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Arabtec wins $108mn hospital contract in Saudi RIYADH: A subsidiary of Dubai-based contractor Arabtec Holding has won 404-million Saudi riyals ($107.7 million) contract to build a hospital in Saudi Arabia, the company said in a statement on Saturday.The Aldara Hospital and Medical Centre is scheduled for completion in early 2015 and will house a 105-bed, six-storey hospital and two medical centres in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The client is Aldara Medical Corporation, the statement said.The contract was awarded to Arabtec Terna, which is 60 percent owned by Arabtec, the company that built Dubai's Palm Island. The company said it wants to expand in the Gulf region and do more specialised construction projects.Copyright Reuters, 2013


Freeport Indonesia union says 35-40pc of workers resume work JAKARTA: Between 35 and 40 percent of workers at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit returned to work on Saturday to carry out maintenance work after a training tunnel collapse that killed 28 people, a union official said.The resumption of work was a possible sign that the firm was gearing up towards restarting operations at the world's No. 2 copper mine.Arizona-based Freeport suspended operations at the remote Papua mine on May 15 at ...

Bankia sells City National Bank to Chile's BCI for 683mn euros MADRID: Spain's bailed-out lender Bankia on Friday announced it would sell City National Bank of Florida to Chile's BCI for around 683 million euros ($883 million).The bank said in a statement it had "made provisions in late 2010 to cover losses" of City National, meaning it "hopes for a net capital gain of around 180 million euros" from the sale to Banco de Credito e Inversiones.The sale of Bankia's American subsidiary, brokered by Goldman Sachs ...

Bankia sells City National Bank to Chile's BCI for 683m euros MADRID: Spain's bailed-out lender Bankia on Friday announced it would sell City National Bank of Florida to Chile's BCI for around 683 million euros ($883 million).The bank said in a statement it had "made provisions in late 2010 to cover losses" of City National, meaning it "hopes for a net capital gain of around 180 million euros" from the sale to Banco de Credito e Inversiones.The sale of Bankia's American subsidiary, brokered by Goldman Sachs ...

Valeant Pharma near deal to acquire Bausch & Lomb: source NEW YORK: Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is nearing a deal to acquire eye care company Bausch & Lomb from private equity owner Warburg Pincus LLC for about $9 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.The person requested anonymity because the matter is not public. Valeant and Bausch & Lomb could not be immediately reached for comment. Warburg Pincus declined to comment.The Wall Street Journal, which earlier reported on the talks, said a ...

Germany must spread cost of energy shift fairly: IEA BERLIN: Germany must shield its consumers from paying too much of the cost of its ambitious switch from nuclear power and fossil fuels towards renewable energy, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.The IEA also said that Germany, with Europe's biggest economy, should make greater use of natural gas to smoothe the transition and reduce the use of coal so it can meet its carbon reduction targets to combat climate change.Given the scale of the ...

US, Austrian firms back in Romanian rail freight sale BUCHAREST: Romania put an attempt to privatise its rail freight business back on track on Friday, in line with conditions laid down by the IMF and EU, saying that three disqualified candidates had re-qualified.Under an agreement on financial help in 2011, the International Monetary Fund and European Union required Romania to privatise the company, CFR Marfa.The state intends to sell 51.0 percent of the company at a price set initially at 180 million euros ($233 ...


 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyApril
Trade Balance $-1.779 bln
Exports $2.130 bln
Imports $3.909 bln
WeeklyMay 20, 2013
Reserves $11.601 bln