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Nakheel loaned $3 bln to Dubai World in '08
Oct 21, 2009 at 13:49
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UPDATE 1: Debt-ridden developer advanced loans to parent before extent of financial woes emerged, data shows.
Dubai World close to deal on Nakheel debt
Nakheel pays off $1.2 bln bond -MEED
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Philips takes on energy-inefficient Gulf
Oct 19, 2009 at 18:36
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Global electronics company plans to phase out high-energy light bulbs, calls for region-wide regulations.
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Egypt garment exporter Arafa sees profit drop
Sep 15, 2009 at 20:25
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BRIEF: Arafa Holding, Egypt's biggest garment exporter, says net profit to July falls to $4.83 million.
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UAE retail sector to grow despite downturn
Sep 03, 2009 at 15:41
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RNCOS report says sector to grow 12 pct annually until 2013, driven by higher spending, boom in services.
Gulf Economic Outlook
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UAE fines food traders for Ramadan violations
Aug 26, 2009 at 16:41
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Ministry slaps fines on traders failing to display prices in RAK shops; patrols look for inflated prices.
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Fruit, veg sellers fined for Ramadan hike
Aug 24, 2009 at 16:26
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UAE cracks down on wholesalers selling at higher prices to ensure rates kept in check during holy month.
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Qatar paid Porsche $113 per VW share
Aug 19, 2009 at 15:34
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UPDATE 1: Deal entitles Qatar 17 pct of Europe's largest carmaker, VW and Porsche habe no comment -magazine.
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UAE's Al Khaleej sees soaring sugar prices
Aug 17, 2009 at 21:48
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Rising sugar prices dampening demand in some of most price sensitive importing countries, executive says.
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Saudi bans Kuwait meat imports
Aug 17, 2009 at 10:26
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BRIEF: Kingdom withdraws all Kuwaiti meat products after finding cases of foot and mouth disease -paper.
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Saudi pulls Heinz baby food from shelves
Jul 28, 2009 at 08:27
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SFDA order stores to stop selling brand of baby food after 9-mth-old nearly choked on piece of plastic in UK.
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Debt-laden entertainment mogul flees Dubai
Jun 25, 2009 at 04:10
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Flamboyant owner of online gift and event firm Bluebanana.com leaves mountain of debt and says 'sorry'.
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Thailand says no to foreign farm investors
Jun 23, 2009 at 08:16
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World's biggest rice exporter rejects foreign investment in agriculture after requests from Arab investors.
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MAG eyes tyre factory takeover by year's end
Jun 17, 2009 at 21:02
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UAE conglomerate hopes to complete deal to buy French factory of German tyre maker Continental AG by December.
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Dubai luxury goods sales plummet
Jun 09, 2009 at 03:00
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Sales down 45 pct; retailer says worst of 1st real downturn in region's retail sector in 17 years has passed.
Global Financial Crisis
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Dubai mall shops headed for closure
Jun 09, 2009 at 03:00
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Mall shops set for tougher times, even closure, if landlords continue to stall on renegotiating high rents.
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Sony freezes expansion, rules out job cuts
Jun 02, 2009 at 07:45
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Sony Gulf says massive job cuts by parent will not impact operation in the Middle East and Africa.
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Gulf Air to cut staff, may sell planes
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Aabar Investments inks $1.62 bln loan deal
Nov 25, 2009 at 07:44
Abu Dhabi's investment firm enters six-month club loan deal with lenders, to use money for corporate purpose.
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UAE ranked world's top investor in Iraq
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UK builders chase $331 mln unpaid Dubai bills
11/24/2009 7:10:16 PM
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What about the Irish investors that have bought off plan as far back as 2006? We have over half our units paid for and work has not even started yet and they will not tell us if it is ever...
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Dubai in image makeover with exec shake-up
11/24/2009 7:09:09 PM
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It is about time that Sheikh Mohammed got rid of the egomaniacs that ran these companies. Having worked for Emaar, I can attest to the incompetence, inexperience, cronyism, nepotism and...
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Saudi Telecom in spat over free call offer
11/24/2009 12:45:53 PM
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Saudi Regulator this is wrong move. I appreciate the Offer Saud Telecom Offer to its customers.this all available in Europe, only in Middle East countries where offers are banned. They...
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UAE economy 'humming again', prospects bright
11/20/2009 2:14:00 PM
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Very True, these Arabs must come out of their air filled illusions like Dubai's economy, and realize the fact that Dubai still has not touched the bottom, nor UAE ever had a stable econmy it...
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Emirates NBD replaces board member Al Futtaim
11/22/2009 5:51:23 PM
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High time boards in the region took action against lazy and irresponsible directors who collect board seats like trophies for the inside information they can glean from the position. Many...
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Saudi Telecom in spat over free call offer
11/24/2009 4:20:29 AM
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Saudi Regulator this is wrong move. I appreciate the Offer Saud Telecom Offer to its customers.this all available in Europe, only in Middle East countries where offers are banned. They...
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Passport confiscation rampant in UAE
Nov 03, 2009 at 01:17
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Mr. Observer, Unfortunately, your hopes that the govt looking into this issue is like hoping for snow to fall in Dubai in July. It just would not happen simply because the people that...
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Dubai's ruler tells doubters to 'shut up'
Nov 09, 2009 at 12:26
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Right on the dot Stephen... Only the buildings are modern but everything underlying it is primitive... Plus all the perpetual spin about things being gung ho while lives are...
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Saudi king waives lashes for female journo
Oct 26, 2009 at 16:42
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There certainly should be limitations to freedom of speech. But why are we attacking the US like it's such an imperfect place and everyone who lives there are idiots? I know a lot of...
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