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UAE's Emirates Aluminium Board Approves $4.5B Phase 2 Of Smelter

2011-07-24 13:59:01 (читать в оригинале)

Emal will go ahead with a $4.5 billion expansion that will boost the aluminum smelter's capacity to around 1.3 million metric tonnes by the end of 2014, the company said.

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UAE's Etisalat And Telefonica In Broad-Based Cooperation

2011-07-24 13:35:40 (читать в оригинале)

The partnership will allow both Groups to collaborate on a range of strategic areas given their capabilities and expertise.

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Noor Islamic Bank Posts AED 85 Million Net Profit For The Period Ending June 30th

2011-07-24 13:12:07 (читать в оригинале)

NIB recorded a net operating profit of AED 207 million for the first six months of 2011, on a revenue base of AED 386 million

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BMI: UAE Tourism Report (Jul-11)

2011-07-24 12:21:00 (читать в оригинале)

Following a recovery in foreign visitor arrivals to the UAE in 2010, recent data suggest a solid start to2011. In Abu Dhabi, latest figures for first four months of 2011 record a favourable 10% year-on-year (yo-y) rise in the number of tourists (including UAE arrivals) at hotels and hotel apartments, to around694,000 guests. The authorities in Dubai plan to increase their participation in international tourismexhibitions and workshops in 2011, with over 25 campaigns in 10 countries. Latest official statistics showthat the number of guests at Dubai hotels increased to over 1.8mn in Q111, representing good growth of14% y-o-y. In Sharjah, figures for Q111 show reasonable growth of 4.9% y-o-y in the total number oftourist arrivals (including UAE nationals) in hotel and hotel apartments (to about 421,500), while data forApril show an 11% increase in visitors, compared with the same month in 2010. During Q1, Europeanarrivals accounted for some 47% of total visitors, while tourists from the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) and Asia accounted for 29% and 11% respectively.HospitalityAbu Dhabi?s hospitality sector recorded very strong performance in the early part of 2011. In the periodJanuary-April, guest nights increased a buoyant 26% y-o-y, to 2.1mn nights. Over the same period,occupancy levels were up 10% y-o-y to 72%, while the average length of stay increased 14% to just overthree nights. Traditional European source markets performed well with arrivals from the UK andGermany both rising 19% y-o-y, and visitors from France and Italy growing a sizeable 35% and 20%respectively. Guests from Saudi Arabia were up 46% y-o-y, arrivals from Russia rose 50% and touristsfrom India ? now a key source market ? increased 29%. In Sharjah, growth in the sector has also beenstrong, with the total number of hotel and hotel apartment room nights sold in Q111 at 478,456, a healthyincrease of more than 16% compared with Q110. The overall occupancy rate f

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DP World Launches Pilot Project To Harness Solar Power At India's Nhava Sheva Terminal

2011-07-24 11:58:22 (читать в оригинале)

With the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide, the pilot solar power system will reduce the terminal's annual power consumption by around 14,000 kWh.