Business Weekly

Business Weekly




Laid-off employees compensated fairly says GIB chief

July 1 - 7, 2009
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After a series of high-profile protest marches by disgruntled former Gulf International Bank (GIB) employees the company's senior management has responded by saying they have been fair in compensating dismissed staff.





Investor confidence rises in GCC

July 1 - 7, 2009
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Breaking away from a general global trend of economic gloom, the GCC nations are showing signs that they would recover reasonably in the next six months.





Alba union to have women's panel

July 1 - 7, 2009
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Alba's commitment to gender equality at the work place and support for the rights of its female employees was given an added boost with the formation of a dedicated sub-committee for women members of the Alba Labour Union during a special ceremony held at the Alba Club.





GCC-EFTA accord signed

July 1 - 7, 2009
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GCC Secretary-General Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah and Oman's Sheikh Ghazi Bin Said Al Bahar Al Rawas, who head the Council of Ministers of the GCC, signed a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), in the city of Hammer, Norway.





Insurance protection for professionals launched by BNI

July 1 - 7, 2009
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Bahrain National Insurance Company (bni) announced the launch of 'Professional Liability and Directors & Officers Insurance'; a suite of products designed to provide insurance protection to the professionals.





Batelco and BISB in deal on state-of-art network

July 1 - 7, 2009
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Batelco and Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) have announced a major deal that will see Batelco replace the bank's network with a state-of-the-art MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) network infrastructure.





Al Salam Bank in strategic alliance

July 1 - 7, 2009
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Bahrain-based Al Salam Bank and Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), one of the largest food and agricultural companies in the world based in Thailand, signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).