Business Weekly

Business Weekly




Consortium's offer accepted by board

March 16 - 22, 2011
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THE Kingdom Holding Company-Batelco Consortium has received acceptance of its non-binding offer from the board of directors of Zain Kuwait.





Firm seals $100,000 deals at industry expo

March 16 - 22, 2011
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Bahrain-based Banz Trading & Contracting, an independent subsidiary of the diversified Banz Group of Companies, secured contracts worth a total of $100,000 during the recent Gulf Industry Fair (GIF 2011) in Bahrain.





Bahrain sovereign debt insurance costs jump

March 16 - 22, 2011
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The cost of insuring Bahraini sovereign debt for five years rose 12 basis points on Monday following violent protests over the weekend.





Real estate sector hit

March 16 - 22, 2011
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Landlords are being urged to lower rent expectations to keep their properties occupied ... and legislators must tighten the rules surrounding developers to boost market confidence into buying into the Bahrain dream.