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All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:20:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/bhhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108052050Profitability of petrochemical industries in the Gulf rose by 51.8 per cent in the third quarter as revenues grew 15.2 per cent, according to a study by the Global Investment House (GIH).Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:47 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108052050Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_08112009_081126Over one million UAE residents suffer from diabetes despite better health services and better awareness, a senior doctor told a diabetes congress here yesterday, saying the Gulf States are tackling the situation with urgency.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:58:08 GMTGulf News GN_08112009_081126Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108043846The debt market in Gulf oil producers rebounded by a staggering 64 per cent in the first nine months of 2009 and the UAE emerged as the leader in the issuance of conventional bonds, according to a Saudi investment fund.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:47:21 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108043846Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107033630With a combined GDP of $750 billion and with over $2 trillion projects in the pipeline, the Gulf region has emerged as a very important economic player, a top official the Gulf Cooperation Concil (GCC) has said.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:27 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091107033630Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107040735GCC companies are becoming increasingly reliant on outsourcing with over a half (52 percent) of respondents claiming to outsource some aspect of their IT or business processes, a new research launched on Tuesday by Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and YouGov at GITEX, showed.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:58:36 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091107040735Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107050242The Arab region has one of the highest birth defects in the world, with many genetic disorders being first detected here, according to experts. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:54 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091107050242Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106131823The General Director of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Bahrain Mr. Alan Horne has decided to step down from his position by the end of this month.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:33:14 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106131823Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106105258United Airlines announced today the airline will inaugurate its first-ever service to Africa in 2010, with one daily, same-plane service from Washington to Accra, Ghana, and Lagos, Nigeria. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:05:39 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106105258Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106064049Bahrain-headquartered Gulf Finance House (GFH), a leading Middle Eastern Islamic investment bank, said receipts from the rights issue have now crossed the $200 million mark.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:12:39 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091106064049Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_05112009_041120.txtManama Saudi Arabia has become the third Gulf state to publicly express support to Mohammad Al Mutawa as Bahrain's nominee to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General's post.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:25 GMTGulf News GN_05112009_041120.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105040229Energy and carbon management, which can reduce operational expenditure by at least 20 per cent, is not at the top of the agenda for Gulf-based telecom operators, analysts said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:20:00 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105040229Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104123229Mr. Ebrahim Al Aradi, Acting Director of the Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) issued a resolution on Wednesday, 4th November 2009 to list IFC Hilal Sukuk on the Exchange that was issued by Hilal Sukuk Company.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:39:54 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091104123229Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104062328Riyadh -- Information ministers of Jordan and four other Arab countries have held a meeting in Riyadh to discuss closer cooperation among private and public media outlets to enhance the media's role in serving the Arab society at the individual and...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:40:32 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091104062328Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104071226The global financial crisis has not hit Islamic finance industry thanks to its sound and strong systems as Gulf Islamic investment firms still have $235 billion's worth of combined assets, Islamic financial leaders said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:36:39 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091104071226Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104043956The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has agreed to sign a free trade agreement early next year with New Zealand, Radio New Zealand reported.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:54:33 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091104043956Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104044514Gulf International Bank (GIB) has announced its debut of Saudi riyal bond issuance through its Riyadh branch. The bank has mandated GIB Financial Services and HSBC as joint lead arrangers and book runners for the bond transaction.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:53:42 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091104044514Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104052351GCC-based oil firms plan massive upstream investments worth $365 billion (Dh1.34 trillion) in the oil and gas sector in the near future, said the regional director of SAS, a business intelligence and services company.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:04 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104052351Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_03112009_041149.txtThe hospitality industry in the Gulf region is still reeling under the impact of the downturn and has suffered declines in all the four key measurements in year-over-year results for September, top industry experts said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:34:22 GMTGulf News GN_03112009_041149.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103135931The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued today a Determination which sets the cost of capital for Batelco and Zain regulated telecommunications services at 9.5%. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:08:33 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091103135931Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103122602United Gulf Bank has announced a net profit of US$ 18.2 million (2.23 US cents per share) for the first nine months of 2009, 94.8 per cent lower than US$ 348.9 million (42.62 US cents per share) earned for the same period in 2008.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:58:50 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091103122602Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T130758ZJOZ51Gulf and Arab banks are unable to finance huge projects in the oil-rich Gulf region and fill a credit gap created by the withdrawal of foreign banks amid the global financial crisis, bankers said on Monday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:28:14 GMTAFP ANA20091102T130758ZJOZ51Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102102029The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Middle East has declined according to the figures in the Ernst & Young Middle East IPO Update for the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091102102029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102033409Gulf Finance House (GFH), the Bahrain-incorporated Islamic investment bank, seems to have hit its fund raising target of $350 million through a mixture of a rights issue, the partial sale of an equity stake and through a Murabaha placement facility.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:07:38 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091102033409Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102041901Airlines in the UAE and the region are not looking to levy additional fuel surcharge (a special additional airfare for fuel) even as oil climbed briefly above $80 (Dh294) per barrel last week.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:19:29 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091102041901Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T143915ZJMA70Gulf states plan to launch their monetary council, a precursor for a joint central bank, in 2010 but the planned single currency may be delayed, the Saudi central bank chief said.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:52:45 GMTAFP ANA20091101T143915ZJMA70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T111258ZJLR04Speakers at a Kuwaiti forum on Sunday urged energy-rich Gulf states to boost spending in order to speed up recovery from the economic crisis, as well as step up financial sector supervision.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:35:59 GMTAFP ANA20091101T111258ZJLR04Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101041116The non-hydrocarbon economies of Gulf oil producers are projected to grow by around two per cent in 2009 despite a sharp decline in the oil sector because of lower crude production and prices, according to a Western financial institution.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:52:58 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091101041116Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031040554Rents for commercial and office spaces in the Middle East, especially Dubai, are at a tipping point, with improving sentiment likely to lead a more significant increase in leasing activity in the next six to 12 months, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:11:11 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091031040554Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031060838Ferrari has sold 35% more cars in the UAE this year and 30 per cent more cars in the Middle East in 2009 compared to a year earlier, despite the economic recession.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:00 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091031060838Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091031T080540ZJJG41US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to arrive in Israel on Saturday on a mission aimed at injecting new life into the moribund Middle East peace process.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:38:40 GMTAFP ANA20091031T080540ZJJG41Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031081333Numerous Muslims yet to be serviced with Islamic products Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:36:43 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091031081333Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031043759Favorable market conditions in MENA region provide tenants and occupiers with opportunities to take advantage of the new, competitive nature of the market, according to Jones Lang LaSalle MENA House View.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:23:15 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091031043759Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091030063627Investcorp portfolio company, Moody International, a global provider of technical inspection and related services to the oil and gas industry, has acquired PetroSpect Inspection Services, Ltd.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:29:03 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091030063627Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029150402Arab Banking Corporation today announced that its consolidated Group net profit for nine months to September 2009 was $80 million. Net profit for the third quarter was $26 million, 18% higher than the second quarter net profit of $22 million.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:08:45 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091029150402Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091029T145222ZJCO66US envoy George Mitchell was in Israel on Thursday in another bid to rescue the hobbled Middle East peace process, as Palestinian divisions have heightened fears that it might collapse altogether.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:32 GMTAFP ANA20091029T145222ZJCO66Openhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=5%2DYEAR%20FORECASTThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101235644234Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=BUSINESS%20ENVIRONMENT%20AT%20A%20GLANCEThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101235643359Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=BUSINESS%20ENVIRONMENTThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101235643140Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=COUNTRY%20FACT%20SHEETThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101221510906Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=5%2DYEAR%20SUMMARYThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101221511093Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=COUNTRY%20RISK%20RATINGBahrain: risk assessment Sovereign riskCurrency riskBanking sector riskPolitical riskEconomic structure riskCountry riskOctober 2009BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Download in spreadsheet format Sovereign riskStable. A small fiscal deficit of less than 1% of GDP is likely in 2010-11 and will be financed by a range of new bond issues. The strong demand for the government's US$750m sovereign sukuk issuance in June Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101221344687Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=ECONOMIC%20STRUCTUREThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101221406281Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=KEY%20DEVELOPMENTSThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101221427578Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=POLITICAL%20STRUCTUREThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101221427593Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/bh/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=LATEST%20INDICATORSThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101221427656Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029080334The Middle East broadcast industry is forecast to expand at double-digit annual rates over the next five years, far outstripping the average of 6.6 per cent growth per annum, worldwide.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:58:51 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091029080334Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029040442Gulf states have a historic opportunity at the moment to approve their unified currency and play a bigger role in the world monetary system, according to a senior French financial official.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:32:09 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091029040442Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029064804Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Dahabi voiced Jordan's readiness to provide Bahrain with skilled medical manpower and said Jordan's health capabilities are at the service of the Kingdom of Bahrain.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:54:38 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091029064804Open