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Posted: 14-03-2008
BAHRAIN. Retaining a mobile or a fixed line number is an important factor for consumers when changing telecommunications service providers, as revealed by the consumer survey conducted in 2007. The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Bahrain is therefore aiming to create the environment to encourage choice of telecommunications providers with low barriers to consumer in changing from one provider to another. "One method of removing a key barrier to change is to allow customers to keep their telephone number through enforcing number portability. Such a facility will encourage operators t
Posted: November 19, 2009
BAHRAIN. Societe Generale Wealth Management will offer high net worth individuals based in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Posted: November 19, 2009
UAE. The scheme includes the infrastructure to support freight and high-speed rail passenger traffic.
Posted: November 19, 2009
BAHRAIN. Roger Dubuis announced its regional expansion plans during the ongoing Jewellery Arabia exhibition at the Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Centre.
Posted: November 18, 2009
BAHRAIN. Total Income for the third quarter of 2009 was US$1.3 million, mainly derived from investment banking fees generated from the structuring, underwriting and placement of new investments.
Posted: November 18, 2009
BAHRAIN. Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain acted as a Joint Lead Manager and a Bookrunner for the US$100 million Sukuk issue for the International Finance Corporation .
Posted: November 17, 2009
BAHRAIN. Bahrain is poised to become a major hub for developing regional capability in the energy industry, according to Edutech.
Posted: November 17, 2009
BAHRAIN. 1,200 industry leaders and key regulators prepare to meet in Bahrain to discuss the future direction of Islamic finance at the 16th Annual WIBC.
Posted: November 16, 2009
UAE. Volkswagen Middle East invited its partners in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, KSA, Bahrain, Syria and Oman to participate in the regional round of its 2009 Volkswagen Service Qualification Championship.
Posted: November 16, 2009
UAE. This year, local rugby players from the UAE were joined by international teams from as far afield as Russia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Posted: November 15, 2009
BAHRAIN. Gulf Finance House GFH announced it has signed an agreement today with Deutsche Bank for the placement of its second US$100 million convertible murabaha facility
Posted: November 15, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The profound demographic and social changes that have transformed the GCC are set to continue over the next decade, raising significant questions related to labour and immigration policies.
Posted: November 15, 2009
KUWAIT. Investcorp said its Gulf opportunity fund is to acquire a 20% stake in Gulf Cryo, the Middle East's leading industrial gases manufacturer.
Posted: November 12, 2009
BAHRAIN. Etisalat and Vision Tomorrow announced the launch of Brain Hunt 2009, an inter-school quiz challenge, at a press conference held yesterday at Hilton Baynunah Towers, Abu Dhabi.
Posted: November 11, 2009
BAHRAIN. Mubadala and the National Oil and Gas Authority of Bahrain announced the creation of a new joint operating company, Tatweer Petroleum, which will serve as the operator for the Bahrain field.
Posted: November 11, 2009
UAE. The data accrued from being part of a circulation audit process is helping media owners in the Middle East fend off the worst effects of recession by targeting new revenue streams and brand extensions for their titles.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. A majority of investors expects the US Federal Reserve to hold off from raising interest rates until the second half of 2010, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for November.
date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Faber said, considering the size of the stimulus packages and the monetary printing, the US economy hasn't responded well. What have responded well are asset markets but unemployment is horrrible and the typical household is suffering.
date:Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The global health industry is worth around US$4.2 trillion. As GCC countries continue to develop world class healthcare systems, they must avoid pitfalls of the developed markets, according to AT Kearney.
UAE. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum tightened the control of the emirate's largest holding company, the Investment Corporation of Dubai.
INTERNATIONAL. This situation gives rise to increasingly positive prospects for gold and other commodities that may ultimately stand in as the world's reserve currency. And there are some pretty hot speculative prospects - Louis' 'best of the best' - waiting in the wings for the market's next big leg down.