www.bi-me.com RSS feed for – Kuwait http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us <![CDATA[Oil market outlook 2012: WTI crude oil prices expected to stay in the range of US$95-US$100 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56451 <![CDATA[Zain Saudi Arabia to extend US$2.6 billion Islamic financing facility]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56394 <![CDATA[Kuwait chooses Total as partner in US$9 billion China refinery]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56350 <![CDATA[Kuwait hires HSBC to help arrange privatization of stock exchange]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56265 <![CDATA[CBRE to advise Alshaya on La Senza UK store portfolio ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56259 <![CDATA[Road, rail and bridge projects planned in the GCC worth US$142 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56079 <![CDATA[Alshaya acquires La Senza UK, plans US$155 million investment in British retail sector]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56073 <![CDATA[GCC Investment Strategy-2012: Uncertainty likely to overshadow fundamentals]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56075 <![CDATA[Gatehouse Bank seals US$54.5 million US medical facility investment]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56057 <![CDATA[Alshaya poised for La Senza deal]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=56053 <![CDATA[Kuwait stocks slump to new seven-and-half-year-low ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55999 <![CDATA[Kuwait's budget surplus reaches US$42 billion]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55956 <![CDATA[Middle East stocks plunge in 2011 on Arab Spring, eurozone woes]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55931 <![CDATA[Changes in MENA tax laws promote better transparency, says Ernst & Young]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55882 <![CDATA[Gulf Arabs back unity after hinting at Iran threat]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55859 <![CDATA[Arab states suffer foreign investment slump as political unrest sweeps the region]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55709 <![CDATA[Middle East remains the easiest region to pay taxes]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55703 <![CDATA[Cautious outlook across Gulf businesses despite healthy 2012 salary forecast, finds Mercer study ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55707 <![CDATA[Could war flare again between Iraq and Kuwait? ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55688 <![CDATA[Power generation challenges in the GCC: Immediate capacity increases and expanding sustainable power sources to meet soaring needs]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55656 <![CDATA[S&P Indices and Arab Federation of Exchanges create S&P AFE 40 Index ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55631 <![CDATA[Middle Eastern listed companies slowly improving transparency online, reveals webranking survey ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55609 <![CDATA[Drake & Scull wins AED200 million deal to develop Kuwait University]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55598 <![CDATA[Zain Iraq in strategic US$650 million five-year network outsourcing and optimization agreement with Ericsson]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55446 <![CDATA[Rising debt maturities in the Gulf pose refinancing risks, says S&P]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55329 <![CDATA[Thousands of Kuwaitis storm parliament]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55326 <![CDATA[KPMG Kuwait takes lead in Foreign Account Tax Compliance Initiative in the region]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55290 <![CDATA[Kuwait's ALAFCO buys 50 Airbus A320neo planes]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55284 <![CDATA[Kuwait's oil output exceeds 3 million bpd]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55263 <![CDATA[US negotiating combat troop boost in Kuwait]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55226 <![CDATA[Drake & Scull Kuwait channelling regional expertise to drive local construction]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55114 <![CDATA[US plans post-Iraq buildup in Gulf, says report ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55061 <![CDATA[Kuwait delays state airline's privatisation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55060 <![CDATA[Kuwait first half income surges on high oil output, price]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55031 <![CDATA[Zain Saudi Arabia board approves capital restructuring program including a US$1.6 billion rights issue ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=55021 <![CDATA[Investment Dar will make first payment to investors two months early]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54945 <![CDATA[British embassy closed in Kuwait]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54895 <![CDATA[Kuwait foreign minister quits over graft case ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54871 <![CDATA[Kuwait Petroleum to choose China refinery investors 'soon']]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54870 <![CDATA[Kuwait's lending growth to slow on faltering investment plan]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54807 <![CDATA[Zain Saudi Arabia announces improving third quarter financial results]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54792 <![CDATA[Young Arab Entrepreneurs set to compete at annual INJAZ Al-Arab regional competition 2011]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54737 <![CDATA[Kingdom, Batelco pull US$950 million bid for Zain Saudi stake]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54675 <![CDATA[FTSE licences Kuwait Stock Exchange with the Industry Classification Benchmark]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54645 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Zain to challenge ruling on board election]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54634 <![CDATA[Kuwait's US$63.5 billion construction spend will see significant increase in residential developments by 2014]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54529 <![CDATA[Drake & Scull Kuwait secures US$19.9 million MEP administration contract]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54528 <![CDATA[Kuwait revenue reached 35% of budget in first two months of fiscal year]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54484 <![CDATA[National Bank of Kuwait says it has no derivatives exposure]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54483 <![CDATA[Kuwait Energy optimistic about oil and gas opportunities in Iraq and Egypt]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54479 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Global seeks new debt deal from creditors]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54469 <![CDATA[GCC states to invest over US$100 billion on rail networks ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54359 <![CDATA[Kuwait, Saudi boosted oil output to ease prices]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54278 <![CDATA[Madoff firm liquidator seeks US$95 million from Kuwait bank, feeder fund]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54159 <![CDATA[Kuwait plans to build US$6.2 billion highways ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54132 <![CDATA[Kuwait's emir urges end to 'misuse' of surpluses]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54043 <![CDATA[Compagnie Libanaise d'Assurances renamed Zurich Insurance Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54033 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Agility second quarter earnings drop 57%]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54024 <![CDATA[Kuwait ups security at Bubiyan Island port before Iraq talks]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=54023 <![CDATA[Kuwait stocks retreat to seven-year low on global growth concern]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53985 <![CDATA[GCC markets: Impact of US debt downgrade]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53980 <![CDATA[Gulf markets decline steadies]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53930 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Kipco first half profit rises fourfold to US$61 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53808 <![CDATA[Kuwait seeks investor to buy 35% of Kuwait Airways]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53787 <![CDATA[Kuwait gets US$1.06 billion in Iraqi reparation]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53768 <![CDATA[Kuwait ratings raised to 'AA' on strong external, fiscal positions]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53647 <![CDATA[Kuwait's economy faces 'three imbalances,' says Central Bank Governor]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53636 <![CDATA[Kuwait extends ownership regulation for funds]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53618 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Agility says committed to resolve US dispute ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53600 <![CDATA[Global Mobility: Managing international assignments in the Middle East]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53515 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Alafco nine-month net jumps fourfold to US$105 Million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53492 <![CDATA[OPEC pumps 29.57 million barrels of oil per day in June]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53482 <![CDATA[Iraq oil assets may be at risk of seizure]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53319 <![CDATA[Kuwait approves record budget with deficit]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53309 <![CDATA[Kuwait ready to meet summer electricity demand]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53289 <![CDATA[Kuwait approves US$14.5 billion refinery project]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53285 <![CDATA[Iraqi Airways sells off Kuwait invasion-era fleet]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53158 <![CDATA[Drake & Scull Kuwait wins string of project worth US$42.2 million]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53053 <![CDATA[Siemens confirms corruption case in Kuwait]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53019 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Kipco eyes acquisitions in banking, insurance]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=53001 <![CDATA[Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank high in Global Retail Development Index]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52986 <![CDATA[IFA Hotels & Resorts consortium closes US$315 million deal for largest hotel to open in NYC in 2011 ]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52961 <![CDATA[GCC Economic Outlook - 2011]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52920 <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and UAE among top 10 countries in the world with highest density ultrawealthy households, finds The Boston Consulting Group]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52897 <![CDATA[Damas acquires 100% stake in Damas Kuwait]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52798 <![CDATA[Dow Chemical to share strategy for Performance Excellence at Kuwait Six Sigma event]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52744 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Gulf Insurance outlook revised to positive, ratings affirmed]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52602 <![CDATA[Kuwait replaces oil minister in new cabinet]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52518 <![CDATA[Iraqi MPs approve payouts for Saddam's US victims]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52404 <![CDATA[Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes in April: Growth is beautiful - or is it?]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52395 <![CDATA[Refinery and petrochemical integration a necessity says Kuwait National Petroleum executive]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52361 <![CDATA[Kuwait concerned about high oil prices]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52348 <![CDATA[Kuwait's Global wins US$300 million from UAE bank]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52321 <![CDATA[Saudi Zain sale to be completed two months after due diligence, says prince Alwaleed]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52311 <![CDATA[Kuwait Energy sells 22% wtake in Egyptian oil concession]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52294 <![CDATA[Gulf producers move to reassure over oil supplies]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52231 <![CDATA[OPEC concerned over high oil price]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52206 <![CDATA[Kuwait launches firm to invest in Egypt economy]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52195 <![CDATA[Zain still seen for sale despite Nasser al-Kharafi's death]]>' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=3&t=1&id=52205 <![CDATA[Zain agrees terms for Saudi unit stake sale]]>' 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