GCC markets decline amid low trading - 04 Aug 2008 AME Info,Five of the GCC markets fell today amid extremely low trading values, with only the Muscat and Doha exchanges rising, by 1.1% and 0.07% respectively.
UK financial services to head into GCC - 04 Aug 2008 UK Trade & Investment,UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has formed a taskforce to promote the UK’s financial services sector to countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
GCC exchanges hit by profit taking, seasonal slump in trades - 04 Aug 2008 Business Intelligence Middle East (press release),The stock markets in the GCC region took a detour last week as investors undertook profit-booking. Five out of the six regional markets ended the week in
Blinging It Up Saudi Style - 04 Aug 2008 ABC News..."The fair is to promote the business ties between the UK and the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] countries," Afnan al-Shuaiby, secretary-general of the
GCC demand for gas growing faster than for oil - 04 Aug 2008 AME Info,GCC demand for gas is growing faster than the region's demand for oil, with projections that it could increase to the oil equivalent of more than 4 million
Reconstituted Fiji GCC set to be reconvened - 04 Aug 2008 Radio New Zealand International,The GCC was suspended after its members refused the military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama’s wish to recognise him as head of state following the
Fiji Great Council of Chiefs ready to convene - 04 Aug 2008 Radio Australia,Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo told the Fiji Times that he's informed Commodore Frank Bainimarama his team is ready to assemble the GCC.
'Inflation may delay monetary union' - 04 Aug 2008 Zawya,But inflation hit double digit rates in some members last year and is expected to accelerate in most GCC states this year because of a surge in rents,
Surgery unit calls for organ donor law - 04 Aug 2008 The National,Such legislation is in effect in all GCC countries except the UAE and in countries around the world including the UK, US and Canada.
Shifting sands - 04 Aug 2008 Khaleej Times,SLOWLY and quietly one of the greatest shifts in economic power is taking place as GCC countries accumulate extraordinary financial reserves from record oil
Cement plant lays off workers - 04 Aug 2008 Rapid City Journal,By Scott Aust, Journal staff Monday, August 04, 2008 Rapid City's GCC Dacotah cement plant laid off eight employees this week as part of a work-force
Al Mazaya Qatar to raise capital to QR1bn - 04 Aug 2008 AME Info (press release),...'The particular focus of the company's activities is the booming real estate investment and development sector in Qatar and other GCC countries,
Shares trade down on Tadawul in July - 04 Aug 2008 CPI Financial,The percentage share of GCC nationals selling on the Saudi bourse was 1.8 per cent at $746.6 million, compared to 2.7 per cent or $1.1 billion which was
GCC ready to meet - Aug 3, 2008 Fiji Times,..."I assured him our team was ready to assemble the GCC and that we'd completed the task he set us. "We have the names from the four provinces plus the
GCC plans tours of North campus - Aug 1, 2008 Arizona Republic,An Instruction Building housing classrooms and labs for biology, chemistry and physical science classes which will be offered for the first time at GCC
GCC's foreign assets set to reach $2.26tr - Aug 2, 2008 Khaleej Times,By Issac John DUBAI — Driven by a record 146 per cent jump in current account surplus, net foreign assets of the GCC countries are poised to swell 25.7 per
GCC countries spend more to tame inflation - Aug 2, 2008 Peninsula On-line,DOHA • The inflation rates in the six GCC member-countries that reached as high as 15 percent has triggered a 26 percent increase in government-spending in
Siegler, Pritchard winners at GCC junior tournament - Aug 3, 2008 Greenwood Index Journal,The Greenwood Country Club Junior Challenger USTA tournament was conducted from July 25-27 with several local players competing. Thomas Pritchard, a member
$1.2 trillion oil bonus for the GCC - Jul 31, 2008 Gulf Daily News,MANAMA: The GCC is in for a $1.2 trillion windfall from oil revenues over two years, top economists predicted yesterday. Oil revenues are expected to cross
GCC offers fall workshop for displaced homemakers - Aug 2, 2008 Gloucester County Times - NJ.com,DEPTFORD TWP. Ã? People In Transition, headquartered on the campus of Gloucester County College, is offering workshops during September and October for
First Leasing Bank signs US$ 13.5 million agreement with ... - Aug 3, 2008 Al-Bawaba,Bahrain-based First Leasing Bank, the first bank in the GCC specialising in equipment leasing, has signed a US$13.5 million agreement to lease construction
2008 Texoma Earth Conference slated Aug 8 at GCC - Aug 2, 2008 North Texas e-News,By David Trout, Environmental Planner - TCOG The 2008 Texoma Earth Conference is scheduled for August 8 at the Grayson County College, Denison Campus.
GCC oil revenues to hit Dh2.2tr by 2009 - Jul 30, 2008 Khaleej Times,DUBAI - Oil revenues in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region are set to hit Dh2.2 trillion ($600 billion) annually for the oncoming two years, but GCC
Spirit of possibility in a fertile region - Aug 3, 2008 The New Nation,After earning $364 billion in 2007, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are projected to earn about $1.3 trillion in oil revenue in 2008 and 2009.
Gas turbine technology 'best for GCC states' - Aug 1, 2008 GulfNews,Dubai: Gas turbine technology is the most appropriate fossil fuel-based technology available for power generation in the GCC countries, and serious steps
Kuwait invasion changed region - Aug 3, 2008 GulfNews,After the liberation of Kuwait, all the GCC states rely on, what I call as the "imported outsourcing of security". Traumatised by the Iraqi invasion of
Helping Hands, GCC give moms a boost - Jul 29, 2008 Arizona Republic,Developed by Chris Coffman, a local minister, Helping Hands helped single mothers Emis Cox and Sarina Wilson graduate in May from GCC.
Oil price rise means Saudis have more money than ever to spend - Aug 2, 2008 Telegraph.co.uk,Most of that investment will come from the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) trade block of six Arab states comprising the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia,
Untangling investor relations - Aug 3, 2008 The National,Paulo Vecina / The National Ask Oliver Schutzmann why investor relations (IR) is such a big deal for firms in the GCC, and you will not get a glum lecture
Key UK talks probe GCC investments - Jul 28, 2008 Gulf Daily News,LONDON: A key meeting was held yesterday in London to study opportunities in the rapidly expanding financial industry in the GCC.
GCC names Kim Teel as South Campus Dean - Jul 31, 2008 North Texas e-News,Teel has served in many roles at GCC, and this new position brings together her familiarity with the geographic area, her educational background and her
GCC's public spending increases by 25% - Aug 1, 2008 Emirates Business 24/7,Governments in the Gulf Co-operation Council will allocate about 25 per cent more cash this year for public spending as their oil revenues cross $600
YPFB, Transredes start construction of GCC gas line - Jul 31, 2008 Oil & Gas Journal,The $170 million GCC line will consist of 250 km of 16-in. pipe extending from the gas-producing region of Carrasco to the city of Cochabamba.
Renewable energy offers 'huge benefit for GCC' - Jul 31, 2008 Trade Arabia,Energy created from renewable sources could gradually substitute oil as the GCC’s major export item if the regional states wholeheartedly embrace the
GCC entering phase of loose monetary-fiscal policy spiral, says GFH - Jul 31, 2008 Business Intelligence Middle East (press release),With oil prices expected to remain in the three-digits for the rest of this year, the GCC countries’ oil revenues are slated to cross the US$600 billion
London to host major GCC-EU exhibition - Jul 24, 2008 Gulf Daily News,MANAMA: A major GCC-EU exhibition will open in London on November 12. More than 150 leading Arab and European companies are expected to take part in the
Saudi non-oil exports top SR10bn in May - Aug 3, 2008 AME Info,GCC states, however, topped the most important groups of states to which Saudi Arabia exports. During the period under review, The United States topped the
GCC Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results - Jul 23, 2008 MarketWatchGCC's proportional sales in Bolivia rose 17.4% in the second quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of last year as a result of greater demand in the
DPP can't touch frozen P24m yet - Dow - Jul 31, 2008 Mmegi Online,Others charged in the continuing case are former GCC employee, Frank Molaletsi, current, Gilbert Sithole, Frank Stegling and Bitsang Abby, all accused of
Dubai property prices - why the only way is up - Aug 3, 2008 ArabianBusiness.com,In the GCC housing market the dissonance can be deafening. That is because the Gulf represents a new market in terms of property, and there are no long term
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