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Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:06 AM
Talks to end violent protests over a factory in eastern India designed to manufacture the world's cheapest car entered a second day Saturday, with both sides expressing optimism.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:06 AM
Talks to end violent protests over a factory in eastern India designed to manufacture the world's cheapest car entered a second day Saturday, with both sides expressing optimism.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:21 PM
Talks began Friday between India's West Bengal government and protesters to rescue a factory slated to make the world's cheapest car, an official said.
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:08 PM
Low rainfall in the Middle East makes water a precious commodity. Peter Ward reports on the water saving initiatives underway and those likely to hit the region in the future. A recent announcement by a UAE government official revealed that the first federal law for water conservation could be implemented within a year...
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:53 PM
Acting as financial adviser to Osus, Jasper successfully structured a
Shari'ah compliant transaction with Qatar National Bank (QNB) and HSBC Amanah
(HSBC), which acted as the arranger, agent and security agent for the club
deal.
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:22 PM
Middle Eastern airlines will post a 33 percent drop in profits this year to $200 million, and the global business environment will remain difficult in 2009, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts. The global airline industry will post losses of $5.2 billion in 2008 based on an average crude oil pri...
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:51 PM
A top IMF official said Wednesday that a tentative agreement with major sovereign wealth funds would "help secure the global environment for effective and beneficial cross-border investing."
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:36 PM
About a thousand farmers protested Wednesday across Romania, driving into the capital with their tractors and lorries to demand a drastic cut in fuel prices, unions said.
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:21 PM
India's Tata Group on Tuesday officially suspended construction of a plant to build the world's cheapest car in the face of unrelenting protests and said it was looking at new sites.
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:21 PM
Newly formed French energy giant GDF Suez said on Tuesday it will acquire US power firm First Light as part of its strategy to expand its presence in the US market.