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Saudi Arabia |
| Bearing the funding burden |
| Posted by Hasan Zulfiqar on March 30th, 2010 under category Saudi Arabia |
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'With banks and private sector businesses continuing to linger on the sidelines of Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure expansion project, the government appears ready and willing to continue employing its financial clout to keep vital infrastructure projects on track' says a recent report |
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Saudi Arabia |
| Saudi set to launch index funds for foreigners |
| Posted by Zulfi Hydari on March 14th, 2010 under category Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia plans to launch stock market index
funds accessible
to foreigners by the end of March in a bid to open up the Arab world's
biggest bourse, the market regulator's chief said in remarks published
on Sunday.
"We want to study experiences of m |
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GCC |
| Oman budget alert |
| Posted by Adnan Adil on March 10th, 2010 under category GCC |
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The Government of Oman has announced an expansionary budget of RO7.2bn. The total planned deficit is RO800mn or approximately 3% of GDP. The deficit will largely be financed from current reserves. |
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Saudi Arabia |
| Global Competitiveness Forum |
| Posted by Hasan Zulfiqar on March 10th, 2010 under category Saudi Arabia |
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'Although competitiveness can sound like a negative word, it is in fact about teamwork, loyalty and helping other people' said Tony Blair while delivering his Keynote speech on the second day of the Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) 2010 in Riyadh. |
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