UAE MINISTER OF Foreign Trade H.E. Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi welcomed the recent accession of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Algeria to the Greater Arab Free Trade Zone. The executive program of the Zone commenced in Algeria at the beginning of this year.
SHAIKH SALEH KAMEL, chairman of Al Baraka Banking Group, is set to launch the worlds biggest Islamic bank before the end of the year, with an initial public offering of US$3 billion (Dh11 billion), a top official has said. Adnan Yousuf, CEO of Al Baraka Banking Group, who is also the chairman of the Union of Arab Banks, said: "We have already completed the necessary research for launching the Islamic bank and there are currently discussions between Shaikh Saleh Kamel and investors to prepare for the public offering."
p>SHAIKH SALEH KAMEL, chairman of Al Baraka Banking Group, is set to launch the worlds biggest Islamic bank before the end of the year, with an initial public offering of US$3 billion (Dh11 billion), a top official has said. Adnan Yousuf, CEO of Al Baraka Banking Group, who is also the chairman of the Union of Arab Banks, said: "We have already completed the necessary research for launching the Islamic bank and there are currently discussions between Shaikh Saleh Kamel and investors to prepare for the public offering."FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) in Sudan has increased to US$20 billion, a top official said. "The volume of foreign investments in the country reached more than US$20 billion as of the end of last year," Dr Mustafa Othman Esmail, adviser to the president of Sudan, told Gulf News.
p>FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) in Sudan has increased to US$20 billion, a top official said. "The volume of foreign investments in the country reached more than US$20 billion as of the end of last year," Dr Mustafa Othman Esmail, adviser to the president of Sudan, told Gulf News.
COMPANIES IN QATAR are looking to actively enhance their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies in light of the current global economic situation, according to the organisers of Qatar?s first major conference on the issue that took place recently.
After creating a place for itself in the Middle Easts oil and gas sector, Invensys is now aiming to make a mark in the regions power sector. (Image source: woodleywonderworks/Flickr)
Global technology company Invensys, which already has a presence in the Middle Easts oil and gas sector, has revealed plans to penetrate the region?s power sector
