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Qatari Investors To Buy 100% Of Printemps

Borletti and RREEF bought Printemps in 2006 from French luxury group PPR for 1.1 billion euros ($1.41 billion).

Leeds Football Club Sell Stake To Bahrain Bank

International Investment Bank’s chief executive, Aabed Al-Zeera, will join the Leeds City Holdings Limited.

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa To Visit The UK Next Month

This is the UAE’s first state visit to the United Kingdom since 1989.

UAE Approves $400m Loan To Serbia, Eyes Airline Deal

Etihad airline may become a strategic partner of Belgrade’s loss-making JAT Airways.

Why BMW Shares Will Outperform Daimler

Chinese consumers will drive auto revenues in 2013, says Matein Khalid, fund manager in a royal investment office.

Leeds United Owner Says Seeks Investors, Not Buyer

The statement conflicts with comments made by its Bahrain-based parent Gulf Finance House.

Emirates Signs 5-Year Sponsorship Deal With Barcelona Open

As part of the deal, the airline will have promotional rights to branding and digital elements of the tennis tournament.

UAE Oil Firm Lamprell Fined Dhs13.3m By London Regulator

The UK’s Financial Services Authority said Lamprell failed to inform the market of its deteriorating financial position on time.

Dubai-Based GFH Capital In Talks To Sell Leeds United Soccer Club

GFH Capital purchased the club from majority shareholder Ken Bates at the end of last year.

Qatar Not Considering Bid For Marks & Spencer – Source

Reports claimed Qatar Investment Authority was seeking a consortium for an £8 billion takeover of the British retail store.

Qatar Seeks Partners for $12.1bn Marks & Spencer bid

Qatar Investment Authority has reportedly approached several large private equity houses to jointly bid for British retailer Marks & Spencer.

Broker FIS Says Relocating Ship Futures To Dubai

Managing director John Banaszkiewicz says the broker will take advantage of Dubai’s proximity to Asia.

UK Government Promotes London As Islamic Finance Hub

More than $34 billion worth of Islamic bonds have been issued through the London Stock Exchange.

Nomura’s EMEA CEO To Leave Bank

John Phizackerley had previously said he planned to beef up staffing at the lender’s Dubai office.

GCC Tourists Spend Dhs2,440 Per Head In The UK

Visitors from Qatar and Kuwait were found to be the biggest spenders.

Qatar Picks Sarkozy To Lead Wealth Fund

France’s ex-President would take a non-executive role to help direct where to invest $650 million.

Lyon Targets Daily Flight To Dubai

The city of Lyon is in talks with the UAE to boost tourism and green tech trade.

Gulf Investors To Bid $2.3bn For Arsenal FC

Qatar and UAE-backed investors are expected to make what will be the largest ever bid for a football club.

Badoit Reports Triple-Digit Growth Across Middle East

The Gallic brand also saw a four-fold increase in volume sales on the previous year.

Former Foreign Secretary Miliband Dismisses UK Ratings Downgrade

David Miliband called for investment and innovation, speaking at a conference in Abu Dhabi.

Barca Extend Etisalat Sponsorship Deal To June 2017

The deal confirms Etisalat as FC Barcelona’s main sponsor in UAE, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Niger, Gabon and the Central African Republic.

Etisalat Picks Banks For $6bn Maroc Telecom Stake

Etisalat is talking to banks about a syndicated loan of up to $8 billion to finance the potential transaction.

Turkish Airlines To Spend $120m On Ads This Year

The carrier’s recent advertisement featuring sports stars Lionel Messi and Kobe Bryant has received over 102 million YouTube hits.

Air Berlin Makes First Profit In Five Years

Shares in Germany’s second biggest airline jump after Etihad Airways buys stake in frequent flyer programme.

UAE Close To Decision On UK, French Fighters

The French Rafale jet and BAE Systems-backed Eurofighter Typhoon are in a closely-contested race to win the deal.

Eurofighter ‘Still In Race’ For India Jet Deal

Rafale jets have the UAE interested but Eurofighter chief says India deal is far from closed.

Investcorp Buys Scottish Firm Hydrasun, Plans GCC Expansion

The value of the deal was not disclosed, but it is estimated to be between $150 to $300 million.

France Woos UAE Over Rafale Fighter Jet Deal

France is hopeful of selling 60 Rafales to the UAE despite criticism of the plane’s manufacturer in 2010.

TAQA Says Found Oil In North Sea Field Off Scotland

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA said that two columns of oil have been found since drilling began in November.

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Bucharest – Romania’s Little Paris

Bucharest is one of those cities that exist at the edge of extremes. Beautiful yet dilapidated, chic yet downtrodden, it is an Eastern European curiosity.