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Bulls take charge of Doha bourse

Qatar's main index rose for sixth straight session, closing at its highest in almost two and a half years, as Doha Bank extended a rally on an ING price target. The Peninsula - 09May 09:56GMT
Barwa Buys Land in Sudan

Barwa International Company, the global arm of Barwa Real Estate Company, has bought a large land in Sudan for developing a commercial and residential project. The land deal was finalised on the 3rd of this month, in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital. Press Release - 07May 11:42GMT
Arab investors earn $140bn

Arab share investors emerged wealthier by nearly $140 billion (Dh513bn) in the first four months of 2008 as dealers in many global markets continued to count their losses from the fallout of the US sub-prime crisis. Emirates Business 24/7 - 04May 08:08GMT
Aref Investment Group To Invest In Lebanon $1B

Kuwait-based Aref Investment Group said its investments in Lebanon will amount to $1 billion. The company will soon announce projects with Lebanese investors in health and education. Zawya Dow Jones Newswires - 04May 07:50GMT
Qtel posts record Q1 profit, users up on Wataniya buy

State-controlled Qatar Telecommunications Co (Qtel) posted record profit in the first quarter after taking over the operations of Kuwait's National Mobile Telecommunications Co, adding users. Kuwait Times - 01May 07:14GMT

Hedging In The Region
Ajeej MENA fund is a long-biased hedge fund, which is up 40% in the first seven months since its launch, twice the regional benchmark.
Global Ambitions
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha are all locking themselves into global partnerships with global exchanges but, at times, have descended into behaviour approaching open corporate warfare.

2008: Year Of IPOs?
It's not just Gulf governments offloading their prized assets. The IPO pipeline is a mixed bag with greenfield, public-private and family enterprises coming out to play.
Hedge Funds Are Coming?
A small pool of international hedge funds, such as Pantera and Argent, have already dipped their toes into the Gulf markets by launching regionally-focused vehicles.

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