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Saudis spent $21bn on housing leases in 2014

Saudi Arabian families had spent around SR81 billion ($21.5 billion) on housing leases, about 12.5 per cent of a family’s monthly income, last year, said a report.

Dubai Parks and Resorts IPO gets solid response

Dubai Parks and Resorts' Dh2.5 billion ($689 million) initial public offer was many times oversubscribed, the entertainment and leisure company, which is

ME operators cut down plans for new aircraft

While 9,450 new business deliveries valued at $280 billion are forecast between 2014 and 2024 around the world, a combination of macro political, social and economic influences has, in the short term at least, pushed out

Muslims in America: a $98bn disposable income sector

Muslims in America are a growing market segment with $98 billion in disposable income in 2013, a report said, adding they are also a key link to America's opportunity in the fast growing $2 trillion global Islamic lifestyle

Oil falls more than $1 as rout extends

Oil prices fell by more than a dollar on Monday to near their lowest levels since 2009 after Morgan Stanley cut its price forecast for Brent, saying oversupply

UAE gems and jewellery market to grow 7pc annually

The UAE gems and jewellery market is set to register an annual average growth of more than seven per cent from this year to 2019, according to a recent report.

GCC construction sector sees drop in confidence

While the GCC construction industry remains positive about 2015 with 77 per cent of respondents to a survey stating they were optimistic, their confidence

Saudi construction firms’ profit plunges 39pc

The construction and building firms listed in Saudi Arabia saw their net profits plunge by 39 per cent to reach SR528 million ($140.6 million) in the first nine months compared to SR871 million ($232 million) in the same period

UAE nuclear power plant reactor set for 2017 start

The first of four reactors being built at the United Arab Emirates' Barakah nuclear power plant is 61 per cent complete and on track to start up in 2017, Emirates

UAE aims to become ‘most innovative nation’ in 7 years

The UAE aims to become one of the most innovative countries in the world in the next seven years under a national strategy launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and

QInvest closes $1.8bn real estate deals in 2014

QInvest, a leading investment bank in Qatar, said it had closed real estate transactions worth $1.8 billion in 2014 amid a renewed investor interest in the GCC property market.

Egypt signs deals with six firms to dredge new Suez Canal

Egypt signed contracts with six international firms on Saturday to carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal, the flagship project in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's programme to revive an economy battered by years of political
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