.

Dubai Retailer MAF Delays Hybrid Bond Sale Citing Weak Market

The Majid Al Futtaim group planned to partly finance the $683 million acquisition of Carrefour’s stake through a hybrid bond.

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Private Equity In The GCC: Who Will Survive?

The regional PE market is still in its nascent stages, but with consolidation on the way, only the best players will survive.

Etihad Expands To South America, Launches Flights To Brazil

The Abu Dhabi carrier will offer non-stop flights to Sao Paolo three times a week.

Construction Begins On Dubai’s Largest Mosque

Up to 25 per cent of the construction work on the Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque has been completed.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Repays Govt Funds In Full

The lender has repaid the remaining Dhs2.6 billion of a Dhs6.6 billion loan facility it borrowed from the government.

Bahrain Budget Deficit Widens To $601m In 2012

The deficit was lower than the BD1.33 billion initially foreseen and is equivalent to two per cent of GDP.

UAE’s Taqa Takes Over BP’s Harding Field In North Sea

The move was part of an acquisition of BP assets in the North Sea agreed in 2011.

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Sells $40m Mauritius Hotel Stake

The Saudi company sold its stake to Hawaii-based Outrigger Hotels and Resorts.

Saudi And Egypt Sign $1.6bn Deal To Link Power Grids

The project will allow both countries to share power of up to 3,000 megawatts.