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The Arab Uprisings
Business slumps amid Syria unrest
Escalating violence in Syria and the economic impact of tougher international sanctions are beginning to take their toll on small and medium-sized firms
Islamists win landslide victory
Solving Egypt’s economic woes and reassuring investors will be top priority for the country’s newly elected members of parliament over the coming months
Supporting the Syrian regime
The Kremlin, a close ally of Damascus since the Soviet-era, has doggedly resisted Western attempts to impose meaningful sanctions on Syria by the UN
Sustainability
Developer applies for permit to build Tunisia’s largest solar project
TuNur solar power project will have a capacity of 2,000MW
Local firm bids low for Dubai solar consultancy
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is evaluating bids
Morocco to make progress on wind farm programme in 2012
Three bids in for first wind farm in programme and qualification process launched for five more projects
Dubai Debt
Barclays Capital reveals mandates for IPO and bond issues
UK investment bank expects growth to come from GCC markets in 2012
Dubai banking & finance
Six key individuals involved in Dubai’s debt obligations due in 2012
Dubai Holding subsidiary repays $500m debt
Repayment is first of Dubai’s $11bn debt due in 2012
Qatar World Cup
Ashghal
The Public Works Authority is focusing on road projects in the run-up to the Fifa 2022 World Cup
Warming up for the World Cup
Opportunities for consultants, contractors and suppliers will increase as Qatar’s construction schemes boom ahead of the 2022 football tournament gets under way
Qatar plans for building boom
Following the creation of a planning committee, the first batch of World Cup projects is drawing closer
Iraq Oil
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia lead growth
Value of projects planned or under way in both countries increases by 0.5 per cent
Middle East contracts awarded: January 2012
Over $6bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in January 2012, according to this checklist from MEED
Fourth delay for Iraq oil auctions
Twelve Iraqi oil and gas exploration blocks open to bidding
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