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Food, films and festivals top NRIs' love listIndian food, Bollywood films and festivals are the three 'great loves' that connect overseas Indians most to their roots, revealed an international survey released today by Western Union. Western Union’s “Great More… |
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UAE residents 'spend $6.6bn a year on travel'An UAE resident spends Dh80,808 ($22,000) every year on flights and accommodation alone, totalling $6.6 billion annually on outbound travel, according to a research by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Another study unvei More… |
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Saudi Telecom may slow overseas pushSaudi Telecom Company’s (STC) rising domestic revenue, halting a downward trend for the former monopoly, may lead it to slow its overseas push where it faces a tougher operating environment and limited buying opportunities. STC has w More… |
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GCC investing heavily in overseas farmsThe governments in the Gulf region are investing heavily in outside farmland acquisitions and leases besides injecting money into the domestic food production industry, according to an expert ahead of a major agriculture expo. Th More… |
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Bahrain to implement IBAN from Jan 31From January 21, 2012, all bank customers in Bahrain need to use an IBAN when making or receiving electronic payments through banks within Bahrain or overseas. This means a person wishing to make a payment or receive funds, both, locally a More… |
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Knight Frank named UK property advisorKnight Frank has been appointed to advise the British government on its overseas property portfolio for the next five years and this time the position will include 20 countries throughout the Mena region. In 2008, the Bahrain office of Kni More… |
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Foreigners buy London propertiesForeign landlords own more than 60 per cent of London's Bond Street and Oxford Street, having snapped up numerous stores in the past five years as investors sought safe havens for their cash, data from Savills showed. The property cons More… |
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Qtel launches mobile money networkThe Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Group has launched its new Mobile Money Service which enables the customers to transfer funds to overseas destinations through its “mobile wallet” (mWallet) solution. The Qtel Mobile Money service opens up a huge r More… |
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Qtel launches mobile money networkThe Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Group has launched its new Mobile Money Service which enables the customers to transfer funds to overseas destinations through its “mobile wallet” (mWallet) solution. The Qtel Mobile Money service opens up a huge r More… |
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Saudi's Tabuk to invest in overseas food productionSaudi agricultural company Tabuk Agricultural Development Company (Tadco) has started preparations to invest in food production abroad, driving up its stock. Tabuk signed a memorandum of understanding with local partners, a consortium call More… |
