http://www.zawya.com/moneyen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:49:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/moneyhttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107094937The Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee of the National Assembly is scheduled to discuss on Sunday proposed amendments to the Fund for the Needy, which some lawmakers sponsored, reports Al-Sabah daily.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:55:53 GMTArab Times ZAWYA20091107094937Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107072445Dubai eGovernment has announced the recent automation of processes concerning UAE Law. No. 28 of 2009, issued by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, covering the appointment of retired UAE nationals in Dubai government agencies and authorities. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:29:56 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091107072445Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107033653 Jordan has extended its year-old guarantee of all bank deposits until the end of 2010.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:48 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091107033653Openhttp://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/sidZAWYA20091107034703Senior executives in the UAE are much less confident about their economic prospects than their counterparts in Saudi Arabia, and they are almost twice as dissatisfied with their government's response to the financial crisis, a fresh survey of business confidence in the Gulf has found. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:03 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091107034703Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107034913Oman's revenues dropped by 27 per cent in the first eight months of the year to RO4,240.7 million from RO5,787 million in the corresponding period of 2008, owing mainly to a fall in oil earnings. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:07:10 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091107034913Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107035309Saudi Arabia has a very promising economy because of its strong oil price, continued public sector investment in infrastructure and diversification, according to a Deutsche ?Bank report. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:04:41 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091107035309Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107053325The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales rose to $675.495 million, compared to $599.694 million during this week.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:16:06 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091107053325Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107054040Some 1,750 Indonesian workers currently working in the Middle East will be repatriated next week amid claims by their government that they are being mistreated. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:28 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091107054040Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107045430The illicit trade in work visas goes on as Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), representative body of the private sector, are busy looking for ways to curb the malpractice. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:55:27 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091107045430Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106064413Overseas workers' remittances to Pakistan in September this year jumped to $806.12 million, a 22 percent increase over the same month in 2008. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:34:55 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091106064413Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106080851According to the executive staff of the Tunisian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI), Tunisian exports to the Arab and African countries posted an increase of 19.5% worth 803 billion dinars during the first 9 months of 2009, against 672 billion dinars in 2008.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:30:40 GMTTunisia Online News ZAWYA20091106080851Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106075625Iraq is ready to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkey to support banks and strengthen economic ties with Turkey, the Iraqi Finance Minister Baqr al-Zubaidi said on Thursday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:24:01 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091106075625Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106060008 Abu Dhabi and Korea have shown their commitment to boost bilateral investments and to increase economic cooperation by exploring business opportunities that exist in each other's countries. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:42:24 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091106060008Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106060203Big UAE companies have invested heavily in major projects in the various islands of Indonesia, netting more than $6 billion in deals, inspite of the global economic meltdown and terrorism threats in Jakarta. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:41:36 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091106060203Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T142808ZKDP70Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election in January amid frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements, a senior PLO official said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:55 GMTAFP ANA20091105T142808ZKDP70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T133137ZKDH45Iraqi MPs are to vote on Saturday on a controversial electoral bill after a compromise text was agreed, a senior lawmaker said, raising hope that a poll can go ahead as planned in January.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:24 GMTAFP ANA20091105T133137ZKDH45Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T133523ZKDI01Saudi jets pounded Shiite rebel camps inside Yemen Thursday and ground troops could move across the border against them after the rebels killed a Saudi border guard, an informed Saudi source told AFP.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:03 GMTAFP ANA20091105T133523ZKDI01Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T120305ZKCU54Shiite rebels in northern Yemen on Thursday claimed Saudi jets were bombarding their positions near the shared border.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:19:44 GMTAFP ANA20091105T120305ZKCU54Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105111350Kuwait and Singapore signed an agreement to encourage and protect investments, with the aim to further sustain economic and commercial ties, as well as to beef up investment volume between the two countries.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:19:28 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091105111350Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS051109_dsart52Makram Bou Nassar, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Central Bank on Wednesday projected Lebanon?s GDP at 7 percent in 2009 while inflation will set at 3 percent.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:52:44 GMTThe Daily Star DS051109_dsart52Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105063239A trade mission seeking to build trade ties between Wales and companies in Qatar has met with success after it was reported that over $2.5m worth of potential deals had been identified.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:38:16 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091105063239Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105065117Kuwait and Canada signed here on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation, aiming to stress economic and investment relations, officials said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:36:05 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091105065117Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105065342Dubai is implementing the ATA Carnet system to facilitate trade and allow the temporary admission of merchandise and goods, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:35:37 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091105065342Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105031857The combined balance sheet of commercial banks at the end of September 2009 continued to indicate a resilient banking sector that has remained largely insulated from adverse external developments emanating from adjustments in the pattern of global aggregate demand, the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:17:36 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091105031857Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105032609Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Dahabi on Wednesday said that the 2010 state budget "will not rely on uncertain foreign assistance or local revenues that may not be realised".Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:16:22 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091105032609Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105034556A significant decline in petroleum sector activities has led to a 25.2 per cent contraction in the gross domestic product (GDP) of Oman during the first six months of 2009, the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:04:04 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091105034556Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105043052The emirate's economy grew a staggering 30 per cent in 2008 as gross domestic product (GDP) reached Dh520 billion, a government report showed.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:32:54 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091105043052Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sid20091104_12728_262Iranian security forces clashed with thousands of opposition supporters on Wednesday after they tried to turn a state-organised rally on the anniversary of the US embassy siege into an anti-government protest.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:59:22 GMTFinancial Times 20091104_12728_262Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T145231ZJYR30The Israeli military said on Wednesday that a ship seized at sea was carrying "hundreds of kilograms (many hundreds of pounds) of arms bound for Hezbollah from Iran."Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:06 GMTAFP ANA20091104T145231ZJYR30Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T140842ZJYL32A clash between Saudi forces and Yemeni rebels left one Saudi and one rebel dead, the two sides said on Wednesday, as Yemen's five-year-old insurgency spilled over the frontier for the first time.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:35:15 GMTAFP ANA20091104T140842ZJYL32Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T142829ZJYN81Israeli security forces went on high alert on Wednesday, mounting road blocks and additional patrols for fear that militants had infiltrated into central Israel, officials said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:37 GMTAFP ANA20091104T142829ZJYN81Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T132422ZJYF36Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat on Wednesday said Palestinian elections should not be held without the participation of residents of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:03 GMTAFP ANA20091104T132422ZJYF36Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T130917ZJYD47Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat on Wednesday said east Jerusalem must be included in a complete Israeli settlement freeze in order for Middle East peace talks to resume.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:02 GMTAFP ANA20091104T130917ZJYD47Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104102809The government apologized in a message to the Parliament for the delay in calculating the 2010 budget, during a session on Sunday, November 1st. The budget was scheduled to be presented two months ago, pursuant to the constitution and the laws in...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:20 GMTYemen Observer ZAWYA20091104102809Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_03112009_041103.txtAbu Dhabi's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand up to 6 per cent on year in 2009, a top government official said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:38:13 GMTGulf News GN_03112009_041103.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104072703Kuwait and the Philippines have signed an agreement on double taxation avoidance and financial evasion prevention with a view to boosting mutual capital movement and developing trade exchange.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:29:07 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091104072703Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104041603The Ministry of Economy in UAE has registered 97,000 trademarks so far since its inception, said Sultan Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, yesterday while launching a first-of-its-kind campaign to spread awareness about intellectual property rights (IPR).Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:14:04 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104041603Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104042422Japan is actively wooing the UAE sovereign wealth funds (SWF) in an aim to beef up its foreign direct investment from three per cent to five per cent by next year. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:01:58 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104042422Openhttp://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/sidZAWYA20091104041049Saudi Arabia had slashed its foreign assets by SR225 billion (Dh220b) in the first nine months of 2009 to fund its record state budget and mitigate the impact of the global financial turmoil, official figures showed.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:37:24 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104041049Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104035758The UAE is expected to increase its population of high net worth individuals by 11 per cent next year, a leading international bank has said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:32:41 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104035758Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_03112009_041135.txtAbu Dhabi has been ranked among the top ten best cities to visit by Lonely Planet. The government has embarked on an integrated strategic plan to develop the emirate's vital facilities and infrastructure to upgrade living conditions of citizens and residents and to provide them with the best services.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:28:14 GMTGulf News GN_03112009_041135.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T134654ZJTM63Dozens of Israeli settlers took over a house in mostly Arab east Jerusalem on Tuesday armed with a court order secured after a protracted legal battle with a Palestinian family, witnesses and police said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:59 GMTAFP ANA20091103T134654ZJTM63Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T141741ZJTR40The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has successfully test-fired a rocket capable of reaching Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli general warned on Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:53:00 GMTAFP ANA20091103T141741ZJTR40Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T142634ZJTS45Syrian human rights lawyer Haytham Maleh was charged on Tuesday with publishing false information and "insulting" a government entity, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:49:07 GMTAFP ANA20091103T142634ZJTS45Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T143916ZJTU37Iran has hanged a convicted member of the Sunni rebel group Jundallah (Soldiers of God), which claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in the southeast last month, the Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:40:44 GMTAFP ANA20091103T143916ZJTU37Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T140510ZJTP40Kuwait's parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to ask the Audit Bureau to probe three planned arms deals with the United States and France that one lawmaker said are worth billions of dollars.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:09:50 GMTAFP ANA20091103T140510ZJTP40Open