Business / Middle East Business

UAE to host region's first carbon capture plant 05 Nov 2016 - 06:24 pm

Abu Dhabi: The Middle East's first factory to suck carbon dioxide out of the air has begun operating in the United Arab Emirates,...

Kuwait launches foreign bond sale to finance deficit 05 Nov 2016 - 10:58 am

Kuwait City: Kuwait will issue billions of dollars worth of bonds in international markets to finance a budget deficit resulting from low oil...

Dubai asks banks for proposals to finance Al Maktoum Airport expansion 03 Nov 2016 - 10:25 am

DUBAI: The government of Dubai has sent a request for proposals to banks for the financing of the expansion of Al Maktoum International...

Egyptian pound continues nosedive against US dollar 01 Nov 2016 - 03:02 pm

CAIRO: The Egyptian pound (EGP) lost yet more ground against U.S. currency by the end of October, with the exchange rate exceeding 18...

Gulf single currency inevitable: Oman central bank chief quoted 31 Oct 2016 - 12:49 pm

DUBAI: The creation of a single currency in the Gulf Arab region has become inevitable and is only a matter of time, the...

Hyundai Engineering says wins $727 mln deal from Saudi Aramco 28 Oct 2016 - 09:37 am

SEOUL/KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia: Hyundai Engineering and Construction has signed a contract to build a project for Saudi Aramco's Uthmaniyah plant for 833.10 billion...

IMF says expects board to consider Egypt loan within weeks 27 Oct 2016 - 10:32 pm

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that a $12 billion loan program for Egypt should soon be ready for board approval...

Saudi Arabia takes new steps to ease bank liquidity crunch 27 Oct 2016 - 08:46 pm

RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Arabian authorities have taken fresh steps to ease a liquidity crunch caused by low oil prices, suspending the government’s local currency...

Gulf markets down on weak earnings; Qatar extends losing streak 26 Oct 2016 - 10:58 pm

DUBAI: Gulf stock markets saw lacklustre trade yesterday as low oil prices and weak earnings weighed on investor sentiment. Crude prices declined for...

Iraq seeks deal to preserve oil output 26 Oct 2016 - 03:17 am

BAGHDAD: Iraq told a top Opec official yesterday of its hope that the group could reach a deal to lift oil prices while...

NREC has not committed to new financing 26 Oct 2016 - 03:17 am

DUBAI: Kuwait’s National Real Estate Company (NREC) in a bourse statement yesterday said it has not committed to any new fundraising activity. The...

Banking shares buoy Saudi; Qatar index edges down 26 Oct 2016 - 01:52 am

DUBAI: Banking shares boosted Saudi Arabia’s stock market yesterday while the majority of other Gulf markets sagged on uninspiring quarterly results. In Qatar,...

Deyaar Q3 net profit rises 22.5% 25 Oct 2016 - 12:57 am

DUBAI: Dubai’s Deyaar Development reported a 22.5 percent rise in third-quarter net profit yesterday as revenue surged. The company made a profit of...

Oil prices fall as Iraq resists joining Opec deal to cut production 25 Oct 2016 - 12:55 am

LONDON: Oil prices fell yesterday as Iraq said it wanted to be exempt from an Opec deal to cut production, though losses were...

Saudi shares bounce; Qatar index drops 0.3% 25 Oct 2016 - 12:44 am

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s stock market closed higher for a fourth straight session yesterday after last week’s mega international bond sale by the government...

Egypt PM expects IMF deal to be signed within two months 24 Oct 2016 - 11:04 pm

CAIRO: Egypt hopes to receive final approval for its $12 billion International Monetary Fund lending programme within two months, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail...

Egypt chases own energy sources to meet demand 24 Oct 2016 - 04:09 am

CAIRO: Egypt will boost production of natural gas to 5bn cubic feet per day in the 2017-2018 fiscal year as the giant Zohr...

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank third quarter net profit falls 24 Oct 2016 - 03:59 am

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank missed analysts’ forecasts, after posting a 17 percent fall in third-quarter profit yesterday, due to higher impairments...