Qatar Steel will build a new steel plant in the country to cope with the growing demand for steel in the Qatari market and the wider regional market.

A new survey showed that private sector business activity in the UAE hit a record high in February thanks to new orders and output rising sharply.

A new report by Standard & Poor’s looks at the current landscape in property markets in the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa and what effect, if any, the recent unrest in the region has caused.

According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Arab Emirates' economy should grow by 3.3 per cent this year which is slightly higher than previous forecasts.

Saudi Arabia has attracted nearly US$147 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), Amr Al-Dabbagh, Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), said.