Gulf states
AFRICA: Gulf investment mainly reflects commercial aim
Gulf businesses have been making significant foreign direct investments in an increasing number...
AfricaINTERNATIONAL: Declining dollar impacts global economy
Gold prices reached a new high yesterday, and crude oil prices briefly hit 100 dollars per...
InternationalGULF STATES: Inflation likely to remain stubborn
Subsidies are about to be introduced in Saudi Arabia on rice and baby milk to stabilise the...
Gulf StatesINTERNATIONAL: Debt deal terms shift in credit crisis
Battles continue over private equity deal terms and structures, as borrowers and their funders...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: UBS writedown follows credit trends
UBS, Europe's largest bank by assets, today announced losses in the fourth quarter and possibly...
InternationalGULF STATES: Conflict over currency revaluation frozen
The absence of any statement on the fate of the dollar peg at the December 3-4 Gulf summit has...
Gulf StatesGULF STATES: Divisions over currency pegs persist
The two-day Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha ended today with no reference in the...
Gulf StatesINTERNATIONAL: Credit crisis opens doors to Gulf funds
Citigroup, the biggest US bank by assets, yesterday announced that the Abu Dhabi Investment...
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