Qatar fund snaps up hotels on Italy’s Sardinia
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Apr 162012
By ADAM SCHRECK
The Associated Press
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar signed a deal Monday to buy the operator of four luxury resorts and other properties on the island of Sardinia as the wealthy Gulf emirate looks to bolster ties with Italy.The purchase Read more [...]
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Apr 162012
By ADAM SCHRECKAP Business Writer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar signed a deal Monday to buy the operator of four luxury resorts and other properties on the island of Sardinia as the wealthy Gulf emirate looks to bolster ties with Italy.
The purchase coincided with Read more [...]
Apr 152012
A Middle Eastern soccer-focused buying spree is changing the European football landscape even if the jury is still out on whether money can buy success on the pitch.Spearheaded by gas-rich Qatar, Middle Eastern states, royals and wealthy businessmen have in recent years acquired Read more [...]
Apr 092012
For all those, waiting anxiously, with fingers crossed, and hoping to see their hard work translated into a heftier pay cheque, can heave a sigh of relief. If a recent job survey is anything to go by, then there’s money luck awaiting employees this Read more [...]
Apr 092012
Dubai’s benchmark stock index
retreated for a third day, pushing Persian Gulf shares lower, on
global growth concerns and as oil fell after Iran agreed to
resume talks on its nuclear program.
Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR), developer of the world’s tallest
tower, fell 0.9 percent. Emirates Integrated Telecommunications
Co. (DU), the United Arab Emirates’ second-biggest phone Read more [...]
Apr 092012
A logo of the Swiss mining company Xstrata is pictured at its headquaters in Zug
(Romina Amato Reuters, REUTERS / February 6, 2012)
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Grand Millennium Dubai on Roadshow in Qatar
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Apr 092012
As part of its 2012 sales and marketing
strategy, the Grand Millennium Dubai is conducting a special roadshow in Qatar between 9 - 12 April 2012 with a special
appreciation event for its partners on 11 April.
Through this major sales initiative, Read more [...]
Dubai Index Drops to Week-Low as US Weighs
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Apr 092012
Dubai shares retreated to a one-week
low ahead of first-quarter earnings and after a U.S. jobs report
missed estimates, fueling concern about the strength of the
global economic recovery. Saudi shares tumbled.
Arabtec Holding Co. (ARTC), the United Arab Emirates construction
company whose shares have more than Read more [...]
Apr 082012
Dubai shares retreated to a one-week
low ahead of first-quarter earnings and after a U.S. jobs report
missed estimates, fueling concern the global economic recovery
is stalling. Saudi shares tumbled.
Arabtec Holding Co. (ARTC), the United Arab Emirates construction
company whose shares have more than Read more [...]
Prestige and power fuel Qatar’s frantic shopping
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Apr 042012
By Una Galani
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.
Investors searching for financial logic to Qatar’s raft of high profile foreign investments risk coming unstuck. Within recent weeks the tiny Gulf state’s sovereign fund has made moves on France’s Total, conglomerate Lagardere and luxury house Read more [...]
CBS 3 Springfield – WSHMQatar refuses to hand over Iraq’s fugitive VP – WSHM
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Apr 032012
By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar on Tuesday rejected Iraq's request to hand over the nation's fugitive Sunni vice president to face terror charges in Baghdad, a decision that will likely further strain ties between Shiite-led Iraq and Sunni Gulf Arab states.
On Monday, Iraq asked Qatar Read more [...]
Mar 292012
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* Dubai and Saudi Arabia losing momentum for now* Qatar index stages bullish technical breakout* Valuations in Qatar inexpensive* Egypt depressed by wrangling over constitution* But corporate news backdrop is positiveBy Nadia SaleemDUBAI, March 28 (Reuters) - Qatar's stock market is the
worst-performing in the Gulf so Read more [...]
People Want to Live Here
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Mar 262012
Abu Dhabi raises salaries to compete with Dubai
Salaries in Abu Dhabi and Qatar are up to 30 per cent higher than counterparts in Dubai.
This is to attract candidates to the capital, which has a higher cost of living, a human resources expert said on Saturday.
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Mar 262012
Dubai: Godrej Locking Solutions and Systems has appointed Doha's leading player Nabina Hardware as its sole distributor in Qatar to expand fast in the region.The partnership is expected to give Godrej access to over 100 retailers across Qatar.The company is targeting 35-40 percent growth over three years, Prasad Sane, head of Read more [...]
Mar 242012
Employers in Abu Dhabi and Qatar offer as much as 30 percent more money than their counterparts in Dubai to attract candidates because of the cost of living, according to a human resources expert.
James Sayer, Robert Half International Inc’s Dubai-based director Read more [...]