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13.12.2011
Qatar Rail to begin contract rollout in June 2012
Qatar Rail will begin rolling out contracts on its massive $37bn (QAR130bn) development in 2012, says company deputy CEO Geoff Mee. The massive project includes plans for a high-speed long distance rail link, driverless four-line Metro service for Doha and freight lines. The plans also include the W ...13.12.2011
Dewa shortlists four bids for new $1.3b power plant
Four consortiums are in the reckoning for the contract to build Dubai`s $1.3 billion (Dh4.77 billion) Hassyan power plant, Gulf News has learned. Saeed Al Tayer, CEO and managing director of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), yesterday announced that bidding is now closed for the p ...20.11.2011
IT companies in the Czech Republic
Czech IT companies grew 6.1% on average. The average turnover of the 100 most important IT/ICT companies on the Czech market was CZK 1.16 bln last year, with 26 companies even exceeding this level. Revenues in 2010 grew year on year in 52 of the monitored largest IT companies. This information has b ...11.11.2011
GDP in the Czech Republic
According to a new forecast by the European Commission , GDP in the Czech Republic is expected to grow 1.8% this year, 0.7% next year and 1.7% in 2013. According to a report of the European Commission, the unemployment rate in the Czech Republic is set to reach 6.8% this year, 7% next year and to dr ...18.10.2011
Prices of industrial producers in the Czech Republic
In September, prices received by producers for agricultural products fell 2.2% from August. Prices of industrial producers went on the contrary up by 0.2% and prices of market services increased 0.8%. Prices of construction work were stagnant, according to the figures published by the Czech Statisti ...14.10.2011
Volume of foreign trade in the Czech Republic
The volume of foreign trade in the Czech Republic is expected to grow from USD 242.4 bln to USD 475 bln by 2025. The growth will be driven primarily by the export of automobiles, engineering equipment and goods with high added value, based on innovation. Foreign trade is expected to grow by 6.3% in ...01.09.2011
Dubai rises on investors` radar
A host of factors ranging from impressive variety to simplified regulations are raising interest in the emirate`s property market. The city`s busy airport which handles nearly 160,000 flights a year coupled with its ready infrastructure and cosmopolitan milieu are all factors which carry considerabl ...24.08.2011
Qatar to invest heavily for World Cup
Qatar will invest $20 billion (Dh73.4 billion) to $25 billion in tourism infrastructure development over the next 11 years as it prepares to host the 2022 soccer World Cup, the head of its state-run tourism authority said on Monday. Qatar`s copious natural gas reserves have turned it into an economi ...23.08.2011
Česká mincovna (The Czech Coins Mintage) will introduce gold machines
Česká mincovna is, according to the daily Hospodářské noviny, planning on introducing gold vending machines. According to mincovna general manager Radek Šluta, the machines will probably appear at airports, in casinos and in shopping zones of large cities. The will probably offer goldbricks, coins o ...22.08.2011
Gulf Air to spread wings in Europe
Gulf Air, Bahrain`s state-owned carrier, plans new routes in the Middle East and Europe to add service to financial centres, chairman Talal Al Zain said. The 400 million dinars (Dh3.86 billion) that the kingdom injected into Gulf Air last year has helped "very much" as the carrier reorganises, Al Za ...News
13.12.2011
Qatar Rail to begin contract rollout in June 2012Qatar Rail will begin rolling out contracts on its massive $37bn (QAR130bn) development in 2012, says company deputy CEO Geoff Mee. The massive project includes plans for a high-speed long distance r
13.12.2011
Dewa shortlists four bids for new $1.3b power plantFour consortiums are in the reckoning for the contract to build Dubai`s $1.3 billion (Dh4.77 billion) Hassyan power plant, Gulf News has learned. Saeed Al Tayer, CEO and managing director of the D