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Oman Maybe Next Gulf Blowout After Bahrain Crisis
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(Bloomberg) --Bond investors bloodied by Bahrain’s fiscal woes last year are bracing for the next potential crisis in... Read more
FAB To Raise Foreign Shareholder Limit
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(Bloomberg) --First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) jumped on optimism the lender will follow peers and raise the foreign-ownershi... Read more
Turkey Says Economy Strong, It Will Not Cross Paths With IMF
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(Bloomberg) --Turkey’s top economic body ruled out seeking support from the International Monetary Fund, in an effort... Read more
ADNOC Awards Occidental Petroleum Onshore Exploration Block
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UAE’s ADNOC has awarded the US-based Occidental Petroleum an onshore block, known as Onshore Block 3, according to ... Read more
Actis Pushes For Investor Vote On Abraaj Fund Takeover
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British private equity firm Actis seeks to stimulate an investor vote from next week on its proposed takeover of one of... Read more
Maduro Halts Plan To Ship 20 Tonnes Of Gold Out Of Caracas
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(Bloomberg) --The embattled Nicolas Maduro regime halted plans to ship 20 tonnes of Venezuelan gold overseas as a growi... Read more
OPEC Output Drops The Most In Two Years As Saudis Lead The Way
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(Bloomberg) -- Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude output fell the most in two years last month ... Read more
Oil Tankers Float In Limbo As US Bars Payments To Venezuela
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(Bloomberg) --US oil refiners will not be allowed to complete shipments of Venezuelan crude they booked before the Trum... Read more
Lebanon Forms A Government Amid Economy Challenges
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(Bloomberg) --Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri finally announced his new cabinet line-up after nine months of pol... Read more
Jet Airways Accepts Etihad's Bailout Terms
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Jet Airways has agreed to most conditions set by shareholder Etihad Airways for offering a lifeline to the debt-laden ... Read more
Emirates Weigh New Boeing 777X Order In Fleet Shakeup
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(Bloomberg) --Emirates is weighing a fresh order for Boeing’s behemoth 777X twin-aisle plane as part of a complex ser... Read more
Noor Capital Acquires Three Tonnes Of Gold From Venezuela
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UAE-based Noor Capital has announced that it bought three tonnes of gold on 21 January from Venezuela’s central bank,... Read more
UAE Economy Starts To Recover From Lower Oil, Says IMF
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(Bloomberg) --Growth in the UAE’s economy will accelerate to 3.7 per cent in the coming year, from 2.9 per cent in 20... Read more
Global Telecom Surges In Cairo After Veon Offers Funding Support
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(Bloomberg)--The shares jumped about 10 per cent, the most in three months, in Cairo. They have lost half their value i... Read more
SABIC Views Aramco Deal Positively Amid Global Trade Challenges
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Saudi Arabia’s SABIC expects to face challenges this year due to uncertainty over the impact of a global trade war be... Read more