The indebted telco has appointed Fraser Curley as chief executive, its third CEO in six months.
According to sources, the UAE-based bank is planning to let go of its employees to cut costs. The bank has refused to comment.
The global software firm is planning to hire 500 new employees and open more offices in the region.
Qatar Petrochemical Company has awarded construction contracts worth QR604 million to expand its ethylene plant.
Government-owned Dubai Group is currently reviewing the potential sale of the Manhattan-based property.
The region’s hydrocarbon reserves account for almost a third of the world’s reserves, says QNB Capital.
The bank has reportedly applied for a full commercial banking licence to expand its operations in the kingdom.
The UAE-based property developers are discussing ways to merge in a government-backed tie-up.
Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund has obtained approval to initially invest up to $300 million in China’s securities market.
The emirate will not stop issuing new hotel licenses as previously reported by local media, but will be selective in the number it grants.
More than 1.5 million tourists visited the emirate last year, and the city is putting in several efforts to attract more visitors in the future.
Dania Saadi reports on the new wave of entrepreneurs spreading across the Gulf, boosted by growing funding opportunities.
Despite demand worries, OPEC oil production reportedly reached 30.97 million bpd in February, the highest since November 2008.
The region’s representatives on Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Billionaires have a combined net worth of $65.4 billion.
P&G was named advertiser of the year, while Y&R Dubai bagged the advertising agency of the year award.
Healthcare provider NMC hopes to raise $250 million through the listing, and plans to use the funds for further expansion.
Dubai will soon welcome two large hotels located in close proximity. But will they be able to co-exist and attract enough demand?
The outspoken head of Qatar Airways has expressed support for the planemakers as they struggle to resolve production flaws.
The hotel group has 15,000 rooms under development in the MENA region and is planning further expansion.
The 750 million renminbi bond, which matures in 2015, was 5.7 times oversubscribed, the bank said.
The parliament has voted to extend the suspension of the tax on foreign workers for another two years, according to reports.
The issuance of Islamic bonds in the region could reach over $14 billion this year because of increasing investor demand, according to HSBC.
The utilities unit of Drake & Scull International has won the Dhs100 million contract to set up a water system for a thermal power station in India.
The Gulf state is initially planning to import the equivalent of around 3 million tonnes a year of LNG from Russia’s Gazprom.
The Saudi Arabia-based telecoms operator is keen to build a domestic partnership with a mobile virtual network operator.
Regional unrest might affect China’s oil input, which in turn will have a drastic impact on global asset prices, said hedge funds guru Marc Faber.
The telecoms operator reported a net profit excluding royalty of Dhs1.8 billion in 2011, a 47.8 per cent rise over the previous year.
The move makes the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund one of the largest shareholders in Arabtec.
Total bank deposits in the UAE reached Dhs1,069.7 billion at the end of December 2011, according to the central bank.
The kingdom’s foreign trade revenue amounted to SR1300 billion in 2011 and is set to rise by 14 per cent this year.