UAE mall developer Majid Al Futtaim Holding plans to issue a dollar-denominated bond this year.
Visitors from the UK topped the list, spending almost $500 million in 2011, according to Visa.
A good salary is the main priority for 59 per cent of women looking for jobs in the MENA region, says survey.
Women athletes from the Kingdom will be allowed for the first time to compete in the London Olympics.
At least seven governments have stepped down in recent years because of political deadlock.
The country’s planning authority says that GDP growth is expected to reduce to 4.5 per cent in 2013.
Trade links between the two countries have never been stronger as new figures reveal the growing relationship.
The emirate has seen consumer confidence rise in the first quarter of the year, say official statistics.
Global news agency Thomson Reuters buys MENA-based online platform Zawya for an undisclosed amount.
The Omani bank plans to use the proceeds from the sale to fund credit expansion and its foray into Islamic finance.
The Gulf state is looking to increase it’s stake in China’s stock and bond markets along with ADIA.
Egypt’s newly-elected President receives support from US equivalent as does his rival Shafik.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsy has promised a moderate, modern Islamist agenda for Egypt.
Residential rents rose between four to 13 per cent in the two Saudi Arabian cities, says a new study.
The investment company, which plans to launch an IPO, raised Dhs100 million from the sale.
Qatar’s government is hoping that its nascent non-oil sector will keep the economic engine running.
Contracts have been signed for the construction of projects in Ras Al Khaimah and Khor Fakkan.
Qatar plans to buy four hotels from Starwood for around $940 million, according to French media reports.
While official election results will be announced today, the Brotherhood’s Morsy is expected to win.
The new pipeline is expected to end the UAE’s dependence on the shipping route that Iran has threatened to block.
The UAE and Qatar have not been upgraded to emerging markets status by index compiler MSCI.
Poor outlook for the US economy and rising supply pushed oil prices to around $92 per barrel on Thursday.
The number of Lebanese visitors staying at Dubai’s hotels rose two per cent year-on-year during Q1 2012.
First four months of the year see the sultanate’s revenue jump by 40 per cent to 4.6 billion rials.
Prominent opposition lawmaker resigns calling the court’s ruling ‘a coup against the constitution’.
The construction company will use the amount to refinance existing debt and fund expansion.
The wealthier GCC states had planned to create an aid fund to assist Bahrain and Oman combat social unrest.
The luxury hotel chain group has specific discussions going on in Mumbai and Delhi, its chairman has said.
The country has adequate financial resources to bridge its budget gap, a senior minister has said.
The Canadian hotel operator announced that it will open its first resort in Dubai by mid-2014.