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Marka CEO Says Firm To Turn Profitable In Q4, Looks At New Buys

The chief executive said that Marka was also looking at four asset purchases in the food and beverage sector,

US Preclearance At Abu Dhabi Airport Now Extended To All US-Bound Flights

The facility will now be operational for Etihad’s early morning flights, EY103 to New York JFK and EY183 to San Francisco.

Dubai Makes Parent School Contracts Mandatory In Indian, Pakistani Schools

The parent-school contract will cover refund and admission policies, school fees, health, safety provision and transportation.

Dubai’s Damac Shares Surge On Home Market Listing

Damac traded at Dhs3.19, up 14 per cent from its London close last Friday.

UAE Launches New Programme To Change Lifestyles, Targets Health

The National Programme for Government Communication will run for seven years and cover health, education and the environment.

UAE Tops Global Sports Sponsorship Investment In 2014

In 2014, UAE companies, led by Emirates and Etihad, invested $163 million in shirt sponsorship, finds new report.

UAE’s Al Jaber Group Confirms CEO Exit

The Abu Dhabi-based group has seen a number of management changes in the last two years.

GCC Rail Projects To See Investments Worth $200bn

Rail projects across the GCC are expected to fuel intra-regional trade while helping reduce fuel consumption.

Buying Property In Dubai May Be Cheaper Than Renting It – Report

Certain locations in the city including International City and The Greens offer cheaper monthly mortgages, finds research.

Dubai Investments Says Near Completing Two Buys Worth Dhs400m

One of the purchases will be of a financial entity, with the second acquisition coming in the real estate sector.

New Private Luxury Villas To Be Developed In Dubai’s World Islands

The series of private island villas will be located within the OQYANA World First development forming the continent of Australasia.

BMW Middle East Sales Up By 23% In 2014

The UAE accounted for 54 per cent of BMW’s sales in the Middle East, followed by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Dubai Aluminium Completes $1.8bn Loan To Fund General Business

The deal was underwritten by Citigroup, Emirates NBD and Societe Generale.

Property Firm Damac To List On Dubai Bourse On Monday

Damac received approval from the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority in December to list on the DFM.

Dubai’s Limitless Seeks More Time After Missed Debt Talks Deadline

Limitless has been in talks with creditors for nearly a year and in November floated a tentative proposal backed by future cashflows.

DIC Launches Sale Of German Aluminium Group Almatis – Sources

DIC has mandated Barclays to explore the options of the possible divestment, sources said.

Dubai Aluminium Signs $1.8bn Loan Deal – Sources

The transaction was signed at the very end of 2014, sources said.

Emirates Launches Second A380 On Manchester Route

The upgraded service will increase Emirates’ capacity from Manchester by 13 per cent, the airline said.

Emaar Opens New Boutique Hotel Manzil Downtown Dubai

The hotel will have 155 standard king rooms, 56 twin rooms and eight Burj View suites, decorated in an Arabian cultural style.

Abu Dhabi Airport Hit By More Fog, Reschedules Some Flights

Normal operations are expected to resume by later on Thursday afternoon, the spokesman said.

Dubai’s Drake And Scull Asks To Treat Gulf Investors As Nationals

If approved, Gulf investors will be allowed to own up to 100 per cent of Drake and Scull’s shares.

Abu Dhabi Plastic Maker Borouge Says Prices To Steady In 2015

Borouge is a joint venture between state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Austria’s Borealis.

UAE Favours Bourse Merger But Up To Exchanges -Minister

A possible merger of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange with the Dubai Financial Market has been discussed on and off for years.

Abu Dhabi Financial Centre To Base Rules On English Common Law

The Abu Dhabi Financial Centre will have its own administration, court system and tax incentives to attract banks and companies from around the world.

UAE Online Job Postings Rise 13% In December

Online job postings in Banking, Finance, Services and Insurance (BFSI) saw the largest growth, rising by 27 per cent, the index showed.

UAE Oil Minister Says Oversupply May Last Months Or Years

Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazrouei also said that the UAE would not panic over low prices and the market would eventually stabilise itself.

Arabtec Denies Reports Of Immediate Acquisitions

The company’s statement follows reports that it had assigned a consultant to advise on potential take over bids.

Etihad Forecasts Normal Operations Post Fog Delay

The airline will also review the amount of time its flights can be on the tarmac with passengers on board, following reports of passengers being held on a plane for nearly 12 hours.

Dubai Islamic Bank Picks Arrangers For Potential Tier 1 Sukuk

The Islamic lender has mandated HSBC and Standard Chartered as the joint structuring banks.

UAE Non-Oil Business Growth Edges Up In December-PMI

The measure of output growth climbed to 65.0 points in December from 62.8 in November, while new orders were at 65.4 points against 65.5.