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UAE growth prospects bright: cbank

The United Arab Emirates economy's growth prospects are encouraging while banks operating in the country are well-equipped to deal with major stress scenarios 

Kingdom plans $147m hospital expansion

Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), the investment vehicle of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, has announced a massive SR550 million ($147 million) 

Confidence ‘returns to Dubai property market’

Leading luxury developer Damac Properties said it had seen encouraging growth during the first half as confidence returned to the Dubai market and investors 

Smartphone sales seen reaching $689bn

Smartphones will represent 19 per cent of annual retail store sales by 2016, amounting to $689 billion from the current 5.1 per cent translating into $159 billion in forecasted

Twitter use by ME leaders on the rise

Leaders in the Middle East are increasingly using Twitter as an effective tool to inform their people and engage with them, according to public relations consultancy 

Mena nuke construction ‘worth $300bn’

The Mena nuclear construction industry is valued at $300 billion with projects in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt rapidly progressing, said the organisers

IMF sees Saudi’s real GDP growth at 6pc

Saudi Arabia's real GDP is expected to grow by 6 per cent this year on the back of higher oil revenues and prudent economic management, the International

4 groups pre-qualified for Riyadh Metro

Saudi Arabia gave an early nod to four consortia on Monday, including ones led by Canada's Bombardier and French firm Vinci , to build a new metro system

GCC ‘big spender in global fit-out market’

GCC countries spend on average more money on interior contracting and fit-outs elements of a construction project than their counterparts in the US, Europe

Kuwait GDP growth to hit 5.4pc in 2012

Kuwait's GDP growth is likely to reach a healthy-looking 5.4 per cent in 2012, but growth in the non-oil sector, at 4 per cent, will remain below the regional average

GES completes $9.53m Jebel Ali project

Leading logistics provider, Globe Express Services (GES), has announced that it has completed a Dh35 million ($9.53 million) development project consisting of

Dubai sees record 28m air passengers in H1

Dubai International recorded the busiest first half in its history with 27.9 million passengers passing through its three terminals between January and June this year
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