Daily BusinessCast

BusinessCast July 8, 2008
DFM, ADX down... Oil prices fell sharply Monday... Demand for diesel may be behind crude oil price hike... Saudi Aramco cuts official price... Gold demand falls... DIFX welcomes jewellry retailer... Germany attracts GCC tourists.
Tuesday, July 08 - 2008 at 18:06 | Duration: 4:54

BusinessCast July 7, 2008
DFM, ADX drop... Oil prices blamed on weakened dollar... Middle East tourism isn't experiencing slowdown... Omani government selling 25% stake in Omantel... Breakthrough initiative by Abu Dhabi's IPIC and Man... New York will have Cityscape... UAE cancels Iraqi debt... Bahrain's TRA advisory group reviews complaints.
Monday, July 07 - 2008 at 18:12 | Duration: 4:54

BusinessCast July 6, 2008
DFM down, ADX up slightly... Emaar properties introduces new standards system for associates... Euronext buy-in to Doha marks end to complicated round of global back and forth... Saudi Arabian Mining Company launches IPO... OPEC inceased oil production by 1% in June, Saudi output rose to 2 year high.
Sunday, July 06 - 2008 at 17:54 | Duration: 3:05

BusinessCast July 5, 2008
Oil drops a dollar... Iran inflation at 26.4%... Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical announced project... International tomato standard set... Boom in Total Facilities Management expected to grow... Gulf attractive against global property trends... Massive growth in business aviation market drives up participation in Middle East Business Aviation Show.
Saturday, July 05 - 2008 at 18:01 | Duration: 3:33

BusinessCast July 4, 2008
Web addresses can be in Arabic... UAE wealthy increase to 79,000... Abu Dhabi figures show high consumer spending... Saudi tourism could create 15,000 jobs... First solar powered vehicle built in Arab region... Business travel set to increase... Property markets should balance by 2010... DFM, ADX down fractionally to close week.
Friday, July 04 - 2008 at 18:00 | Duration: 3:24

BusinessCast July 3, 2008
DFM, ADX close week down... Oil roars past 145... Wall Street reacts... ME economic power seen as driving force behind GITEX in October... French group wins Saudi contract... Dubai sees rise in number of American companies launched... Business Travel set to increase over 12 months... Zain announces approval of capital hike... UAE telecom market expected to rise 63%.
Thursday, July 03 - 2008 at 17:55 | Duration: 3:49

BusinessCast July 2, 2008
DFM down, ADX rises... Booming of property markets expected to balance by 2010... DGCX reaches volume high... Etisalat grows international operations... European pricing correction changes according to report... Saudi Arabia launches initiative to help poor countries survive oil prices... Middle East travel to US continues to rise.
Wednesday, July 02 - 2008 at 17:57 | Duration: 4:05

BusinessCast July 1, 2008
DFM and ADX post impressive gains... Business travel forecast to increase according to survey... DIFX plans new trading platform on July 4... World oil market oversupplied according to Iran's Oil Minister... BP releases world energy review... Etihad Airways reports 41% passenger increase in first half of 2008... Qatar GDP revised upward... Dubai World and Russian group offer to buy Russia's biggest wholesale power producer.
Tuesday, July 01 - 2008 at 17:56 | Duration: 3:52