IPR Strategic Business Information Database back issues from Sunday, May 10:
UAE: INSUREX 2009 OPENED.(Conference notes)
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), Insurex 2009, an annual conference for Middle ?Eastern insurers, was recently held in the UAE ....
UAE: LIFE INSURANCE MARKET GROW BY 20%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), addressing Insurex 2009, Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General of Emirates Insurance Association, said that the Life insurance market in the UAE ...
UAE: LIFE INSURANCE PENETRATION STILL LOW.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), addressing Insurex 2009, Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General of Emirates Insurance Association, said that the life insurance ...
MENA: $15 BILLION WRITTEN INSURANCE PREMIUMS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), addressing Insurex 2009, Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General of Emirates Insurance ...
MENA: 400 INSURANCE COMPANIES.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), addressing Insurex 2009, Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General of Emirates Insurance ...
MENA: $45 PER CAPITA INSURANCE DENSITY.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), addressing Insurex 2009, Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General of Emirates ...
MENA: TAKAFUL INSURANCE GREW BY 70%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), addressing Insurex 2009, Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General of Emirates ...
MENA: TRADITIONAL INSURANCE GREW BY 40%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Al-Khaleej newspaper (May 7, 2009), addressing Insurex 2009, Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General of Emirates ...
LEBANON: TRADE DEFICIT DOWN 14.5%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's foreign trade deficit ...
LEBANON: IMPORTS DOWN 7.3%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's total imports ...
LEBANON: EXPORTS UP 14.2%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's total exports ...
LEBANON: IMPORTS SIZE DOWN 9.1%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the size of Lebanon's ...
LEBANON: EXPORTS SIZE DOWN 8%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the size of ...
LEBANON: $452 MILLION MINERAL PRODUCTS IMPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's mineral ...
LEBANON: $447 MILLION ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES IMPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's electrical appliances ...
LEBANON: $443 MILLION VEHICLES IMPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's vehicles and ...
LEBANON: $316 MILLION CHEMICALS IMPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's chemical ...
LEBANON: $215 MILLION NORMAL MINERALS IMPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's normal ...
LEBANON: $113 MILLION FOOD IMPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's food ...
LEBANON: $343 MILLION PEARLS EXPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's pearls and ...
LEBANON: $126 MILLION ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES EXPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's electrical appliances ...
LEBANON: $120 MILLION MINERAL PRODUCTS EXPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's mineral ...
LEBANON: $62 MILLION FOOD EXPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's food ...
LEBANON: $61 MILLION NORMAL MINERALS EXPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's normal ...
LEBANON: $60 MILLION CHEMICALS EXPORTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of Lebanon's chemical ...
LEBANON: CHINA LARGEST IMPORT SOURCE.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked China as Lebanon's largest source of import. The ...
LEBANON: GERMANY 2ND LARGEST IMPORT SOURCE.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked Germany as Lebanon's 2nd largest source of import. The ...
LEBANON: ITALY 3RD LARGEST IMPORT SOURCE.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked Italy as Lebanon's 3rd largest source of import. The ...
LEBANON: FRANCE 4TH LARGEST IMPORT SOURCE.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked France as Lebanon's 4th largest source of import. The ...
LEBANON: USA 5TH LARGEST IMPORT SOURCE.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked the USA as Lebanon's 5th largest source of import. The ...
LEBANON: IMPORTS FROM USA DOWN 49%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of ...
LEBANON: IMPORTS FROM INDIA UP 61%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of ...
LEBANON: EXPORTS TO SWITZERLAND UP 235%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of ...
LEBANON: SWITZERLAND LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked Switzerland as Lebanon's largest export destination. The ...
LEBANON: SYRIA 2ND LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked Syria as Lebanon's 2nd largest export destination. The ...
LEBANON: EXPORTS TO SYRIA UP 142%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry shows that the value of ...
LEBANON: IRAQ 3RD LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked Iraq as Lebanon's 3rd largest export destination ....
LEBANON: UAE 4TH LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked the UAE as Lebanon's 4th largest export destination ....
LEBANON: KSA 5TH LARGEST EXPORT DESTINATION.
May 10, 2009 ... According to Assafir newspaper (May 7, 2009), an official report issued by the Foreign Trade Ministry ranked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as Lebanon's 5th largest export ...
USA: LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas was awarded on May 7, 2009 a $32,363,199 firm-fixed-price contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Full Rate Production (FRP) II - optional exercise; 44 United Arab Emirates DPICM ...
USA: GENERAL DYNAMICS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR M2 MACHINE GUNS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: General Dynamics Armament and Technical Productions, Inc., Burlington, Vt., was awarded on May 7, 2009 a $24,198,500 four-year- firm-fixed-price Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract. This contract is for the procurement of 2,193 each M2 machine guns ...
USA: SSA COOPER AWARDED CONTRACT FOR STEVEDORING.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: SSA Cooper, LLC Savannah, Ga., was awarded on May 7, 2009 a $7,000,000 fixed-price requirement contract to arrange for and provide stevedoring and related services of the 832nd Transportation Battalion in Jacksonville, Fla., funding modification. Work is to ...
USA: PURCELL CONSTRUCTION AWARDED CONTRACT FOR 5-STORY BARRACKS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: Purcell Construction Corp., Watertown, N.Y., was awarded on May 6, 2009 a $29,640,700 firm-fixed-price construction contract to construct a 5-story barracks/company operations facilities and battalion headquarters. Work is to be ...
USA: GREAT LAKES AWARDED CONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: Great Lakes Dredging & Dock Co, LLC, Oakbrook, Ill was awarded on May 6, 2009 a $7,329,750 firm-fixed-price contract for the maintenance dredging on Columbia River with optional dredging at Coos Bay entrance channel. Work is to be performed in Brandon, Ore., (11.8 ...
USA: MORTENSON AWARDED CONTRACT FOR DIGITAL MULTI-PURPOSE RANGE COMPLEX.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: A. Mortenson, Minneapolis, Minn., was awarded on May 5, 2009 a $21,702,000 firm-fixed-price contraction contract for a digital multi-purpose range complex. Work is to be performed in Fort Riley, Kan., ...
USA: CACI AWARDED CONTRACT FOR JOINT CONTRACTING COMMAND.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: CACI, Inc-Federal, Chantilly, Va., was awarded on May 5, 2009 a $7,600,000 firm-fixed-price contract for acquisition support services for Joint Contracting Command- Iraq / Afghanistan (JCC-I/A). Work is to be performed in ...
USA: HICKORY CONSTRUCTION AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELECTRONICS TRAINING FACILITY.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: Hickory Construction, Inc., Alcoa, Tenn., was awarded on Apr. 30, 2009 a $6,406,919 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of 241st Electronics Training Facility. Work is to be performed in Chattanooga, ...
USA: CACI-WGI AWARDED CONTRACT FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: CACI-WGI, Inc. Chantilly, Va., was awarded on Apr. 20, 2009 a $13,772,249 IDIQ time & material task order for operational support services to the Joint Improvised Explosives Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Special Operations Forces Support. Work is to be performed in ...
USA: AIR FORCE AWARDED CONTRACT FOR TECHNICAL AREA TASK.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: The Air Force is awarding a cost plus fixed fee contract to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of Herndon, Va., for an estimated $24,154,462. This contract action will provide technical area task to the Space and Naval Systems Center Atlantic with ...
USA: AIR FORCE AWARDED CONTRACT FOR MUNITIONS BUILT-IN.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: The Air Force is modifying a firm fixed price contract with Alliant Techsystems Inc., of Clearwater, Fla. This action will provide 21 common munitions built-in ...
USA: LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A ROLL-ON.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $22,800,000 firm-fixed-price contract for development of a roll-on, roll-off armed targeting capability for installation in the Marine Corps KC-130J. Work will be performed in Palmdale, Calif., and ...
USA: H. V. COLLINS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SUBSURFACE SENSOR.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: H. V. Collins *, Providence, R.I., is being awarded an $11,585,635 firm-fixed-price construction contract for design and construction of Maritime Subsurface Sensor OPS Facility, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island. The work to be performed provides for ...
USA: 3 PHOENIX INC AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: 3 Phoenix Inc.*, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $10,054,719 cost-plus-fixed-fee Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III contract to provide engineering services to support software development, procurement of commercial off-the-shelf products, and ...
USA: GENERAL ELECTRIC AWARDED CONTRACT FOR TECHNOLOGIES.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: General Electric, Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $7,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-09-G-0009) for the demonstration of new technologies to reduce the specific fuel consumption (SFC) of the ...
USA: MIDAMERICAN AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELECTRICITY.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: MidAmerican Energy Co., Urbandale, Iowa is being awarded a maximum $16,786,784 firm fixed price contract for electricity. Other location of performance is in Maryland. Using service is Navy. Contract funds will not expire at the end ...
USA: SUEZ ENERGY AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELECTRICITY.
May 10, 2009 ... According to DOD: Suez Energy Resources NA, Inc., Houston, Texas, is being awarded a maximum $5,193,782 firm fixed price contract for electricity. Other location of performance is in New Jersey. Using service is federal civilian agencies. Contract funds will not ...
BRAZIL: MINISTER GETS ACQUAINTED WITH SYRIAN HOME INITIATIVES.
May 10, 2009 ... According to ANBA: Last Friday (8th), the Syrian minister of Expatriates, Joseph Sweed, got to know the work that the Arab colony in Brazil develops in order to provide better living conditions to children who are victims of social problems in the country. He visited the Pro-Infancy Syrian ...
BRAZIL: AGRIBUSINESS EXPORTS TO THE MIDDLE EAST RISE BY 33%.
May 10, 2009 ... According to ANBA: Brazilian agribusiness exports to the Middle East, where some of the Arab countries are located, grew 33% in April in comparison with the same month of last year. Foreign sales of agribusiness products to Africa, which also houses Arab nations, rose by 24.2%. Sales to ...
BRAZIL: EMBRAER DELIVERS ITS FIRST LINEAGE TO ARAB BUSINESSMAN.
May 10, 2009 ... According to ANBA: The Brazilian state-owned oil company Embraer announced the delivery of its first Lineage 1000 business jet last Friday (8th). The buyer is Aamer Abdul Jalil Al Fahim, a businessman from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, who received the aircraft on ...
BRAZIL: MINISTER PRAISES WORK OF IMMIGRANTS.
May 10, 2009 ... According to ANBA: The minister of Expatriates of Syria, Joseph Sweed, visited yesterday (7), in S?o Paulo, several institutions created and maintained by Arab immigrants and their descendants and greatly praised the work they develop in Brazil. "All of these Syrian and Lebanese ...
BRAZIL: US$ 750 MILLION ABROAD AT LOW INTEREST RATES.
May 10, 2009 ... According to ANBA: The Brazilian National Treasury managed to obtain US$ 750 million from North American and European investors. The money came from an issuing of foreign debt sovereign bonds maturing in January 2019 that took place on Thursday (7th). The return rate for investors is 5.80% ...
BRAZIL: ABC BANK TO START FINANCING HEALTHCARE COMPANIES.
May 10, 2009 ... According to ANBA: The ABC Brazil bank, a subsidiary of the Arab Banking Corporation, headquartered in Bahrain, announced last Thursday (7th) that it has begun supplying funding to healthcare institutions. According to information provided by its press office, the bank signed an agreement ...
HONG KONG: CHIEF SECRETARY CALLS FOR COMMUNITY CLEANING.
May 10, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang has called on the community to stay vigilant in preventing the spread of the H1N1 Influenza A virus. Mr Tang spoke to reporters after joining one of the community-wide clean Hong Kong activities in Sham Shui Po today ....
HONG KONG: HK'S TAX SYSTEM PRAISED.
May 10, 2009 ... According to ANBA: The Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau welcomes an article by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development commending Hong Kong's transparent tax system and its efforts to comply with international standards on the exchange of tax information. The ...
HONG KONG: VOTER REGISTRATION TO CLOSE MAY 16.
May 10, 2009 ... According to news.gov.hk: The Registration & Electoral Office urges eligible people to register as voters by May 16, as only registered electors can vote in future Legislative Council and District Council elections. Hong Kong permanent residents holding an identity document who are adults ...