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UAE to allow 100-percent foreign company ownership The booming United Arab Emirates is to allow foreigners to own a full 100 percent of local companies, up from 49 percent now, the economy minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.



Investors braced for higher rates as inflation fears hit home Institutional investors have become increasingly worried about inflationary pressures and are bracing themselves for higher long-term and short-term interest rates, according to Merrill Lynch’s Survey of Fund Managers for June.



Emirates unveils massive investment to set new benchmarks in travel comfort Emirates has announced a multi-million dollar programme that will cement its leadership in providing “best in the air” travel experiences in all classes.



Samsung opens giant memory chip plant in Texas South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday it has opened a giant plant at Austin in Texas, to supply US customers with the most advanced memory chips used for various mobile devices.



Penn National Gaming bets on takeover by private equity firms Penn National Gaming, a US casino and horsetrack operator is betting its future on a takeover bid from private equity funds Fortress and Centerbridge for nearly nine billion dollars.



Dubai buys QE2 for 100 million dollars The passenger ship will be berthed at a man-made island off the coast of Dubai and turned into a luxury hotel from 2009, Istithmar, the investment arm of the state-owned Dubai World development company.



SUKUK value tops $10 billion on DIFX with DIFC investments listing DIFC Investments LLC has listed a $1.25 billion Sukuk on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), taking the total value of Sukuk listed on the exchange to $10.43 billion, the highest of any exchange worldwide.



Tamweel asset-backed securities expected to receive highest outstanding ratings Tamweel PJSC will enter into a USD 220 million asset-backed issuance of notes, in which the senior notes are expected to be assigned a rating of Aa2 by Moody’s Investors Service and AA by Fitch Ratings Limited.



Private equity hostile to labor and should be regulated: union body An international trade union body on Friday urged governments to clamp down on the activities of private equity funds, describing them as "shameless" and hostile to workers.



Abraaj Capital acquires strategic stake in Egypt’s leading integrated sugar company The investment will facilitate Al Nouran Holding’s establishment of a fully-owned sugar production facility.



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