Qatar wasting no time deploying capital, linking people and goods
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Economy, JVs, Regional News | No Comments »A $25B joint venture was announced earlier today between Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co. and Deutsche Bahn AG, to build a railway system in the very liquid Gulf state of Qatar -- the world's largest producer of liquefied natural ...
Middle East states move to mine sun: Solar output could exceed 1 trillion barrels of oil annually
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in General, Oil | No Comments »A published report by NCB Capital, a Saudi subsidiary of the National Commercial Bank, cited a study by the German Aerospace Centre that estimates the region's deserts "receive annually average solar energy equivalent to 1.5m barrels of oil per sq ...
Growing sense of optimism in Dubai — FT
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Economy, Regional News | No Comments »clipped from www.ft.com Signs of revival for Dubai property Dubai property prices have risen for the first time since the market crashed last year , up 7 per cent in the third quarter as demand revived and lending ...