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October 6, 2011
09:32 GMT
Gold advanced today after opening the Asian session at $1640.87 per ounce, extending the gains recorded yesterday.
08:41 GMT
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56, the news was not unexpected. He was the man who revolutionized the world of computers and put them into the palm of your hand. The iPod, iPhone and iPad are associated with his name.
07:42 GMT
Russia and China handed Assad a diplomatic victory Tuesday by vetoing a Western-backed U.N. resolution that could have led to U.N. sanctions on Damascus, but Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised action of his own. “Naturally the veto … cannot prevent sanctions,” Erdogan said. “We will of necessity implement a package of sanctions.”
October 5, 2011
15:38 GMT
With declining voice revenues, telecoms are pressed to find alternate incomes to compete with international internet corporations who provide content and earn billions from online advertising, but pay nothing for the fibre optic lines on which they thrive.
10:35 GMT
The Syrian Minister of Trade and Economy, Mohamed Nidal Al-Shaar, recently announced that "in the context of preventative measures to protect Syria's national economy and local products, the cabinet issued a decree temporarily suspending imports... with a tariff greater than 5 percent.
09:57 GMT
Al Ghurair, the Chief Executive Officer of Mashreq Bank said profit growth would be lower for Mashreq and the entire banking sector in 2011, but said he expects strong profit growth in 2012, there is a strong recovery process under way.
09:06 GMT
A large part of the demand for petroleum products will be led by the Asian economies, and the proximity of the Middle East to the fast-growing emerging markets in Asia serves as a tremendous opportunity for the region’s oil and gas companies.
October 4, 2011
15:46 GMT
Virtual organisations are groups of individuals or individual companies who are connected online and collaborate for efficient business, and while they are gaining popularity in the Sultanate, the legal and financial frameworks to support them still need to be examined.
15:02 GMT
The EU will ban European firms from making new investments in Syria’s oil industry following an earlier ban on imports of Syrian oil, a key source of revenues for Assad’s government.
13:57 GMT
Jordan aims to raise its IT shares in Saudi Arabia and it has expressed its readiness and interest in increasing the share of Jordanian IT companies in its projects.
10:19 GMT
The Middle East and North Africa Digital Consumer Report shows that 66% of consumers in MENA are using the internet to look for products or items to buy prior to purchase.
09:22 GMT
Gold opened the session at $1617.90 per ounce, and then recorded a high of $1664.55 and a low of $1617.90, and is currently trading around $1653.95 per ounce.
08:58 GMT
Oil production resumed in eastern Libya in early September, and some oil has been sold onto the international spot market, although exact quantities are unclear.
October 3, 2011
16:51 GMT
How else can one account for the Middle East insurance sector’s emergence from the recent political turbulence and fears that the world is headed for another recession with equanimity?
16:42 GMT
Marouf Al Bakheet, Jordan’s prime minister, said: “We should develop and upgrade tourism products to attract visitors from all over the world to visit the Middle East through collective programmes and in cooperation with other countries in the region."
