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Vodafone Qatar rises to multiple-year high
- (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy) - 19 hours, 41 minutes ago...
The Qatar Exchange 20 Index slipped insignificantly to 8,462.91 points. Shares of the country's second telco operator Vodafone Qatar advanced 0.21% to reach QR9.72. Vodafone Qatar has said the total number of its customers in the country rose 11% in a year to reach 837,233 in March 2012, or 47% of Qatar's population, Gulf Times has reported. The growth has been driven by enhancements to the company's mobile network and the launch of innovative promotions and services such as the 'Swalif' local calling offer and prepaid BlackBerry plans, Vodafone Qatar said. The firm said its financial results for the year ended March 31 will be announced following a board meeting on June 7....
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Saudi Arabia pledges $3.25bn in aid to Al Qaeda-hit Yemen
- (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy) - 1 day, 9 hours ago...
Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries and Western have pledged more than $4bn in aid to Yemen at a Riyadh conference, Reuters has reported. At the Riyadh conference, the world's top oil exporter pledged $3.25bn of a total $4bn in aid. Yemeni finance minister Sakhr al-Wajih said he would be happy if his country achieved economic growth of 1% in 2012, and that even this modest goal relied on foreign generosity. The country is likely to run a $2.5bn budget deficit this year, he added....
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Saudi Arabia pledges $3.25bn in aid to Al Qaeda-hit Yemen
- (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy) - 1 day, 9 hours ago...
Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries and Western have pledged more than $4bn in aid to Yemen at a Riyadh conference, Reuters has reported. At the Riyadh conference, the world's top oil exporter pledged $3.25bn of a total $4bn in aid. Yemeni finance minister Sakhr al-Wajih said he would be happy if his country achieved economic growth of 1% in 2012, and that even this modest goal relied on foreign generosity. The country is likely to run a $2.5bn budget deficit this year, he added....
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Kuwait market falls the sixth day straight
- (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy) - 1 day, 9 hours ago...
The KSE Market Index fell 0.22% to hit a three-week low, closing at 6,366.95 Wednesday. Kuwait correlates with the price of oil, which lost 11.37% in value in the last four weeks as GCC and Iraq production volumes hit multi-year highs in order to compensate for Iranian export losses. National Bank of Kuwait or NBK closed unchanged, but losses in the industrial and the telco segment weighed on the gauge. Islamic financial institution Kuwait Finance House pr KFH advanced 2.81%, finishing the session at KD0.730....
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Finance -Latest news
Vodafone Qatar rises to multiple-year high - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Kuwait market falls the sixth day straight - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Kuwait market falls the sixth day straight - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Saudi Arabia pledges $3.25bn in aid to Al Qaeda-hit Yemen - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Saudi Arabia pledges $3.25bn in aid to Al Qaeda-hit Yemen - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Calls made for unified Shariah board to boost UAE market - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Calls made for unified Shariah board to boost UAE market - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Fifth of MENA banks face capital shortfall - report - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Fifth of MENA banks face capital shortfall - report - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Saudi shielded from euro zone crisis - minister - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Moody's affirms Qatar's Nakilat investment grade rating - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
IMF waiting for Egypt consensus for loan request - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
London Islamic bank targets Middle East expansion - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Xpress Money eyes UAE market - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Kuwait's NIG looks to raise $358m - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Coutts launches hiring spree to strengthen business - (AMEInfo | Banking)
Doha Insurance declines, denies having bought 3% in Siemens - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Egypt asset firm acquired by Dubai's Ridge Capital - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Egypt cabinet approves final draft budget - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)
Kuwait may exhaust all oil savings by 2017 at current spend rate - (AMEInfo | Finance and Economy)