Economy

RIYADH, 21 November 2005 — A major presentation entitled “Middle East and North Africa Energy Insights” by International Energy Agency (IEA) with focus on the regional energy situation will be h

ABHA, 21 November 2005 — Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Asir governor, and his deputy prince Faisal ibn Khaled will host the two-day Abha forum, which will start tomorrow, Al-Watan newspaper reported.

JEDDAH, 21 November 2005 — Thailand will be sending its first official business-to-business trade delegation to the Kingdom on Feb.

DUBAI, 21 November 2005 — A Saudi private airline specializing in executive transport said it has ordered 10 Airbus A318 Elite business jets, on the sidelines of the Dubai Air Show which opened yes

DUBAI, 21 November 2005 — Boeing scored a major coup over its European rival Airbus yesterday when Dubai airline Emirates announced a $9.7-billion order for the US manufacturer’s new long-haul 777

AMMAN, 21 November 2005 — The Jordanian Cabinet yesterday approved a deficit budget for fiscal 2006 envisaging public expenditure of 3.51 billion dinars ($4.96 billion), according to Finance Minist

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JEDDAH, 21 November 2005 — Tata Motors, a Bombay-based automobile manufacturer, has plans to export its cars to Saudi Arabia.

JEDDAH, 21 November 2005 — BankMuscat’s maiden Global Depositary Receipts (GDR) issue at the London Stock Exchange, which closed in October, received an overwhelming response from the global finan

JEDDAH, 21 November 2005 — Saudi stocks continued to slide yesterday as the index fell below 16,000 points.