Oil Slides As Saudi Naimi Tells Market To Forget OPEC Cuts

Naimi also said the Saudis might boost output instead to grow their market share and that oil “may not” trade at $100 again.

IMF Says Drop In Oil Prices To Persist, Help Global Growth

The boost to the global economy would be between 0.3 and 0.7 percentage points above the Fund’s baseline world growth forecast of 3.8 per cent from October.

Horse Racing-Goodwood In Lucrative 10-Year Deal With Qatar

More than two million pounds ($3.12 million) will be invested in eight key races at the south of England track, as per the deal.

Saudis Counting On $745 Billion To Defend Riyal Peg: Currencies

The country’s current-account surplus will remain the world’s fourth-largest by the end of 2014 even after oil’s decline, economists say.

Saudi’s Naimi Says OPEC Will Not Cut Output However Far Oil Falls

OPEC met on November 27 and declined to cut production despite a slide in prices, marking a shift in strategy towards defending market share rather than supporting prices.

Almost 84% Of UAE Consumers Watch Streamed Content Over TV

The study also showed an increase in the time spent viewing content on smartphones and tablets.

Saudi Budget To Be Released Later This Week

The budget is anxiously awaited by financial markets.

German Diner Wienerwald Invests Dhs10m In Dubai, To Launch Two Outlets

The German brand, famous for its roast chicken, is opening outlets in JBR and Dubai Media City.

Etihad To Begin Double Daily Services To Melbourne

The new service is scheduled to begin from August 1 2015, the airline said in a statement.

Oil Rebounds Above $62, Tracking Broader Markets

Brent crude is down 46 per cent from the year’s peak in June above $115 per barrel.

Saudi Oil Minister Says Ready To Raise Output If New Clients Emerge

The remark was one of the strongest signals yet that the world’s top oil exporter has no intention of cutting output in the face of sliding oil prices.

Over 86% Of MENA Employees Claim They Work During Holidays

Regional professionals say they check and respond to official emails and phone calls while on vacation, finds new poll.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Edge Up In Early Trade

The Dubai index climbed 0.6 per cent after a 9.9 per cent jump on Sunday.

Qatar Airways Set To Receive First A350

Doha carrier poised to receive Airbus’ latest model which will fly to Frankfurt from January

Emaar Properties Says Dubai Real Estate Head To Leave At Year-End

The firm said that it would make a further announcement on its organisational structure at a later date.

OPEC’s Badri Says Hopes For Oil Price Revival By End H2 2015

Badri said that it is hard to tell the impact of low oil prices on the market yet.

Kuwait Oil Minister Says OPEC Does Not Need To Cut Output

The official also ruled out a possibility of an emergency meeting in June.

Saudi Says Won’t Cut Oil Output Even If Non-OPEC Nations Do

Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi insisted that oil prices would improve, although it was unclear when.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Continue Rally On Oil, Saudi Budget Hopes

The Dubai index jumped 9.9 per cent, while the main Saudi index rose 2.5 per cent.

Bahrain Energy Projects Not Affected By Oil Slide – Minister

Fitch Ratings downgraded Bahrain’s credit outlook last week to negative, saying the fall in oil exacerbated an already challenging fiscal situation.

UAE Firms Lose $2.8bn Due To Data Loss And Downtime

The UAE ranks low in terms of companies’ maturity and approach towards data protection with just 34 per cent of firms considering data protection as relevant for their success.

Courtyard By Marriott Opens In Abu Dhabi

Mid-market brand targets connection-oriented business travellers

UAE Urges World’s Oil Producers Not To Raise Output In 2015

OPEC’s decision last month to leave its output ceiling unchanged, was followed by a fresh plunge of oil prices.

Qatar Oil Minister Says Market Experiencing “Temporary Correction”

Qatar’s oil minister said that the main reason for oil’s plunge in recent months was slow growth of the global economy and an increase in sources of supply.

Expat Residents Should Be Allowed Visa-Free Travel Across GCC – Official

The move will boost the GCC’s tourism industry, helping sectors such as aviation and hospitality.

Saudi-Based Alkhabeer Capital Launches New Unit To Fund Start-Ups

The new company, Alkhabeer Ventures, will help fund businesses in sectors such as technology, mobile, e-commerce, news media and social media.

Healthy Dubai Real Estate Market Can Ride Out Cheap Oil

Experts say that Dubai real estate would not be able to escape a temporary impact from cheaper oil but noted that the economy is well diversified to sustain the lull in oil prices.

Saudi’s Naimi Confident That Market Will Improve

OPEC producers sought to bring balance to the market but a lack of cooperation from other producers led to a continued fall in prices, Naimi said.

UAE Oil Minister Slams “Irresponsible” Non-OPEC Producers

Mazroui said the recent decision of OPEC to retain its production was correct, citing irresponsible supply from other producers for the recent fall in oil prices.

Dubai Developer Omniyat Says 81% Of Units Sold Off In New ANWA Project

The Dhs600 million seafront project registered Dhs432 million in sales during the first phase of launch.