(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) Abu Dhabi-listed United Arab Bank plans to grow double in the next few years, as it expands into Abu Dhabi aggressively. "We're in the growth phase in the history of the … (read more…) – FINANCE
When its grandiose visions collapsed, Dubai suffered the steepest property crash in the world, laid off workers and downsized banks. Foreigners fled. But Dubai is back, thanks partly to the Arab Spring. (read more here…)
(MENAFN – Arab News) Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced its development plans for major properties in Saudi Arabia at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai yesterday. "We are doing very well in the … (read more here…)
(MENAFN – Arab News) Cityscape Abu Dhabi, the Middle East's leading real estate development and investment event, has opened at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed … (read more here…)
The Unitd Arab Emirates (UAE) and UN held a training programme to introduce Arab diplomats to the international human rights systems. (read more here…)
DUBAI, April 19 (Bernama) — Despite rising oil prices, the Gulf Arab states need more spending discipline as Western countries are eager to reduce oil imports from the region further, the Director for Africa and the Middle East of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said Wednesday. (read more…) – FINANCE
(MENAFN – Arab News) GCC foreign ministers held an extraordinary meeting here yesterday and condemned as "provocative" a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UAE island of Abu … (read on here…)
DUBAI (Reuters) – The International Finance Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and Islamic Development Bank (IDB) jointly plan to invest up to $100 million on major infrastructure projects across the Middle East and North Africa, IFC said on Monday. Both the institutions are pooling in $50 million each to the...
(MENAFN – Arab News) Etihad Airways has launched its inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Basra in southern Iraq. Flight EY553 took off from Abu Dhabi airport at 9.45am and landed on schedule at … (read more here…)
Occupancy levels and room rates at Dubai hotels, which plummeted in 2008 and 2009 during the financial crisis, are at record highs, topping global rankings. (read the story…) – BUSINESS
