BusinessCast April 18, 2008

Stocks close week with gains; DFM up 1.25%, ADSM rises 0.68%... Consumer confidence down in Middle East according to study... Kuwait posts budget surplus of 42.9 billion dollars... UAE Central Bank governor speaks of complications from falling dollar at IMF meeting... Oman inflation rises... Passenger throughput at Dubai International Airport increases 15% in first quarter... 6th Dubai City of Gold panel believes gold prices could stabilize between 850-950... World Economic Forum report shows growth for Qatar, Denmark leads... Kuwaiti dinar gains cumulative 9.07% since dropping dollar peg... Iran to export petrol by 2012 after refinery upgrades.