Gulf states will pour $2 billion into a new agricultural fund in coming months to secure food supplies by buying stakes in existing agricultural firms, an executive involved in the fund's creation said on Sunday.
WELLINGTON, Nov 2 - New Zealand has reached a free trade agreement with the Gulf states, its seventh biggest trading partner, aimed at boosting business worth around NZ$3.8 billion ($2.8 billion), the trade minister said...
Wealthy Gulf states have agreed in principal to extend their multi-billion dollar railway project to Yemen on the Arabian peninsula, a United Arab Emirates official said on Saturday
Gulf states seeking farmland for food security are going underground as the deals, seen by many as land grabs, risk tarnishing their reputation, an independent consultant advising the region on the deals said.
(This story was originally published on Tuesday.) By Tahani Karrar Of ZAWYA DOW JONES DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Rampant inflation that has plagued the oil-rich Persian Gulf Arab states will fall next year as the strong...
DUBAI, May 12 - Gulf Arab states could face economic turbulence or prosperity depending on where oil prices go in this year's global recession with prices of around $60 a barrel offering some room for...
* Ida weakens further as it approaches U.S. coast * Storm drenches four states on U.S. Gulf Coast * U.S. oil, gas production disrupted by Ida MOBILE, Alabama, Nov 10 - A weakening Tropical Storm...
* Ida weakens further as it approaches U.S. coast * U.S. oil, gas production disrupted by Ida * Storm soaks four states on U.S. Gulf Coast MOBILE, Alabama, Nov 10 - Tropical Storm Ida weakened...
*Gulf investors more covert about land grab deals *Saudi Arabia in talks with Ghana about land deal DUBAI, Aug 30 - Gulf states seeking farmland for food security are going underground as the deals, seen...
* U.S. to assure Gulf countries on U.S. economy * Gulf Arab states major holder of dollar-dominated assets RIYADH/LONDON, July 13 - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will seek to reassure Gulf Arab states this week...