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UAE grocery sales growth slumps in 2009

UAE grocery sales growth slumps in 2009

Retail
New report says consumers cutting back has made it a 'humbling' year for retailers.

  1. UAE key market for new retailers - survey
  2. Hypercorp eyes plan to reduce UAE food prices

Abu Dhabi plans new mega sports stadium
Construction & Industry
Construction firms have until Dec 12 to submit preliminary bids for the 65,000 capacity stadium.

du to invest $85m to improve mobile network
Technology
Firm says mobile bandwidth will increase almost 200%, making downloading faster.

Jeweller closures ‘inevitable’ as gold demand slumps
Retail
UAE hardest hit in region as demand for the precious metal drops 39%.

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Why I h8 junk txts
Joanne Bladd explains why she's taking a stand against telco companies.

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The Roubini Vs Rogers debate
Which is the bigger threat - inflation or deflation? William Pesek attempts to find answers to the critical debate.

 William Pesek

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Power play

Nicholas Carter, head of Abu Dhabi‘s Regulation & Supervision Bureau, talks costs, competition and climate change.

Battered, but still fabulous

Harvey Nichols CEO Joseph Wan explains to Arabian Business how an economic "earthquake" forever changed the retail game.


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Banking & Finance

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Construction & Industry

  1. Abu Dhabi plans new mega sports stadium

Culture & Society

  1. First UAE arthouse cinema opens in Dubai Mall

Education

  1. Tougher checks proposed for foreign teachers

Energy

  1. ENOC will not increase Dragon Oil bid

Healthcare

  1. 'Worrying' diabetes tests raise doubt on UAE's health

Islamic Finance

  1. Tamweel records 95% fall in Q3 profit

Media & Marketing

  1. Dubai developers see negative press reports decline

Personal Finance

  1. Credit bureaus combine to form regional group

Politics & Economics

  1. Abu Dhabi eyes major growth in non-oil sector

Real Estate

  1. Developer set to hand over AED1.2bn golf projects in 2010

Retail

  1. Jeweller closures ‘inevitable’ as gold demand slumps

Sport

  1. Abu Dhabi plans new mega sports stadium

Technology

  1. du to invest $85m to improve mobile network

Transportation

  1. Mideast business jets market seen growing 6% for 10 years

Travel & Hospitality

  1. Oman Air increases free baggage allowance

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Corporate speak

Peter Kenyon presided over Man U & Chelsea's most halcyon glory days in recent memory, but never won fans' affection. Why not?

Venezuelans tweet in traffic

Venezuela has the penetration of smartphones that one can we see in countries like the US and Canada.


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