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BNP’s Thio Says Euro’s Long-Term Outlook Still `Bleak’

Thio Chin Loo, a senior currency strategist at BNP Paribas SA, talks about the outlook for the euro after the European Union unveiled...

Oil posted its biggest weekly loss

Oil fell US$2 a barrel on Friday, May 07, and posted its biggest weekly loss in almost a year and a half following the...

Downtown Jebel Ali road network takes shape

Access to The Galleries, Limitless’ flagship community project in zone one of Downtown Jebel Ali, is now quicker and easier, thanks to a newly-opened...

Emirates launches new booking capabilities on website, with flights on multiple...

A significant value-added enhancement to Emirates’ website enables customers to now make bookings online - to and from multiple cities - beyond the Emirates...

Emirates NBD opens first Business Banking Centre in Sharjah

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today that it has extended its services to its Sharjah-based SME (Small & Medium sized...

Department of Economic Development website wins ‘Best Government Website’

The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) website (www.dubaided.gov.ae) has been adjudged as the ‘Best Government Website’ by Dubai E-Government. The DED website was selected...

US Oil Spill

The oil industry is crucial to those living on the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama - for years it has brought in money...

Dubai International Marine Club plays Host to Dubai’s First Ever Sea...

Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) is set to become an internationally recognized destination for top flight Water Polo with the creation of a harbour-based...

Canon Middle East announces winners of ‘Celebrating My City’ photo competition

Canon Middle East has announced the winners of its regional ‘Celebrating My City’ photo competition and revealed the thirteen images that best capture the...

Emirates and Travelport Reach Full Content Agreement

Dubai-Based Carrier and Leading GDS Provider Sign Major Global Deal Emirates airline and Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system...

Marc Faber says Plunge Caused by Market Rising `Too Quickly’

Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller and Margaret Brennan about today's selloff in U.S....

Foreign investors purchase Dhs475.3m worth of shares on DFM during the...

Dubai Financial Market announced today that the value of shares bought by foreign investors, or non-UAE nationals, during last week (2 - 6...

Dubai ranks ninth among most expensive office marketsm according CB Richard...

Dubai is among the ten most expensive office markets in the world, a report on global office rents by commercial real estate services...

Currency futures drive 9% growth in DGCX April volume

The Dubai Gold '&' Commodities Exchange today announced that 107,641 contracts were recorded in April, a 9% increase on the same period last year...

Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing to introduce new hotel...

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has announced the launch of its new hotel classification which will be implemented from this...

Markets Fear `Systematic’ Crisis in Euro Region

Thomas J. Lee, the chief U.S equity strategist at JPMorgan Chase & Co., talks with Bloombergs Margaret Brennan about the potential for Greek debt...

Iceland’s Volcanic Ash Canceling Flights Again

Brian Flynn, deputy head of operations at Eurocontrol, which coordinates flights across the region, talks with Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman about Iceland's volcano and impact...

Corp Executive Hotel Apartments – Al Barsha – Dubai –...

Book Now! HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings unveiled today at the Arabian Travel Market Corp Executive Hotel Apartments in Al Barsha, Dubai. It is the...