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Gulf Air's new fleet deal to save $2.5bnGulf Air said its renegotiated deals with the world’s two largest aircraft manufacturers to change its orders for the future will save the company around $2.5 billion. The move will see the Bahraini carrier change orders for More… |
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Ithmaar adviser urges responsible spendingPeople to take a more responsible view of spending and resist the growing culture of consumerism, said a senior Bahraini Sharia scholar and an Islamic banker. Dr Adel Marzooqie, the Ithmaar Bank Sharia adviser, said there appears to be a g More… |
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Employee suggestion saves Alba BD30,000A proposal made by one of the employees of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), a leading aluminium smelter, has not only reduced costs, but also yielded a net saving of nearly BD 300,000 annually for the company. Acting manager engineer, Abdul Hussa More… |
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Oman to launch 'save electricity' campaignThe Sultanate of Oman is gearing up to launch its first nation-wide summer electricity and water saving campaign. Oman minister for national economy Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki will kick off the campaign tomorrow (June 2) in t More… |
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Dubai saves 100,000KWh power during Earth HourElectricity consumption dropped by 100,000KWh in Dubai during the city’s first Earth Hour on Saturday as residents and businesses across the city switched off non-essential lighting. At 8pm local time, thousands of individual participants More… |
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Telcos 'can save millions in energy cost'A typical western European mobile operator can save millions of euros a year by simple energy-saving measures, Nokia Siemens Networks said. A typical operator with 10 to 15 million subscribers uses about 170 gigawatt hours of electricity a More… |
Bank Sohar opens new branchHilal Bin Bader Bin Ali Al Busaidi, Wali of Sohar, has formally inaugurated a new branch of Bank Sohar at Souq Sohar. “The sheer scale of the economic development now under progress in Sohar makes it an ideal time for Bank Sohar to make it More… |
