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Low-Cost Filipino Carrier Begins Dubai-Manila Services

The new service will offer the 500,000 Filipino expats in Dubai more travel options during peak periods.

Emirates Expands East And West

Carrier starts the new month in top gear by launching services to Clark in the Philippines, a new route between Milan and New York and its first A380 service to Brisbane

Etihad Starts Daily Ho Chi Minh Flights

New service to meet strong business and leisure demand and support UAE investments in Vietnam

UAE’s Food Imports From Victoria Up 66%

Major food exports from the Australian state include dairy, meat, fresh fruit and vegetables

Dubai, China Sonangol Sign MoU To Build Oil Refinery

Dubai-based Noor Investment Group will act as the financial advisor to Dubai’s Supreme Council of Energy on the project

Saudi’s CPC Opens $15m Marble Factory In China

The massive new factory, spread across 66,000 sqm, will import 50 per cent of its produce to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar.

Dubai Gold Trade Hurt By New Indian Import Tariffs

The Indian government has hiked the duty on gold bullion imports three times this year to a record 10 per cent

UAE’s Abraaj Exits Investment In Filipino Hospital

Abraaj’s exit in Daniel O. Mercado Centre was executed through a buy-back arrangement with the Mercado family.

Gold Drops On Fresh Stimulus Fears

Spot gold was down 0.3 per cent to $1,321.56 an ounce, after a near three per cent drop on Friday.

Etihad Airways Plans Major India Expansion

The Abu Dhabi-based airline plans to introduce more flights, more seats and new routes to India.

National Bank of Fujairah Launches Subsidiary In Hong Kong

NBF’s new entity will help facilitate expanding cross border flows between the UAE and China.

Cebu Pacific Air Gears Up For Dubai Launch

Low-cost airline has taken delivery of its second A330 which will be deployed on the the carrier’s first long-haul flight to Dubai from October

India Approves Deal To Increase Airline Seats To UAE

The agreement allows the nations to add 50,000 additional seats per week for the next three years.

Qatar Airways Starts Chengdu Flights

The Chinese city’s large industrial development zone is likely to funnel in corporate travellers

UAE’s Etihad Sees Clearance For Jet Deal, Extends Deadline

Etihad agreed to pay $379 million for a 24 per cent stake in Jet in April.

Qantas Posts Annual Profit As International Losses Shrink

The Australian airline formed an alliance with Dubai’s Emirates Airline this year.

Emirates To Be First Gulf Carrier To Serve Taipei

Emirates will be keen to connect passengers across its global network, particularly in Europe and Africa.

HSBC Launches Chinese Currency Investment Options

China’s Renminibi is touted to be a top trading currency along with the Euro and US dollar.

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Unit To Develop Oil Field In Thailand

Mubadala Petroleum and Kris Energy will develop the Nong Yao field with production capacity of up to 15,000 barrels of oil per day.

Emirates, Qantas Boost New Zealand Services

Qantas will operate a new Auckland-Perth service from early December through to February 1, 2014.

UAE’s Abraaj and UK’s CDC Invest $17.5m In India’s Rainbow Hospitals

Rainbow Hospitals, a specialised maternity and paediatric healthcare chain, is based in Hyderabad, India.

China Completes Construction On World’s Second Tallest Tower

Shanghai Tower will reach up to 632 metres high, around 200 metres shorter than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.

Etihad Says Jet Deal Deadline Extended Until Aug End

The Abu Dhabi carrier is awaiting Indian regulatory approval to acquire a $379 million stake in Jet Airways.

Jet Wins Key Approval For Etihad Deal, With Conditions

India’s foreign investment regulator gave conditional approval to the $379 million deal.

China’s Sky City Not An Immediate Threat To Burj Khalifa

Sky City, China’s most ambitious development, has faced criticism over its nine-month deadline.

UAE’s ADNOC, ADGAS Offer Rare Spot Cargoes

The offer came just days after ADGAS, partly owned by ADNOC, offered 25,000 tonnes of naphtha for loading from Das Island.

QE2 To Become Luxury Hotel In Asia

Dubai World’s investment arm Istithmar bought the vessel from Cunard for $100 million back in 2007.

India’s BSE Launches Futures Trading On Dubai Bourse

Under an agreement with Indian bourse BSE derivatives exchange DGCX started trading futures for the S&P BSE SENSEX.

Dubai’s ENOC ‘Investigating’ Sri Lanka Diesel Cargo Quality

Sri Lanka returned a 40,000-tonnes diesel cargo shipment from ENOC on Thursday saying it was “not up to the required specifications”.

Rolls-Royce “Clearly Fell Short” With Qantas Engine Failure

ATSB report found oil leak led to a fire in the Trent 900 engine, which caused the break-up of a turbine disc and aircraft damage