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Kuwait firms seek key role in rebuilding Iraq
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait is seeking to exploit its position as gateway to Iraq after the Gulf Arab state stepped up diplomatic ties with Baghdad, opening the way for companies to play a leading role in reconstructing its larger neighbor.
Full ArticleWestern bankers seek Gulf jobs to escape crisis
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Investment bankers from Wall Street to London are scrambling to move to the Gulf Arab for work as Western banks axe jobs to survive the worst financial crisis in 80 years.
Full ArticleIslamic finance not immune to global woes
DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamic banks and financial institutions are not isolated from a global credit crisis, which is plaguing conventional lenders, although they have been barely bruised so far, bankers said this week.
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Gulf Arab airlines see local cause for hope
KUWAIT/DUBAI (Reuters) - The global airline industry may be crumbling, but the Gulf Arab region is launching new airlines and ordering new aircraft.
Full ArticleZain eyes $3-4 billion for acquisitions
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co (Zain) plans to make four to five acquisitions worth up to $4 billion before 2010 with the global credit crisis depressing asset prices for telecom firms, its chief executive said.
Full ArticleGulf Arabs could speed up projects as costs fall
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Gulf Arab oil producers could speed up some key expansion projects despite the global economic downturn, as states sitting on windfall oil revenues take advantage of cheaper input costs and stronger currencies.
Full ArticleKuwait under pressure to reform markets
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Local fallout from the global credit crisis may spur Kuwait, already lagging behind other Gulf Arab economies, to speed up long-delayed regulation of its financial markets, participants at a Reuters summit said.
Full ArticleGulf Arabs eye bargain buys amid global crisis
DUBAI (Reuters) - From utilities to private equity groups to investment banks, Gulf Arab firms said on Wednesday they were on the prowl to snap up companies and stocks at bargain prices as the global financial crisis bites.
Full ArticleRich Gulf needs more say in global economy: DIFC
DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states can play a key role in staunching the global financial crisis but should have a greater voice in world finance as emerging markets gain prominence, the Dubai International Financial Centre's chief economist said.
Full Article | VideoGulf finance sector ripe for M&A in crisis time
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Gulf Arab financial firms are on the brink of a long-overdue wave of consolidation as global financial turmoil brakes a regional economic boom, forcing banks and investment companies to cut costs and improve scale.
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