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GCC News
Banks in the Gulf to increase lending activities this year
Standard & Poor’s forecasts banks to increase lending after flat growth in 2009
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Middle East aluminium demand on increase
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Gulf growth to outpace developed countries in 2010
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Gulf currency may take 10 more years to implement
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Gulf denies plan to end trading oil in dollars
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World Bank forecasts Middle East recovery in 2010
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Kuwait approves Gulf monetary union
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Emirates withdrawal hits Gulf monetary union plan
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Association predicts regional airlines losses of $1.5bn
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Linde seeks to win Gulf work without bids
GCC Analysis
Arab Banking Corporation
ABC is focusing on expanding its retail business as it aims to become one of the region’s leading banks
GCC Special Reports
Special Report: GCC - Power grid raises hopes of regional co-operation
The rulers of the six GCC member states will find little to cheer about when they meet for the council’s annual meeting in December, which this year is being hosted by Kuwait
GCC Data
World Bank forecasts Middle East recovery in 2010
The World Bank is forecasting a recovery in the Middle East economy in 2010 after suffering a growth setback in 2009.
