UAE Oil Output Hit 2.7m bpd In March

The UAE oil production was reportedly at full capacity because of the rising demand.

DIC Reaches $2.5bn Debt Deal

Dubai International Capital, the private equity arm of Dubai Holding, has reached a final agreement with creditors for restructuring its debt.

Bahrain Tops Region In Global IT Index

The UAE and Qatar also ranked high for their IT technologies on the global index compiled by the World Economic Forum and INSEAD.

A Digital Spark

The Arab Spring ignited the Gulf’s online passion and participation. And now, there’s no turning back.

Saudi Trims May Oil Prices For Asia

The Kingdom also slashed its crude prices for Europe, as oil demand weakens.

Batelco Eyes Acquisitions In 2012

The Bahraini telecoms operator hopes that new acquisitions will bring in revenues to compensate domestic losses.

Groupon Sued By Investor

The daily deals website has been facing increasing criticism from customers and investors across the world.

Heir To The Mall

The Gulf’s love affair with malls is far from over, but e-shops are making headway, writes Ryan Harrison.

Drydocks Gets Approval From 98% Of Creditors

Only one creditor has not yet accepted the $2.2 billion debt restructuring plan proposed by the Dubai-based shipbuilding unit.

BAE Signs Saudi-Eurofighter Deal

The British defence contractor said that it had signed a contract to build 48 Typhoon aircraft for the Saudi Arabian air force.

New $1bn Islamic Bank In Doha

Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank and Dallah Albaraka Group have signed an agreement with Qatar to set up the new bank.

Kuwaiti Tweeter Denies Blasphemy

A Kuwait man accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad on Twitter has said that his account was hacked.

ME Airlines See 23% Rise In Passengers

The strong performance of regional airlines in February this year, suggests that the region has now “fully recovered,” said IATA.

Foreign Access To Saudi Bourse Will Be Slow

The opening up of the Kingdom’s stock market to foreigners will be gradual, Saudi Arabia’s capital market regulator has said.

Majority Of UAE Workers Expect Pay Rise

According to a new survey, 63 per cent of employees in the UAE expect a wage hike in the next 12 months.

Poor Service Fails GCC Banks

While regional banks are reporting good growth rates, customer service has to improve, warns a new study.

Etihad’s Revenues Soar In Q1 2012

The Abu Dhabi -based carrier recorded a 28 per cent year-on-year rise in revenues during the first quarter of this year.

Royal Jordanian In Merger Talks

The airline is struggling with rising fuel costs and increasing competition in the region.

Korea Eyes More Nuclear Plants In UAE

Korea Electric Power Corp, which is already building four nuclear power plants in the UAE, will begin talks to construct four more in the country.

Scaling Green Heights

In between climbing mountains and running his eco-friendly travel company, Omar Samra has a chat with Aarti Nagraj.

Drydocks Files For Insolvency Protection

The move is expected to force all the creditors of the Dubai-based shipbuilding unit to agree to its $2.2 billion debt-restructuring plan.

$20m Boost For ME SMEs

RED, Abraaj’s small and mid-cap investment platform, has invested $20 million in the region so far this year.

DFM Suspends Trading In Al Mazaya

Update: The Kuwaiti developer’s shares have now resumed trading on Dubai Financial Market.

Kuwait’s Bourse Suspends Trade In 19 Firms

The companies, which failed to report earnings on time, join 12 other firms suspended earlier this year.

SEC Receives $1.4bn Loan

Saudi Electricity Company will use the amount, loaned by a group of international banks, to build a power plant in Rabigh.

A Wing And A Prayer

Strata, Abu Dhabi’s aerospace parts manufacturer has become a worldwide name in just two years.

HSBC Buys Lloyds Assets In UAE

The acquisition includes the retail, commercial and corporate banking businesses of Lloyds in the country.

OPEC Output Rises In March

The oil supply from the OPEC nations in March this year increased to its highest level since October 2008.

Zain Confirms Dividend Issue

The Kuwait telco also said it would back a subscription by its Saudi affiliate.

Arab Multinationals Spread Wings

The GCC is among the least economically integrated regions in the world. But that is changing.