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GWC, Agility Qatar Plan To Merge Operations

Development will see emergence of a new logistics leader in Qatar offering comprehensive portfolio of logistics services. Press Release - 07Jan 13:40GMT
KI Forecasts 100% Increase in GCC Turnover

One of America's largest office furniture manufacturing companies, Krueger International, (KI) is forecasting a 100 per cent increase in GCC turnover in the 2009 financial year. Khaleej Times - 07Jan 07:00GMT
Israeli terror in Gaza overshadows US-Gulf forum

Israeli terrorism and the blindly biased US policy in the Middle East overshadowed deliberations at a high-profile forum on US-Gulf relations, which opened here yesterday with a call to intensify global efforts to end the brutal attacks and to establish an immediate cease-fire. Arab News - 07Jan 06:36GMT
Energy City Qatar awards QR40m contract to firm

Energy City Qatar awarded a QR40m contract to Qatar-based AMMICO for the construction of Phase I of its headquarters at the currently being developed Lusail project. The Peninsula - 07Jan 06:34GMT
Qatar's Shopping Festival fun-fare cancelled

The organisers of Al Sharq, Al Arab and The Peninsula Shopping Festival have cancelled the entertainment programme which was to take place alongside the 4th and final draw tomorrow to express solidarity with the people of Gaza who have been subjected to Israeli attacks for the past 11 days. The Peninsula - 07Jan 06:25GMT
Listed firms 2nd best GCC performer

The net profits of UAE companies listed on its two stock exchanges are projected to have jumped by nearly 33 per cent in 2008 to turn the country into the second best stock performer in the region, according to a bank survey. Emirates Business 24/7 - 07Jan 06:23GMT
Al Jazeera, Sony Ericsson tie up to provide news on the move

The Al Jazeera network and Sony Ericsson have announced a new partnership that will bring news headlines straight to mobile phones. The news headlines will be available in both English and Arabic. The Peninsula - 07Jan 06:22GMT
QR500m project management firm launched in Qatar

Qatar Project Management Company (QPM), a new Qatari company specialising in world-class real estate and infrastructure project management services, announced the launch of its operations yesterday. The Peninsula - 07Jan 06:21GMT
Oman's trade links with GCC on the rise

The amount of intra-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) trade stood at $46.6 billion in 2007 in terms of exports from the six GCC states to the other GCC states. Oman Daily Observer - 07Jan 06:18GMT
GCC official highlights importance of Arab economic summit

Secretary General of the Federation of GCC Chambers Abdul-Rahim Naqi hailed on Tuesday as "timely and crucial" the Arab Economic, Social and Development Summit to be held in Kuwait on Jan 19-20. KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) - 06Jan 12:16GMT

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Shifting Targets

Target Engineering Construction Company shifted its focus from civil contracting by expanding its electromechanical and marine contracting activities to generate 58% of its 2006 revenues. Arabtec later acquired 60% of the company in 2007 to assimilate Target’s Oil and Gas and Power market share.

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Qatar Foundation - Sidra Hospital	Qatar	Real Estate
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Gas Beats Oil
Qatar's fast growing gas sector has overtaken its crude oil industry for the first time since the Gulf Opec producer launched mega LNG projects to tap the world's largest gas field, official figures showed yesterday.

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GCC-Singapore FTA Offers Hope
As 2008 ended on a low amid a global financial crisis, the FTA between the GCC and Singapore formalized in December came as a whiff of fresh air.

Oil & Gas
Lobby For Gas
Russia, Iran and Qatar took serious steps towards the formation of an OPEC-style organisation for natural gas-exporting countries.

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1	Industries Qatar	Qatar	13,955
2	Qatar National Bank	Qatar	10,423
3	Qatar Telecom	Qatar	4,391
4	Qatar Islamic Bank	Qatar	4,320
5	The Commercial Bank of Qatar	Qatar	4,241
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