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Gulf Petrochemical Industries profit rises to $265m

Bahrain-based Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) has achieved a net profit of $265 million in 2011, registering an increase of $138 million compared 

MAF inks terms for $500m Egypt mall loan

Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF) has agreed terms for a new $500 million loan to fund a shopping centre in Egypt where the mall developer had to take writedowns 

Kuwait invites bids for metro firm

Partnerships Technical Bureau in Kuwait (PTB) has invited companies to submit expression of interest (EoI) to invest in an Integrated Rolling Stock and Systems

Abu Dhabi sees hotel guests up 5pc

Abu Dhabi has registered a 5 per cent growth in the number of guests staying in its hotels and hotel apartments during February, compared to the same month last

Arabtec to hire thousands of new staff

Arabtec, the largest builder in the UAE by market value, will be hiring thousands of additional workers this year in anticipation of winning more contracts 

GCC plans $79bn rail projects by 2020

The GCC will see an estimated $79 billion worth of railway projects - including rail, metro, 

UAE recovering well from crisis: IMF

The UAE is recovering well from the Dubai debt crisis and its struggling real estate sector is showing 

Illicit cigarette trade ‘costing Egypt $663m’

Illicit trading in cigarettes is costing the Egyptian government approximately EGP4 billion ($663 million) annually, or three per cent of the current budget deficit,

Tourism to pump $44bn into GCC economies

The total direct contribution of travel and tourism to the GDP in GCC countries is expected to reach $44 billion this year, up 27 per cent from 2009, the peak 

UAE banks told to cut debt burden of nationals

The UAE central bank has directed lenders in the Gulf state to help reduce the debt burden of UAE nationals, with some bankers saying

Gulf should join ‘Marshall Plan’ for Arab Spring states

"I am not calling for something idealistic, I am calling for something that is pragmatic and realistic.”

Bahrain’s economy rises 3.2pc during Q4

Bahrain’s economy bounced back despite the repercussions of the February-March 2011 unrest, expanding by 3.2 per cent in fixed prices in the fourth quarter of last
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