Kuwait: Towards a healthy future
By Oxford Business Group While Kuwait’s rapid modernization over the past two decades has seen a rise in life expectancies and a decline in illness rates, the changes in lifestyle associated…
Would-be Afghan investors nervy on security
DUBAI: From India to Poland, investors are tempted by the promise of lucrative returns in Afghanistan's mining and energy industry, but most say they will see how a raging insurgency…
Nissan hopes zero-emission Leaf will electrify drivers
TOKYO: Billed as the world's first mass-produced electric car, this month's launch of the Nissan Leaf is expected to send a jolt through an auto industry racing to build greener…
Nookcolor is best dedicated e-reader
NEW YORK: When Barnes & Noble Inc. began to sell its first electronic reading device, the Nook, a year ago, I found it as welcome as a bookcase landing on…
Warming could double food prices, say global experts
CANCUN, Mexico – Even if we stopped spewing global warming gases today, the world would face a steady rise in food prices this century. But on our current emissions path,…
Starry starry starry night: Star count may triple
By Seth Borenstein/ AP WASHINGTON – The universe may glitter with far more stars than even Carl Sagan imagined when he rhapsodized about billions upon billions. A new study suggests there…
Egypt producer prices up 22 pct yr-on-yr to Oct
Egypt's producer price index rose 21.9 percent in the 12 months to October, compared to a rise of 14.1 percent in the 12 months to September, a government website showed…
TransGlobe expects 33 pct higher production in 2011
Canadian oil and gas company TransGlobe Energy Corp said it expects 2011 production to be about 33 percent more than the estimated current year volumes, and set a higher capital…
Jul-Sep current account deficit widens to $802 mln
Egypt's current account deficit widened in the July-Sept quarter as imports grew faster than exports and payments to overseas investors increased, the central bank said on Tuesday. Revenue from tourism,…
Rasmala expands reach with RBS partnership
CAIRO: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has set up a full capability research team for the Middle East and North Africa region by teaming up with Rasmala Holdings, a…