Asset-backed sukuk framework seen lifting demand
DUBAI: A master agreement for asset-backed Islamic bonds will help spur demand…
Iraqi bourse sees rise in foreign investors in 2011
BAGHDAD: War-torn Iraq is expected to attract more overseas investment this year…
2010 Chinese box office surges to $1.5 bln
Chinese box office takings surged 64 percent to 10.2 billion Chinese yuan…
Arafa to distribute one-for-10 bonus share
Arafa Holding, Egypt's biggest garment exporter, has approved a one share dividend…
Suez Canal Dec revenue up at $423.4 mln
Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 2.6 percent month-on-month to $423.4 million…
Egypt’s auto industry moves up a gear
CAIRO: Reforms in Egypt’s car industry designed to ensure the quality and…
Egypt eyes inflation as Algeria, Tunisia are mired in food riots
CAIRO: As rising food prices spur social unrest in neighboring North African…
India, Pakistan in onion trade wrangle
By Pratap Chakravarty /AFP NEW DELHI: India on Friday urged Pakistan to allow…
Telenor sees India row harming business
OSLO: Norway's Telenor fears that a telecom corruption scandal rocking India may…
US sanctions hamper Iraq power imports from Iran
BAGHDAD: Iraq has been unable, due to US sanctions, to pay Iran…