Buoyant stock markets may fuel Gulf IPO revival - A resurgence of stock market trading in the Gulf Arab region is raising hopes for a revival of initial public offers, more than three years after the global financial crisis brought share sales to a grinding halt.

Bombardier preparing for light business aircraft recovery with Learjet upgrades - MONTREAL - Bombardier Aerospace is preparing for the eventual recovery in the light business aircraft market by launching two Learjet planes next year that upgrade existing models for the first time in more than a decade.

22 % Increase in GCC Visitor Rates to Doha in First Quarter 2012 - (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) this week released its report on the performance of the tourism sector in Qatar during the first quarter of 2012 refelcting the ...

SHUAA Updates Market on Strategic Progress - DUBAI, UAE, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --SHUAA Capital psc, the leading regional financial services company, today gives an update on its business turnaround activities ahead of the announcement of its Q1 ...

Depa Limited - 1st Quarter Results - Depa Ltd: First Quarter 2012 Results Please follow the link below to view the Q1 Financials; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7106D_-2012-5-20.pdf - Improved performance on previous year ...

Gulf states can be a huge source of FDI: Doha Bank group chief - On a recent visit to India, Mr R. Seetharaman, Group CEO, Doha Bank, shared his perspective on how the Gulf states, particularly Qatar, are a promising source of foreign capital for India.

Qatar buys "major" stake in oil giant Shell - LONDON (Reuters) - Gas-rich Qatar is ploughing more of its commodity wealth back into the sector with the purchase of a major stake in Royal Dutch Shell , while also reportedly eyeing a chunk of Italian oil major ENI . A Shell spokeswoman confirmed the purchase while declining to detail its size but the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) reported earlier that Qatar's sovereign wealth fund (QIA ...

‘Credit Suisse advising QFIB on Doha listing’ - Swiss lender Credit Suisse is advising Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB), a private equity firm, on a listing of all of its shares on the Doha bourse, two bankers with knowledge of the deal told Reuters on Sunday.

UPDATE 3-Qatar buys 'major' stake in oil giant Shell - * Adds to previous commodity sector deals * Stake reportedly in 3-5 pct range-MEES * 5 pct would make Qatar Shell's biggest shareholder * Qatar also negotiating Eni stake-MEES (Adds background, updates ...

EXCLUSIVE: Mideast’s largest developer mulls theme park for Qatar resort - Barwa Real Estate is in initial design studies for its new resort near Doha