Business Weekly

Business Weekly




ISO quality certification rating for BNP Paribas GCC

February 11 - 17, 2009
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BNP Paribas GCC celebrated receipt of the quality certification ISO 9001-2001.





New manager joins Manara project team

February 11 - 17, 2009
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Manara Developments, a Bahrain-based real estate development company, has announced a new addition to its management team with the appointment of Paul Brannigan as development manager.





Joint venture boost for Bahrain

February 11 - 17, 2009
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Riyada Consulting, one of the leading consulting companies in the MENA region, has announced the establishment of a joint venture with the Technology Transfer Centre, of EO Paton Electric Welding Institute, part of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine.





Labour Fund initiative on e-Procurement is backed

February 11 - 17, 2009
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Bapco, one of Bahrain's biggest companies, has stepped up to the plate to join an initiative by Tamkeen (Labour Fund) to familiarise Bahrain's growing SME sector with modern e-Procurement procedures.





Crisis offers GCC opportunities

February 11 - 17, 2009
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The GCC countries, which have an oil bounty of $300 billion (BD116 billion) and $1.2 trillion of assets parked with sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and central banks, seem relatively well-positioned to manage the downturn.





Brisbane trade ties

February 11 - 17, 2009
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A business delegation from Brisbane, Australia's fastest growing capital city, visited the kingdom this week as part of a Gulf tour to strengthen trade and investment relationships with businesses and governments.