Forum: GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council

. GCC Growth to Continue at Rapid Pace over Next Decade By Khalil Hanware, Arab News 06/25/2010 The GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) economic growth will continue at a very rapid rate over the next decade due to the region's growing trade and investment links with other emerging...

. Qatar hydrocarbon sector surges 63% in Q1 Growth is result of a sharp rise in crude prices and a steady increase in liquefied natural gas exports By Nadim Kawach Published Friday, August 06, 2010 ...

. Gulf Economies Recover, as Dubai 'Drags' Behind 03/08/2010 DUBAI, (AFP) – The oil-rich Gulf economies are recovering along with crude prices nearly two years after the global financial crisis hit the region, but Dubai, stricken by its debt, is still picking up the pieces. When the...

GCC business confidence on the rise as crisis ebbs Zawya - 09 July, 2010 Business confidence is building in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as a sense of recovery takes hold, according to the second Oliver Wyman/Zogby International survey of C-Suite executives located in...

GCC the second biggest Foreign Direct Investor in EU in 2008 Kuwait News Agency - 04 July, 2010 Foreign Direct Invvestments (FDI) from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) into the 27-member European Union leaped from 2.3 Billion (BN) euro in 2007 to a massive 63.2 billion...

. Dubai ruler not worried on debt restructuring Reuters /Dubai Sheikh Mohamed: ‘No concerns on economic challenges to Opec member statesDubai’s ruler is not worried about debt restructuring and the United Arab Emirates will stay out of a planned Gulf monetary union,...

. GCC power conference to focus on latest developments George Ayache GCC Power 2010 conference and 15th Exhibition for Electrical Equipment, to be held from October 18 to 20 at the Ritz- Carlton Doha, will reveal business and partnership opportunities driven by the region’s...

. GCC head rules out turning it into Gulf Union The foreign ministers held a one-day meeting in Manama on Tuesday to discuss Bahrain's vision to improve the performance of the six-member alliance By Habib Toumi, Bahrain Bureau Chief Published: 11:51 June 24, 2010 Manama:...

GCC moves to integrate bourses The Peninsula - 23 June, 2010 Gulf oil producers are pushing ahead with efforts to bridge gaps in their stock markets as part of plans to integrate their bourses and support a common GCC market they launched last year, Saudi newspapers reported. Directors...

GCC urged to keep dollar peg Emirates Business 24/7 - 23 June, 2010 Analysts and officials taking part in the AMF-World Bank economic conference yesterday called on Gulf countries to maintain the dollar peg. They said the US dollar is still the currency dominating world finance...

. Dubai Seeks Energy Mix With Nuclear, Renewable Power By Anthony DiPaola - Jun 23, 2010 ...

. UAE moving up in world rankings Part of trend in which emerging economies are faring better than developed countries By Derek Baldwin, Business Features Reporter Published: 00:00 June 19, 2010 Dubai: The future looks bright for the ...

. Cement industry in the GCC - A mixed performance Edited by David Morgan Friday, 18 June 2010 18:27 The GCC cement industry witnessed a mixed performance following the credit crisis wave that halted major real estate activity and construction projects affecting cement and building ...

A Unified Gulf? Asharq Al-Awsat - 21 June, 2010 Author: Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid This is not a new issue, but rather a seasonal one that we can discuss from different angels, such as that of Arab or Gulf unity, among others. Anybody who discussed this matter and has examined its...

. Some might think, 'wow, tough times in cougarville!' Custody Battle Keeps Arizona Mom and Daughter Stuck in Bahrain By Joshua Rhett Miller Published June 16, 2010 FOXNews.com

. Growth prospects worsen slightly for key Gulf states by Martin Dokoupil and Martina Fuchs Thursday, 17 June 2010 ...

. US urges GCC states to scrap sponsorship system by Joanne Bladd Monday, 14 June 2010 Gulf countries must scrap their sponsorship system for migrant workers that leaves labourers and domestic workers exposed to human trafficking and forced labour, the US State Department...

GCC close to meeting monetary union plan Saudi Gazette - 17 June, 2010 At the end of 2009, all GCC countries, with the exception of UAE and Oman which disengaged from the plan, were within the fiscal convergence criteria needed for the regional monetary union, the...

. abandonment of the dollar was necessary for the Gulf monetary union Interview: Mustafa Al-Arab Nasser Saidi

Launch timetable for GCC single currency on March 30 Riyadh meet to finalise financial infrastructure, setting up central bank Zawya Dow Jones Published: 00:00 March 25, 2010 Kuwait City: A timetable for when a single Gulf currency will be launched as well as a decision on which...