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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:59 PM
Charlton Athletic could become the latest English club to have foreign owners after receiving an indicative offer from a group of Dubai-based investors. The London-based club, who currently lie 14th in the Championship having been relegated from the Premier League in 2007, are the subject of an offer from Zabeel Invest...
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:59 PM
Charlton Athletic could become the latest English club to have foreign owners after receiving an indicative offer from a group of Dubai-based investors. The London-based club, who currently lie 14th in the Championship having been relegated from the Premier League in 2007, are the subject of an offer from Zabeel Invest...
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:59 PM
A new Shariah-compliant investment company was launched on Saturday with the aim of raising an initial $200 million from predominantly Gulf-based investors. Amara Holdings Inc will focus on pre-IPO, private equity and private placement opportunities predominantly in China, as well as the MENA region and India. <br /><a...
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:36 PM
King Faisal Specialist Hospital, the leading medical institution in Saudi
Arabia, has the largest cancer treatment facility in the Gulf region and was
established to become the premier international center for cancer research in
prevention and treatment.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:44 PM
Middle East real estate markets will outperform all other regions over the next couple of years, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia leading the charge, according to a survey of investor sentiment released on Tuesday. The survey by real estate consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle found more than 50 percent of respondents believe r...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:36 PM
The American University in Dubai (AUD) announced at the Clinton Global
Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting that it has made a commitment to offer
US$26million in scholarship funds to outstanding students in financial need
all over the Middle East. These scholarships will help students attend The
Mohammed Bin Rashid School ...
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:36 AM
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Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:06 PM
Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC), the Gulf Arab state's top state oil company, plans investments and projects worth 20 billion dinars ($74.85 billion) in the next five years, an official said on Sunday. The investment figure is higher than an earlier estimate given by Kuwait's Oil Minister Mohammad al-Olaim, who said in Jun...
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:51 PM
Developer Nakheel has shelved plans to sell as much as $760 million in real estate investment trusts until stability returns to international markets. The state controlled developer of Dubai’s Palm islands had planned two major real estate investment trust sales in the first and fourth quarters of 2008. <br /><a target...
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:37 PM
"Achievo has a strong track record around technologies that support the
automation of financial processes, including successful projects for some of
Canada's leading financial services organizations," said Nestor G. Cruz,
general manager of Achievo's North America Business Group. "Achievo has
implemented technologies t...