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Ortner Consulting releases research paper:
"Qatar: Green Concrete Technologies -
Towards a Sustainable Concrete Industry in Qatar"

8th March 2010





Troubled Kuwaiti bank opts for openness
Wed, 10 Mar 2010

After defaulting on its debts, a repentant Global Investment House tried an unusual tactic in the Middle East – total transparency about its restructuring process
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Gulf shareholders face dearth of dividends
Wed, 10 Mar 2010

Local investors in the region are used to generous pay-outs from their companies but are now being urged to see the beneficial side of reduced rewards
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Comment: UAE needs more law reform
Wed, 10 Mar 2010

The country has taken a number of steps to improve the resolution of commercial disputes but must go further to become the Gulf's leading legal centre
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Comment: Leaders must heed calls of Iraqis
Mon, 8 Mar 2010

Citizens hope that the leaders emerging from Sunday's elections will meet their demands for improved governance and genuine attempts to reconcile and develop the nation
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Broad footprint helps bank step ahead
Mon, 8 Mar 2010

EFG-Hermes has been one of the few financial sector stars during the global crisis but the Egypt-based finance house has ambitions that go much further
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An eye on security pays off for IrisGuard
Mon, 8 Mar 2010

The Jordanian company that manufactures recognition technology has gained an equity injection as it seeks to exploit rising international demand for its products
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Moody's downgrades Abu Dhabi companies
Thu, 4 Mar 2010

Moody's has downgraded government companies in Abu Dhabi after a review of state-linked entities triggered by neighbouring Dubai's $22bn debt restructuring
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Atic gets ready for chip challenge
Wed, 3 Mar 2010

The Abu Dhabi company has spent vast sums, including two multibillion-dollar acquisitions in the past year, to enter one of the toughest of industries
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Blogs air views on stifled Gulf finance
Wed, 3 Mar 2010

Websites are providing alternative and revealing angles on a sector that is too often opaque and subject to only anodyne coverage in the local media
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Share trading decline hits brokerages hard
Wed, 3 Mar 2010

Volumes across Gulf bourses remain depressed after the downturn and one of the fastest growing sectors of the boom years is having to scale back as a result
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Tide of change flows against fishermen
Mon, 1 Mar 2010

Falling fish stocks, land reclamation, taxes and pollution have all taken a toll on Bahrain's ancient industry as its struggles with the demands of modern times
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Dubai debt woes dent bank's profits
Mon, 1 Mar 2010

Regional loan impairments at HSBC Middle East more than quintupled last year to $1.7bn, with the United Arab Emirates being the prime source of difficulties
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Chinese year of caution begins to pay off
Wed, 24 Feb 2010

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China believes its wary entry to the Middle East has proved the right strategy and helped it adapt to a new market and culture
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Comment: Kuwait can learn from Saudi law
Wed, 24 Feb 2010

The raft of positive effects on a neighbouring bourse after capital market reforms were introduced should sway sceptical Kuwaitis contemplating similar changes
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Gulf IPO activity remains in the doldrums
Wed, 24 Feb 2010

Bruised investors in the region have yet to regain their appetite for new share issues, despite signs of economic recovery as a result of heavy government spending
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