Saudi KAEC signs ambitious jobs dealSaudi's King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed an agreement with the College of Business Administration (CBA) to enroll 400 students under its ambitious job market foundation program. Announcing the deal, KAEC said this was part of More… |
TRA to develop bottom-up cost modelsBahrain Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) will develop the bottom-up cost models for fixed access, fixed core and mobile networks to get a better understanding of the cost of providing telecoms services in the Kingdom. The TRA' More… |
GE, Microsoft in health software joint ventureGeneral Electric Company and Microsoft Corporation are forming a joint venture to develop and sell software systems to make it easier for healthcare providers to store, access and share patient information. The 50-50 venture, which is yet More… |
UAE Central Bank plans to develop debt marketThe United Arab Emirates Central Bank wants bankers to work out a plan for developing a local debt market to allow business to raise funding locally and complement an existing equity market. In a circular sent to banks last week, the UAE C More… |
EADS, L&T in India defence JVEADS Defence & Security (DS) and Indian engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Mumbai, will join forces to set up a defence technology company. The new company, to be set up in Talegaon near Pune, aims to design, develop, man More… |
Hilton to develop 13 Garden Inn units in SaudiHilton Hotels Corporation said it has entered into an agreement with the Abdulmohsen Al-Hokair Group for Tourism and Development, to develop 13 Hilton Garden Inn properties comprising 2,500 rooms across Saudi Arabia. The landmark More… |
Mubadala, Oxy to develop Oman gas fieldsOccidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) and Mubadala Development Company of Abu Dhabi (Mubadala) will jointly develop four existing gas fields and explore for potential new discoveries in a newly-formed contract area in Northern Oman. The More… |
Oasis in deal to develop Nakheel islandOasis Group, a leading international real estate investment and development group of companies, has signed a deal with Nakheel for the purchase of Island D43, located close to the Eastern hub on Nakheel's The World project. The partner More… |
WRDC, chamber tie-up to develop Al GharbiaThe Western Region Development Council (WRDC), the central co-coordinating body leading development and promoting opportunity in western Abu Dhabi, has signed an MoU with Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI). More… |
Dana gas, Crescent Petro plan Iraq gas cityUAE-based companies Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have joined hands to develop an extensive ’Gas City’ at Kurdistan area of northern Iraq. The project is poised to draw direct foreign investments worth more than $40 billion. The More… |








