Racing ahead: The Gulf’s luxury car market boom
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Apr 102012
Drive down virtually any city road in the Gulf, from Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai to King Fahd Road in Riyadh, and you may be surprised to see mostly new and luxury cars. From Ferarris and Porsches to Land Rovers and Lamborghinis, the mix of Read more [...]
Apr 102012
Golden Tulip Hotels Suites and Resorts has named its Al Barsha property in Dubai ‘hotel of the year 2011-2012’ in its annual Middle East and North Africa awards.
“The Golden Tulip Al Barsha - UAE, owned by Nour Capital, Mohamad Gouseh and managed by Tarek Lotfi, has Read more [...]
Mar 202012
Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR) retreated the
most in two weeks after a 10 fils cash dividend for 2011
proposed by the board of the United Arab Emirates’ biggest
developer fell short of investor expectations.
Emaar, developer of the world’s tallest tower in Dubai,
slumped 2.6 percent, the most since Read more [...]
Dubai cements role as stable trading hub
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Mar 162012
Dubai Gary Seabrook is busy tripling capacity at the paint business he runs near the Dubai port because he doesn't want to miss out on any sales.
The general manager of Caparol Paints in the UAE and a Dubai veteran Read more [...]
UAE’s PMI edges down in February
Business
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Mar 052012
Growth in business activity in the UAE’s non-oil private sector slipped slightly in February as expansion in output and employment weakened, but new orders were strong, a purchasing managers’ survey showed on Monday.
The HSBC UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which measures the performance of Read more [...]
Feb 272012
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Posted 27 February 2012 07:46am
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At last week's Digital Cream Dubai, Econsultancy's CEO, Ashley Friedlein, presented the latest digital trends from the newly published State of Digital Marketing in the Read more [...]
Eutelsat at CabSat Dubai: Boosting Resources and Innovation for Broadcast and …
Film & Cinema
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Feb 232012
PARIS, February 22, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ --Highlights: Unmatched opportunity for broadcasters to expand audience in Middle East, Europe, Africa
New ATLANTIC BIRD 7 satellite at 7° West: fuelling growth of digital and HDTV channels across Middle East and North Africa
Affordable IP access in Africa: new platform on the W3C satellite Read more [...]
UAE- Google to target UAE’s digital finance market
People
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Feb 222012
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) DUBAI - Google MENA announced on Tuesday the findings of a UAE-focused deep dive report which shows that search engines are the most used and most preferred tool for finance research, with almost half of online Read more [...]
Nov 242011
DUBAI: Dubai's non-oil exports may jump 36 percent in 2011 and grow at the same pace next year, boosted by political stability and new trade with East Africa and Central Asia, a government official said, although analysts see a slowdown in 2012 on the global economic outlook.
The emirate, which lacks the oil wealth of neighboring Abu Dhabi, saw economic output shrink by 2.4 percent in 2009 after the global financial crisis burst its property bubble. Its economy, recovering from massive debt restructuring Read more [...]
Alcobond Manufacturing launched
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Nov 232011
DUBAI - Alcobond Manufacturing, producer of both standard and fire retardant aluminium composite panels, officially launched the company at The Big 5 exhibition. Alcobond claimed the company is experiencing fast and sustained growth with many prestigious contracts despite global recession. The company has established a large export market in over 20 countries within a short span of time, and is now focusing on its rapidly Read more [...]