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Merger technical talks to conclude in a month - Emaar

Merger technical talks to conclude in a month - Emaar

Real Estate
New firm to announce new projects after merger - Alabbar.

  1. More UAE bank mergers predicted in 2010 - Ethos

RTA to lease out last batch of retail outlets available on Red Line
Retail
Nearly 3 million passengers use metro since Sept 9 launch - RTA.

Emirates NBD launches bank’s new brand identity
Banking & Finance
Bank's branch signage, ATMs, marketing, sales & communication materials see change.

Qatar to sign $25bn mega railway deal on Sunday - report
Transportation
LNG exporter to enter contract for integrated railway project with German logistics giant.

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Where have all the optimists gone?
Damian Reilly's on the lookout for someone, anyone, who will tell him everything is going to turn out fine in 2010.

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Sitting at the travel industry's top table
The travel industry's most influential players are revealed in the Arabian Travel News Power 50.

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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

  1. Dubai's Abraaj eyes property investments

Construction & Industry

  1. Dubai plans start-up help for expat entrepreneurs

Culture & Society

  1. High quality services for UAE pilgrims in Medina

Education

  1. $5.34bn plan to build 3,200 new Saudi schools

Energy

  1. UAE nuclear deal seen in next few weeks

Healthcare

  1. Kuwait tops Mideast list for swine flu cases

Islamic Finance

  1. Moody's sees 50% surge in sukuk issuance this year

Media & Marketing

  1. UAE bags communication award

Personal Finance

  1. Credit bureaus combine to form regional group

Politics & Economics

  1. UAE expects to see up to 3% economic growth in 2010

Real Estate

  1. Merger technical talks to conclude in a month - Emaar

Retail

  1. RTA to lease out last batch of retail outlets available on Red Line

Sport

  1. Westwood leads Race to Dubai at end of second day

Technology

  1. Paltel says deal with Kuwait's Zain is off

Transportation

  1. Abu Dhabi Int’l Airport records 7% growth in Oct

Travel & Hospitality

  1. Dubai's Jumeirah Group plans hotels in Brazil

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Crude concerns

Is Shokri Ghanem's authority at Libya's National Oil Corp being tempered by the conservative old guard?

Flying in the face of adversity

The downturn has clipped the wings of the Middle East region's once soaring aerospace sector.


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  1. UAE announces Eid and National Day holidays 02
    21 Nov ' 09 at 10:22
    Is it any wonder that Emiratis are reluctant to work in the private sector? One day extra and no request for early payment of salaries.   More  »
  2. RTA to lease out last batch of retail outlets available on Red Line 01
    21 Nov ' 09 at 14:10
    What happened of Last Minute and their 28 outlets - one on each station?   More  »
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    21 Nov ' 09 at 11:37
    this is great news really makes sense, especially since Small & Medium Enterprises actually make UAE. I sincerely hope that this is...   More  »

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