Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal

Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2008 launched

World and regional leaders launched Leaders in Dubai Business Forum 2008 talks yesterday while the economic crisis is still gripping the globe and fears of a deeper recession grow. Although the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

Daily Star Political News: Lebanese Forces accuse LBC chief of neglecting party's opinions,...

The Lebanese Forces (LF) issued a new statement Thursday attacking Pierre Daher, head of the Lebanese Broadcasting Company (LBC), in the latest installment of what has become a war of words between the powerful Christian party...

Lending reaches 75 per cent of limit

Dubai: Emirates NBD PJSC, the UAE's biggest bank, has utilised about 75 per cent of the limit it can lend to the country's real-estate industry, a spokesman for the lender said. "Our exposure to the real-estate market stands at...

Nigeria: Zain Promises Greater Africa Commitment, Scoops Top Awards

WITH an investment portfolio in excess of $12 billion in Africa since 2005, the Zain Group no doubt has proved its commitment to the growth of telecommunications in the continent and last week, it scooped the prestigious Africa...

Kingdom Hotel to buy back shares

Kingdom Hotel Investments has announced that it will buy back 4.29% of its shares after they declined 44% this year. Kingdom, which is controlled by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, received approval from its shareholders to...

UAE's Kingdom Hotel To Buy Back Up To 4.3% Of Its Shares

Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--U.A.E.-based , a unit of Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's Kingdom Holding Co., said Wednesday it plans to buy back up to 4.29% of its issued shares before Jan. 10, 2009. The...

Three prestigious awards for Zain Group CEO, Dr Saad Al Barrak

Jordan: Zain Group CEO, Dr. Saad Al Barrak, scooped up three awards in October: Africa Investor International Business Leader award, CEO Middle East magazine's Telecom CEO of the Year award and Bespoke magazine's 2008 Visionary...

Golden Picks From the 'Midas Prince' (at TheStreet.com)

When you think of the top traders in the world, you probably think of And then there's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the leading non-U.S.-based traders. Prince Al is a member of the Saudi Royal Family and is known for his...

ABANA celebrates 25th anniversary honoring Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, CEO of Mashreq

The Arab Bankers Association of North America celebrated their 25th anniversary honoring one of the most respected and successful business leaders from the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, CEO of Mashreq Bank,...

WSJ(11/3) Persian Gulf's Rich Investors Infuse Banks

By Chip Cummins and Andrew Critchlow DUBAI -- As the financial crisis grinds on, a new type of white knight has emerged from the oil-rich Persian Gulf: the super-rich individual investor. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a...

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