Radikal, an Indian exporter of nutritive and healthy food products, is set to expand its business to 65 countries, which also includes Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), by the end of 2013. This move comes after the Indian government relaxed ...
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Qtel Group, which delivers services to over 89 million customers in MENA and Southeast Asia, will be representing the Middle East strongly as it unveils a large presence at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Its ...
In an interview with Reuters, the chief executive of Kuwait Energy says the company is committed to pumping gas and finding oil in southern Iraq, and will not risk aggravating Baghdad by pursuing deals in Iraqi Kurdistan. Sara Akbar ...
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An Iraqi telecom company raised nearly $1.3 billion Sunday on Baghdad’s small stock exchange in one of the region’s biggest share offers in years — a sign of investor confidence in the fledgling private sector despite ...
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For weeks, numerous Iraqi politicians have been speaking about a bundle of development projects in the country, including reviving the thousands of border villages that were abandoned and decimated during the Iran-Iraq war. However, some ...
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SmartGlass International has achieved 17% year-on-year sales growth in the MENA region, which has been credited as one of the key factors for the 13% global growth in 2012. Notable projects in the MENA region that contributed to the strong ...
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Emirates Fibre, a subsidiary of bedding material producer Safetex Group, recently commissioned its polyester staple fibre (PSF) plant. Emirates Fibre hopes to cater to demand from the domestic market and the region. “The US$ 10 ...
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By John Lee. Kuwait Energy and Dragon Oil have signed the contract giving them the rights to explore and develop oil block 9 in Basra province. Reuters reports that Kuwait Energy will be the operator with a 70 percent working interest, ...
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Ericsson has announced the appointment of Victoria Strand as Head of the GCC and Pakistan Unit, part of the Ericsson Middle East Region. In her new role, Strand will be responsible for handling the company’s customer relations, ...
Kuwaiti commerce and industry ministry has allocated KD95m to support construction materials for construction loan beneficiaries, including rebar, cement, bricks and limestone bricks, Kuna has reported. The sum is "enough to cover the ...
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iOS 6.1 patches more than two-dozen security vulnerabilities and adds three-dozen LTE carriers to the supported list for the iPhone 5. Computerworld - Apple today released iOS 6.1, the first major update for the mobile operating system ...
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US agribusiness giant Cargill has formed a joint venture with Saudia Arabian food producer Arasco for the creation of starches and sweeteners in the country. The joint venture company will acquire Arasco's existing corn milling facility ...
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Kuwait MPs have overwhelmingly ratified the $500-million settlement deal to end the 22-year-old dispute between Kuwaiti Airways Corporation (KAC) and Iraqi Airways. Iraqi Airways agreed in July to pay the compensation to KAC for damages ...
Toyota Australia has begun shipping its locally produced engines to Thailand and Malaysia, growing its export program to new markets following the opening of its brand-new Altona engine plant in Victoria. Both hybrid and conventional ...
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Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd established Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLCin 2008, together with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Kuwait Petroleum International, and PetroVietnam in order to develop a workable concrete business scheme for the ...
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