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UAE non-oil growth subdued at 3-4%
Jalīb aš Šuyūẖ :: Kuwait | 9 months ago
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Non-oil growth in the UAE is likely to continue at a below-trend pace of 3-4 percent for the next couple of years, said a weekly report on GCC economies by the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Tuesday...Activity is typically stronger early in the year
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Wataniya shares jump on...
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 9 months ago
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Kuwait's Wataniya rose to a two-month high yesterday after Qatar Telecom offered to buy remaining stake in the telco for $ 2.2 billion, while Gulf markets were mixed in muted trade post-Ramadan. Shares in Wataniya jumped 4.6 percent to 2.3 dinars on
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MPs damage national unity via Twitter
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 9 months ago
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Authorities are reportedly struggling to take actions with limited repercussions regarding two Twitter accounts carrying false names that refer to two members in the annulled 2012 parliament. According to an anonymous source, the accounts in question
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Qtel Sizes Up Kuwaiti Firm
Doha :: Qatar | 9 months ago
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Qatar Telecom has offered $2.1 billion for the remaining shares of Kuwait's National Mobile Telecommunications Co., or Wataniya, it doesn't already own, the firm's second significant minority buyout plan this year and potentially the region's biggest
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Bahrain's Gulf Air to resume Iraq, Iran flights
Manama :: Bahrain | 9 months ago
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Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's national airline plans to restart flights to Iran and Iraq after halting service to the Shiite-led countries at the height of anti-government unrest last year. Gulf Air said Wednesday it will operate
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Saudi remains most competitive Arab cellular market
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 9 months ago
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Saudi Arabia remained the most competitive cellular market in the Arab World for the year 2012 followed by Jordan and Palestine, respectively, a report released by The Arab Advisors Group on Cellular Competition Intensity Index 2012 said. According
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Salaries in Gulf shun prolonged hiccups
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 9 months ago
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The salaries in the Gulf region skirted the international financial downturn and the economic impact of the Arab spring over the past year, the "2012 Gulf Business Salary Survey" conducted by Gulfbusiness.com. showed. As the region's economy recovery
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Saudi nonoil exports hit...
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 9 months ago
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Saturday 11 August 2012 The value of Saudi non-oil exports stood at SR 14.48 billion for the month of June in 2012, compared to SR 15.70 billion in June 2011, or down by 7.74 percent, according to a report by the Central Department of Statistics and
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Many in Mideast want healthcare abroad
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | 9 months ago
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Most Kuwaitis say they would prefer to receive medical care abroad and many people in neighboring countries would as well, a survey indicates. Gallup surveys show that most residents of nations comprising the Cooperation Council for the Arab States
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Nepal bars young women from working in Gulf: report
Kathmandu :: Nepal | 9 months ago
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Nepal has banned women under 30 from travelling to Gulf countries to work following reports of widespread sexual abuse and exploitation, local media said on Thursday. Thousands of women -- mostly aged under 25 -- leave the impoverished Himalayan
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