Reportedly, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), the Gulf Cooperation Council's largest steel producer, will aim to increase its wire rod annual production capacity to 700,000 tons in the second quarter of this year. Meanwhile, ...
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Quick service restaurant (QSR) McDonald's Arabia is all set to display nutrition labeling directly on food packaging across its 360-plus restaurants in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in a bid to promote balanced lifestyles. The ...
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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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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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Canada and the US have signed an agreement to recognize each other’s zoning measures during highly contagious foreign animal disease outbreaks. This arrangement is intended to minimize trade disruptions, while still limiting the ...
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Mr Darwish bin Ismaeel al Balushi minister Responsible for Financial Affairs said that Oman's ambitious National Railway System will be implemented with funding support pledged by fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Mr Al ...
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A study released on Saturday by the Ministry of Foreign Trade has revealed the United Arab Emirates’ total exports of aluminium and its products rose by 102% (USD 1.5 billion) during the first half of 2012 in comparison with the same ...
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GCC rail infrastructure consultants said that Gulf Cooperation Council governments are likely to spend around USD 100 billion laying an estimated 6,000 kilometer to 8,000 kilometer of new railway track up to 2020, a move that will require ...
The annual summit of Arab monarchs in the Gulf opened in Manama on December 24th Monday with a call for closer economic integration and unity in the face of the turmoil which has swept much of the Middle East. Mr King Hamad of host ...
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Gulf News reported that the number of nationals and national corporate bodies of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf countries who bought up real estates in another GCC member, other than their home country, increased by ...
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Quadrupling the speed of broadband in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could boost the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 0.6%, according to new research. The findings are based on research jointly conducted by Ericsson, ...
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Basic Facts Jiangmen is located to the west of the Pearl River Delta on the coast of the South China Sea, adjoining Foshan in the north, Zhongshan and Zhuhai in the east, Zhaoqing in the west and Yangjiang in the south and adjacent to ...
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Cigna Global Health Benefits has signed a joint-venture (JV) agreement with Saudi Arabian Insurance Company (SAICO) to further expand its partnership and product offerings across the Middle Eastern region. Subject to regulatory approvals ...
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The Gulf Cooperation Council region is estimated to have already invested around AED 17.3 billion into aluminium projects with member states collectively producing around 3.6 million tonnes of the commodity a year to account for almost 10% ...
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New mega projects will boost the UAE's investment in the petrochemicals industry to nearly USD 12 billion by 2015 to maintain its position as a major global producer of the gas based substance. According to official data, the investments ...
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