APEC leaders warn of mounting protectionism Khaleej Times Singling out the US for trends, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said trade protectionism is a major threat to the global economic recovery. | Many countries were moving toward protectionism in practice even as they gave lip service to free trade in principle, Calderon suggested. | That was a theme...
GCC needs to discuss more about dollar peg, says Qatar Arab News | Tamara Walid | Reuters | DOHA: Gulf Arab oil producers should be more willing to discuss the viability of linking their currencies to the weakening US dollar, an adviser to Qatar's ruler said. | The issue has gained momentum after the dollar's slide to 15-month lows and a recovery oil price recove...
APEC leaders warn of mounting protectionism Khaleej Times Singling out the US for trends, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said trade protectionism is a major threat to the global economic recovery. | Many countries were moving toward protectionism in practice even as they gave lip service to free trade in...
Competitiveness of Gulf States, Post-financial Crisis Khaleej Times As the global financial crisis begins to show signs of ebbing, some of the Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, countries ' Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain ' are beginning to look ahead towards resuming healthy growt...
Debt-hungry investors to revive Gulf bonds in 2010 Daily Star Lebanon | Saturday, November 14, 2009 | - Powered by | DUBAI: Bond issues in the petro-economies of the Gulf Arab region will increase in volume as well as size in 2010, as returns bolster international appetite for the region’s debt, bankers say. ...
UN plans global anti-corruption reviews Houston Chronicle | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A U.N.-led meeting in Doha struck a deal today under which anti-corruption inspectors from the United Nations and independent groups could review public funds in countries around the world in an effort to track and ret...
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Qatar buys stakes in Shell Chemicals jv in Singapore The Guardian * Qatar Petroleum, Shell set up chemical venture in Singapore * Shell to sell stakes in PCS and TPC to Qatar Petroleum * Qatars first overseas downstream acquisition, more to come ...
America Leaves Itself Behind Wall Street Journal | President Obama heads for Asia this week to talk about U.S. economic recovery and reform, and one theme that we expect he'll hear from Asian leaders is this: America is leaving i...
India to sustain and enhance global engagements: Anand Sharma Newstrack India | New Delhi, Nov.8 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma addressed a session on "Reinforcing Economic Imperatives: India's Global Engagements" at the 25th India Econom...
In ME, HP's business remains buoyant Arab News | Molouk Y. Ba-Isa | Arab News | NO GREEN AGENDA: Even though the HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System is highly energy efficient, Middle East companies will consider it only if HP can make a strong business case to support such a technology choice. | ...
Qatar Air on winning streak The Himalayan | KATHMANDU: Qatar Airways continued its award-winning streak as the five-star ranked carrier was named the world's leading airline in Business Class for the second year running. | The airline, which recently began flights to Amritsar and Goa in Indi...
Is Africa's land up for grabs? Modern Ghana Foreign acquisitions: some opportunities, but many see threats | By Roy Laishley | An apparent surge in the purchase of African land by foreign companies and governments to grow food and other crops for export has set alarm bells ringing on and off t...
Qatar plans $5 bln sovereign bond sale - FT The Guardian DOHA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Qatar plans to raise as much as $5 billion from a sovereign bond sale, depending on demand, the Financial Times quoted bankers as saying. Bankers said the initial interest was "very positive" ahead of a roadshow over the next week or so. The Gulf Arab state's finance ministry has appointed five banks -- Qatar National Bank,...
