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Plunder Of Africa WITH Africa's economies riding the crest of the global commodities wave, there is an unprecedented opportunity to convert the region's vast resource wealth into investments…

REUTERS SYDNEY ISLAMIC Bank of Britain (IBB) narrowed its losses in 2012, Britain’s only shariacompliant retail lender said, a week after it raised 10 million pounds ($15.5 million) from majority sh…

REUTERS DUBAI DUBAI builder Arabtec, which underwent a major management shakeup last week, said it will rely on the reputation of its biggest shareholder and proceeds from a planned $1.8 billion cap…

A Chance To Right A Wrong In Haiti ON Thursday, the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, rejected a legal claim for compensation filed in 2011 on behalf of cholera victims in Haiti. Throug…

The Oscar For Best Fabrication ISAW Argo with Jerry Rafshoon, who was a top aide to President Jimmy Carter during the Iranian hostage crisis, when six Americans escaped and were given sanctuary for …

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE outlook for the global economy remains gloomy with some key risks: a looming fiscal crisis in the US, potential for further disruption from eurozone sovereign debt cris…

ASIF IQBAL DOHA A HOST of Swedish firms are targeting the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to increase exports to offset the slowdown in the European markets, and the government is taking …

REUTERS DOHA QATARI banks are bulking up to play a role in funding the country’s massive infrastructure expansion. But in a country which is already overbanked by some measures, they may risk becomi…

REUTERS DUBAI MOST Arab oil exporting countries in the Gulf should plan to reduce growth in government spending to make their budgets more sustainable, as their combined surplus could turn into a de…

REUTERS HONG KONG CHINA’S Sinopec, Asia’s largest refiner, posted a 9.4 percent fall in third-quarter profit after its petrochemical business swung to a loss due to the slowing Chinese economy, offs…

ZAWYA DOW JONES DUBAI ABU Dhabi-based Emirates Telecommunications Corp, or Etisalat, is looking at opportunities to expand its footprint in high growth markets, and expects profits to grow as it con…

To Explain Their Own Views IF we are reminded of anything this election season, it is that America is a house divided against itself. The anger and mistrust between Democrats and Republicans, libera…

REUTERS WASHINGTON THE US oil and gas rush is cutting into jobless numbers, supporting a total of 1.7 million jobs this year, a number that will swell to almost 3 million by 2020, a leading consulta…

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA GCC COUNTRIES continue to have ample domestic liquidity, according to QNB Group analysis. Higher energy prices and increased hydrocarbons production have driven growth in c…

REUTERS DUBAI BAHRAIN Telecommunications Company (Batelco) wants to increase its holdings in affiliate firms, its chief executive said, as the former monopoly seeks to maximize its control and the r…