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  • Kuwait Projects Huge Deficit In Next Fiscal Year


    OPEC member Kuwait is projecting a $22.4 billion budget deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year after raising spending by over 33 percent, according to a draft budget seen on Tuesday. AFP - 09Feb 11:59GMT
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  • S&P Sees ME Corp Defaults, Plans Growth


    Standard & Poor's, expects more corporate defaults in the Middle East after Dubai World's debt crisis but doesn't foresee a change in the creditworthiness of oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council. Zawya Dow Jones News - 09Feb 07:52GMT
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  • Gulf central bankers to meet


    The first meeting of the Gulf Central Bank will be held in March this year, said GCC Secretary General Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah here on Monday. Arab News - 09Feb 07:21GMT
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  • Al-Mazaya sells Saudi property


    Kuwaiti real estate developer Al-Mazaya Holding said on Monday it would add SR23.1 million of ($6.16 million) profit from the sale of a property in Saudi Arabia to its first quarter profits.  Arab News - 09Feb 07:19GMT
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  • Kuwaiti Currency Market Authority fully independent: Al-Haroun


    The recently established Capital Market Authority (CMA) is a wholly independent body that is not affiliated in any way to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said Kuwait's commerce and industry minister Ahmad Al-Haroun. Kuwait Times - 09Feb 06:06GMT
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  • Kuwait 4-Year Plan Could Boost Economy: Moody's


    Kuwait's $104-billion development plan which parliament passed last week could boost the Gulf state's non-oil economy if implemented correctly, Moody's Investors Service said. AFP - 08Feb 13:06GMT
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  • Kuwait central bank cuts repurchase rates


    The Central Bank of Kuwait on Monday cut its one-week and one-month repurchase rates by 25 basis points each in a bid to expand money supply, a day after reducing the benchmark discount rate. AFP - 08Feb 12:29GMT
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  • Zain Says No New Bids For Its African Assets


    Kuwait's telecom giant Zain group denied on Monday reports that it has received new offers for the purchase of its operations in 15 African nations. AFP - 08Feb 11:26GMT
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  • BKME posts USD 49.5 mln in annual net profits


    The Bank of Kuwait and Middle East (BKME) posted around KD 14.3 million (USD 49.5 million) in net profits in 2009 through operating profits worth KD 85 million. KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 08Feb 08:50GMT
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  • Kuwait Municipality will sign MoU with KISR for future planning


    Kuwaiti Municipality will sign next week a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) to study future municipal projects and plans, said director of coordination and follow-up in the Office of the State Minister for Municipal Affairs, Abdulkarim Al-Zaid. KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 08Feb 08:49GMT
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