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Something very odd is going on in global stock markets this summer
May 15, 2013 - 12:36 GMT
Stocks seem to be rising for no apparent reason.

March 17, 2013

During the visit
09:35 GMT
(press release)

A high-level delegation from the trade, business and technology sectors in Seattle, USA, has recently visited Dubai World Central as part of the UAE Business Mission.

US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his support for the Libyan economy
09:12 GMT

America is committed to establishing economic partnership and to help in creating the necessary conditions that make Libya an attractive destination for foreign investment, US Secretary of State, John Kerry, said last week.

Protestors at Beirut airport call for higher wages (Daily Star)
07:39 GMT

Staff at Beirut international airport will man the barricades with other civil servants if the government doesn't refer the wage scale to Parliament this week.

Egypt’s criminal court acquitted two former Mubarak-era ministers on Saturday of corruption charges
03:32 GMT

Egypt’s criminal court acquitted former ministers of tourism and housing Zuhair Garana and Ahmed El-Maghrabi of corruption charges on Saturday

March 14, 2013

Qatar is planning more investment in the UK
12:47 GMT

Qatar has begun talks with the UK government to invest up to £10 billion ($14.92 billion) into key infrastructure projects in Britain.

Department of Municipal Affairs
10:44 GMT

Majid Ali Al Mansouri Chairman of the DMA reviewed during a meeting with the Managing Directors of different sectors in the Department of Municipal Affairs the current working plans and future working models.

During the event
10:03 GMT

Three Best Practices Seminars introduced UAE businesses to the 7th cycle of the Business Performance Program.

Sparks are flying over a programme for SMEs in Jordan
09:39 GMT

Just days after the World Bank extended financing to Small and Medium Sized enterprises in Jordan, sparks are flying over a programme designed to help SMEs.

The UAE's economy will grow at four per cent, according to the Minister for Economy said on Wednesday
08:42 GMT

The UAE economy is expected to sustain an annual growth rate above 4 per cent in 2013, the Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri said yesterday.

US wheat may find its way to Iran through a third party exporter (Getty Photo)
07:09 GMT

The US and EU have imposed tough trade restrictions on Tehran but the state may get its hands on US origin wheat.

Egypt and India have agreed to boost mutual trade to $8 billion per year by 2015.
03:10 GMT

Egypt and India have agreed to boost mutual trade to $8 billion per year by 2015.

March 13, 2013

Trade between Jordan and Syria has come to a standstill against the backdrop of escalating violence in southern Syria (Image Jordan Times)
11:25 GMT

The ongoing violence in Syria has cripples the country's economy, with agricultural imports from Jordan being frozen after the border was closed on Tuesday.

H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, Director General of Dubai eGovernment
09:59 GMT
(press release)

Dubai eGovernment has announced that it has added a new service to the list of its mPay services.

Egyptian stocks took a tumble on Tuesday over more concern regarding a  $4.8 billion loan from the IMF
09:20 GMT

After several days of gains, Egypt's stock market lost ground on Tuesday, with main EGX30 index losing 1.05 percent with fears growing over a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF.

H.E. Hamad Buamim, Director General, Dubai Chamber
09:20 GMT

H.E. Hamad Buamim, Director General, Dubai Chamber, has been elected Deputy Chairman of the World Chambers Federation (WCF).