Saudi Arabia might increase crude oil supplies to South Korea as Seoul looks for alternatives to Iranian oil.
Confidence decreased substantially in Saudi Arabia during the last quarter of 2011, according to Nielson.
The airline is planning an Islamic loan facility to fund two of its planes, according to reports.
The Abu Dhabi lender’s profits fell 19.2 per cent to Dhs135 million during the fourth quarter of 2011.
According to Ernst &Young, deal values in 2011 dropped by 28 per cent year-on-year to reach $31.7 billion.
Markets were subdued even as Greece delayed its decision regarding a new bailout.
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm may shed more than half of its staff.
The telecoms operator might also share infrastructure facilities with other carriers.
Prince Alwaleed, Citigroup’s biggest individual shareholder, said that he expects the bank to increase dividends this year.
The move follows the stringent financial and trading sanctions imposed by the US and EU on Iran.
The UAE’s central bank is reportedly planning to limit credit card interest rate at 18 per cent annually.
According to the IMF, Qatar’s economy is expected to grow six per cent in 2012.
The pipeline will supply gas to the town of Duqm and is estimated to cost around $200- 220 million to build.
Lebanon’s Azadea Group will bring the fashion label to the Middle East later this year.
The kingdom’s oil minister has said that rising domestic demand will not affect crude oil exports.
According to the country’s Economy Minister, the Arab Spring has spurred growth in the UAE.
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is expected to acquire the property in a “few weeks.”
The country is scrambling to find an alternative to its threatened primary supply from Iran, Oman’s oil minister has said.
South Africa, a large importer of Iranian oil, is assessing the impact of international sanctions.
More than one in two institutional investors see Africa as an attractive region to invest in over the next decade.
The country’s first trade deficit since 1980 raises questions how Japan will finance its huge public debt.
The German car company delivered 11,000 vehicles in the region during 2011, recording a 21 per cent sales growth for the year.
The signing of $930 million worth of trade deals at the Bahrain International Airshow has raised expectations for 2014.
Maria das Gracas Foster will oversee a $225 billion investment proposal to more than double Petroleo Brasileiro’s oil output.
Abu Dhabi has recorded its most successful year ever in terms of hotel guest arrivals with some 2,111,611 visitors.
Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are replaced as Google and Apple take BlackBerry market share.
The social networking site will now let users know what their friends are doing on other sites.
The fast food giant will continue sponsoring the Olympic Games for another eight years.
Online shopping is surging in the Middle East as local buyers get comfortable using credit cards over the internet.
Saudi Arabia almost doubles income forecast, announcing a budget surplus of $81.6 billion for 2011.