TendersInfo back issues from September 2008:
United Arab Emirates: Realty firms to increase maintenance charges.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayV03 Real estate companies in Dubai are set to increase maintenance charges at their properties owing to an increase in the costs they incur, Emirates Business has learnt.Some companies, such as Emaar, have already increased the maintenance charges in several of ...
United Arab Emirates: Fertil invites bids for expansion of Ruwais fertiliser project.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Ruwais Fertiliser Industries (Fertil) is inviting bids for the long-awaited contract to expand its urea-based fertiliser complex at Ruwais, in the west of Abu Dhabi emirate. Five international contractors are being invited to submit technical bids by 18 December ...
United Arab Emirates: Dubai to tender Palm Deira metro deal.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Consultancy contract covers design of two metro lines and tram system costing $4bn in total. Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is preparing to issue tender documents for a consultancy contract to design two metro lines and a tram system serving Palm ...
United Arab Emirates: Adgas invites bids for final gas package.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (Adgas) is inviting companies to bid for the sixth and final main process package on Abu Dhabi's multi-billion-dollar integrated gas development (IGD). The project aims to produce and process more than 700 million cubic feet a ...
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi to overhaul sewer network.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Sewerage services company invites selected contractors to prequalify for $545m deep-tunnel work. Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Com-pany (ADSSC) is inviting selected contractors to prequalify for the AED2bn ($545m) deep-tunnel sewer as part of its plans to overhaul ...
united arab emirates : Barwa implements management systems.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Real estate giant Barwa yesterday launched its 'Project Management Systems 2008' (PMS) at an event held at the Sheraton Doha, attended by Ghanem bin Saad Al Saad, Chairman and Managing Director, senior management and officials from Qatari Diar. Imad ...
United Arab Emirates: Jasper Capital unit opens in DIFC.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Jasper Corporate Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Jasper Capital has received its license to operate as an authorised firm in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Jasper will offer financial and corporate finance advisory services, with a focus on ...
United Arab Emirates: Jasper Corporate Finance Limited awarded license to operate in DIFC.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Jasper Corporate Finance Limited, headquartered in London, UK, has been regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) since 2002. Jasper Capital Limited provides financial advisory, asset management and consulting services dedicated to the needs of ...
United Arab Emirates: GCC in $217bn power capacity expansion drive.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 GCC countries are in a serious drive to expand their power capacity and have already earmarked $217 billion (Dh797bn) on power projects to date. Majority of the new projects are in Saudi Arabia, where power-starved mega projects are expected to go ...
India : DP World s rocky passage in India.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 GMT From the cabin of the quayside gantry crane, suspended 50 metres above the docks, you can watch every turn of the Howrah Bridge container vessel as it comes in to dock. It has been waiting in the deepest channels of Mumbai Harbour for the tide to allow it to ...
United Arab Emirates: Daman takes controlling stake in EmBio.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 The UAE is vying to be the first Middle East country to produce biodiesel using inedible oil instead of fresh food crop as feedstock by next year.Dubai-based venture capital fund Alf Yad Limited announced yesterday that it is taking a majority stake in Emirates ...
United Arab Emirates: Alf Yad Taking Majority Stake in EmBio.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 Venture capital management firm Alf Yad Limited LLC is taking a majority stake in a company that assures a steady supply of commercial-grade biodiesel in the UAE to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions without compromising food security. Shehab ...
United Arab Emirates: Dubai investors to set up biofuel plant.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 Proposals have been announced for the first purpose built commercial biodiesel production facility in the GCC. (Getty Images)Bulldozers and lorries fuelled by biodiesel could become a common sight on construction sites and roads in the UAE if a new venture to ...
united arab emirates: Alf Yad announces partnership in landmark renewable energy venture - emirates Biodiesel (EmBio).
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 Alf Yad Limited LLC, a Dubai based venture capital fund today announced a venture capital investment in EmBio; positioned to become producer of the first constant supply of high grade Biodiesel in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council ....
United Arab Emirates: Med-Enec backed West Bank geothermal pilot project presented at Ramallah conference.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 The first geothermal system in Palestine, a cutting edge technology pilot project located in the Etihad Subdivision of the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, was presented by the Ramallah based Union Construction and Investment (UCI), which has implemented it ...
Jordan : Bids for Jordans first operational plant expected this month.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Bids for the Kingdom's first operational wind energy plant are expected to be received by the end of the month, the first in a series of steps projected to speed up utilisation of wind power, according to the Energy Ministry. Companies from Germany, ...
United Arab Emirates: Three KFH rebuilt branches back to work.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Kuwait Finance House's (KFH) acting Assistant General Manager for Banking Sector Nedal Ameen said that three branches in Bayan, Khaldia and Ardia have opened their doors to receive clients after rebuilding integrated branches that have high technology.The newly ...
United Arab Emirates: Kuwait Finance invests $275mn in China project.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Kuwait Finance House said on Saturday it was investing $275 million in a real estate project in China. (Getty Images)Kuwait Finance House (KFH), the Gulf states biggest bank by market value, said on Saturday it was investing $275 million in a real estate project ...
United Arab Emirates: Bahrain joins IMF data dissemination system.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Bahrain has joined the International Monetary Funds data mechanism as part of a drive to develop its statistical system, becoming the sixth Gulf country to participate in that facility, the IMF said yesterday.The kingdoms decision to participate in the General ...
United Arab Emirates: Oman Waste Water begins excavation work in Maabela.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 As part of the Al Seeb wastewater project, Oman Wastewater Services Company SAOC (OWSC)Oman Wastewater Services Company SAOC (OWSC) has commenced excavation work for building the sewage collection network in Maabela. Omar Al Wahaibi, CEO OWSCOWSC, ...
united arab emirates : Worlds largest vacuum sewage plant at work in Dubai.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 World's largest vacuum sewage plant at work in Dubai Bahrain Tribune - 30/08/2008 - Text + (MENAFN - Bahrain Tribune) The world's largest vacuum sewage plant is operating at Nakheel's Palm Jumeirah, officials revealed the project details ...
United Arab Emirates: Aga Khan and Syrian Government sign agreements to foster social and cultural development.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 The Syrian Government and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) signed three landmark agreements designed to strengthen collaboration in the areas of microfinance, healthcare, and cultural tourism. Syria's Prime Minister, His Excellency Mohamed Naji Al-Otri ...
United Arab Emirates: Energy Central signs MoU with Marina West for sewage treatment services.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 Energy Central Co (ECCO) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Marina West, Bahrains iconic new residential development on the Kingdoms west coast to build, own, operate, design and transfer a sewage treatment plant for the Bahrains first ...
United Arab Emirates: Shari'ah compliant home finance products available from Saudi Home Loans.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Saudi citizens and expatriates looking to buy their own property can now get simple and flexible Shari'ah compliant home finance from Saudi Home Loans (SHL).Saudi Home Loans (SHL) is the first fully Islamic specialized home finance company established in January ...
United Arab Emirates: Realtors unveil master plan of Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, Dubai.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 The urban real estate development in Dubai consists of educational, financial and commercial facilities and iconic civic properties Master plan for the Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, $60 billion real estate project in Dubai, has been disclosed by the ...
United Arab Emirates : New Middle East infrastructure financing initiative.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 Three Middle Eastern financial institutions propose to put up to $6 billion in authorised capital to set up a new investment bank under the name of InfraCapital. The new bank will focus on the financing of infrastructure investments in the Middle East, North ...
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi to spend Dh55 billion(USD15bn) on infrastructure projects by 2012.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 To cater to the needs of its growing population, Abu Dhabi is planning to spend upwards of Dh55 billion(USD15bn) on infrastructure projects by 2012 According to Plan Abu Dhabi 2030: Urban Structure Framework Plan, the UAE capital will be home to a ...
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi launches next phase of $1bn Fujairah pipeline.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (Transco) has issued tenders for the next phase of one of the world's longest pipelines, which will transfer water from the Fujairah 2 independent water and power project (IWPP) to Abu Dhabi. The contract ...
United Arab Emirates: Demand to boost rig building industry in the Middle East.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 The young Middle East rig-building industry is set to expand rapidly helped by the fast increasing demand for rigs across the world and rising rig charter rates, said industry players in the region. Demand for mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) ...
United Arab Emirates: Dubai Group closes $1.5bn syndicated commodity Murabaha facility.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Dubai Group, the leading diversified financial services company of Dubai Holding, has successfully closed the largest ever multicurrency syndicated commodity Murabaha transaction in the UAE. The $1.5bn facility was arranged for Dubai Financial Group, ...
United Arab Emirates: Gulf firms unite in $2.8bn fund.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 A group of prominent Gulf investment firms have created three new investment funds to channel at least $2.8 billion (Dh10.3 bn) into infrastructure, agriculture and hospitality projects in the Middle East and South Asia. The group of investors, which ...
United Arab Emirates: Salik accounts to be linked with more banks.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will link the Salik accounts with more banks, enabling users to process the several toll gate transactions by using their own bank accounts, Salah Al Marzooki, Director of Intelligent Traffic Systems Department, said on ...
United Arab Emirates: Emirates Leasing plans to launch new product.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Emirates Leasing, a new wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank, is set to provide the region with a one-of-a-kind mobility solution, offering Shariah compliant full-service vehicle leasing as well as fleet management services and sale & lease-back with a ...
United Arab Emirates : QNB takes stake in United Arab Emirates Bank.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 QNB, Qatar s largest lender by assets, is acquiring a 23.8 percent stake in the United Arab Emirates based Commercial Bank International. The move by QNB is the third acquisition by Qatar in the United Arab Emirates banking industry. This strategic stake is to ...
United Arab Emirates: Russian bank gets $280m term loan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Emirates NBD, Commerzbank, ICICI Bank, ING Bank and Raiffeisen Zentral Osterreich (RZB) completed the syndication of a $280 million term loan facility for Promsvyazbank, a commercial bank in Russia. The facility has a tenor of 12 months and carries a ...
United Arab Emirates: GFH, Ithmaar Bank and ADIH to set up three new companies.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Companies will focus on infrastructure, agriculture and hospitality. Statistics say that the MENA region accounts for one in every three dollars spent on worldwide infrastructure initiatives AgriCapital will encompass tailored products designed to serve a broad ...
United Arab Emirates: SABB wins two awards in internet banking.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 SABB has won two awards in the World's Best Internet banks competition in the regional sub-category consumer banking prizes awarded by the prestigious international publication, Global Finance, in its World's Best Internet Banks in the Middle East and Africa ...
United Arab Emirates: Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens master plan revealed.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens project have revealed their master plan. (Supplied)The developers of Dubai mega ecological project, the Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, have revealed the master plan for the $60 billion project. Designed by architect Eric Kuhne ...
United Arab Emirates: Global spaces revenue soars 11% to exceed $251b last year.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: datta303 Global space revenue from government and private activities exceeded $251 billion in 2007, an increase of 11 per cent over 2006, according to the Space Report 2008. Produced by the US-based Space Foundation, the report states that total revenue for ...
United Arab Emirates : Dubai-based investors to set up biofuel plant.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 Dubai-based asset manager Daman Investments will take a majority stake in a venture to build the emirates first plant to produce biodiesel from inedible oils, Daman Chief Executive Shehab Gargash told on Sunday. Rapidly-growing Dubai is facing a ...
United Arab Emirates : Gulf Banks Launch Islamic Firms for Investment.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 Three Gulf Arab banks will launch a specialised bank to finance infrastructure projects, an agriculture firm and a hospitality fund as rapid growth in the Middle East and North Africa lures billions in new investment. The consortium aims to set up ...
Afghanistan : Kabulis to get power boost over Ramadan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 More than two thirds of Kabulis will be blessed with electricity for eight hours of the day during the holy month of Ramadan, the head of the capital s electricity told Quqnoos.com in an exclusive interview. The city needs about 300 mega watts of ...
Afghanistan : UK Government pledges [pounds sterling]10.6 million to clear Afghanistan landmines.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 Over 300 villages in western Afghanistan will be cleared of mines as a result of new funding announced today by International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander. Over [pounds sterling]10 million will be given to the UK charity HALO Trust to ...
Austria : OMV Strengthens Security of Supply in Austria Through Increased Gas Production.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 OMV, Central Europe s leading oil and gas company, starts production out of gas fields Strasshof and Ebenthal, both located in the Vienna Basin. This brings OMV closer towards its goal of increasing domestic oil and gas production by approx. 20% till 2010.The ...
Austria : Australian bank opens branch.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will open its first branch in Vietnam, the bank announced this week. After operating a representative office in Hanoi for 14 years, the bank said it will celebrate the opening of its Ho Chi Minh City branch today. ...
Australia: AGL Energy sells Hallett-2 wind farm to EIT.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Australia-based AGL Energy has sold its 71MW Hallett-2 wind farm to the Energy Infrastructure Trust managed by ANZ Infrastructure Services in a transaction that will see AGL retain all renewable energy certificates, electricity output and asset naming rights ...
Australia: Several wind technologies point toward a more affordable wind powered future.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: kavita03 Wind power technology is changing as much as solar technology. Generating power from the wind no longer has to look like a sea of disembodied airplane propellers hanging from tall poles. Now wind power comes in different and oft times bizarre looks. ...
Australia: St George expands Teradata deal.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 TAKEOVER target St George Bank is still signing off on technology deals despite its looming $20 billion takeover by Westpac. St George today said it had extended its relationship with Teradata, purchasing the vendors latest enterprise data warehousing ...
Australia : Roto Pumps secures export order worth AU$ 0.5 million.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 Ketan SharmaCompany News Roto Pumps Noida Noida-based Roto Pumps has secured an export order worth AU$ 0.5 million (Rs 2 crore) from Blue Water for their Water Desalination Project in Sydney, Australia. Blue Water is a joint venture of John Holland ...
Australia: CST Wastewater Solutions expand water treatment services and technologies.(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayc03 Contra-Shear Technology are expanding their industrial and municipal services and technologies from a new headquarters just established in Sydney. Contra-Shear Technology has provided a broad range of quality cost-effective solutions for 25 years ...
Australia: Mekong carries the runoff from Chinas superpower status.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: kavita03 China says it remains a developing country despite an impressively rapid rise in the league of global power. By some measures, it is now the worlds third biggest economy and second largest exporter. However gauged, China is clearly a nation with increasing ...
Australia: Water Corp accused of trying to buy desal support.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayc03 A community action group objecting to a proposed desalination plant at Binningup, north of Bunbury, says the Water Corporation is trying to bribe the community. A community reference group, organised by the Water Corporation, met for the first time ...
Australia: Uranium to provide majority of Chinas power.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 Australian uranium tipped to source majority of Chinas power needs. Getty The chairman of Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton says Australia could be supplying 70 per cent of Chinas power needs from uranium in the future. Don Argus has told a ...
Australia: Sydney Water rips up IT to make business intelligent.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 Sydney Water will save more than $1.6 million in operational expenditure (OPEX) after it replaced its ailing data collection system with an enterprise business intelligence (BI) platform. The platform will organise a multitude of unstructured data ...
Australia: St George revamps data warehouse.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Australias fifth largest bank St George has completed a refresh of its data warehouse systems on the eve of its likely merger with larger rival Westpac. The implementation has seen the bank bring in Teradatas new three-node 5550 system, released ...
Australia: Fed Govt calls for submissions for infrastructure fund.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: deepak03 The Federal Government and its infrastructure advisory group are calling for public submissions about the sorts of projects which should be developed. Infrastructure Australia is the body which will administer the governments $20 billion fund for ...
Australia: Mining industry welcomes Govt funding pledge.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 The mining industry has welcomed the Queensland Governments pledge to improve the infrastructure of mining towns. The Government, the Resources Council and local councils have signed an agreement to develop a social impact plan for future mining ...
Australia : Australian firm plans coal mining in Mozambique.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 The Australian mining company Riversdale has announced that it has completed its Coal Project Mining Study, for an open cast coal mine at Benga, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, and has delivered the study to the Mozambican government. The ...
Australia: Cable link to connect New Caledonia and Australia.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sanjayc03 An undersea fibre optic cable linking New Caledonia and Sydney is to be put into service today MON with a promise of massively cheaper internet rates. The 2,200 kilometre cable was laid in a venture between New Caledonia s postal service and Alcatel Submarine ...
Australia: Mining boom towns get $100m facilities boost.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 The Queensland Government has announced a $100 million three-year plan to improve facilities in the states booming mining towns. The downside of the resources boom is the pressure on roads, schools, houses and hospitals so in future miners will have ...
Australia: Professional Advantage implement Microsoft Dynamics GP and WennSoft Software for Airmaster.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 Airmaster Australia are heating, ventilation, air conditioning and building automation specialists. From their headquarters in Melbourne and with offices in most Australian capital cities, the company provides 24 hour service nationally and offer a speedy target ...
Australia: CBA eyes stake in Indonesian bank.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Commonwealth Bank (CBA) may be interested in buying a stake mid-sized Indonesian bank Bank Ekonomi Raharja (BER), after Indonesian media reports said that a major shareholder was ready to sell its 78 per cent stake. According to The Australian, CBA ...
Australia: Siemens to supply slabs caster to voestalpine.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH & Co received a contract from the Austrian steel producer voestalpine Stahl GmbH for the supply of a new single strand slab caster. The order value for Siemens VAI is a two digit million euro figure. This will be the second ...
Australia: Libs promise $40m for Kalgoorlie hospital.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: manish03 The Opposition Leader Colin Barnett has pledged $50 million to upgrade Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital if the Liberals win government. The upgrade would include a new MRI scanner. Mr Barnett is flying to the Goldfields ...
Australia: MP wants carbon emission labelling.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 A Federal Government MP from western Victoria is calling for labelling on products to show how much carbon was emitted during manufacturing. The Member for Corangamite, Darren Cheeseman, says he believes consumers will soon be demanding to know how ...