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Elan buys $40m stake in Dubai pharma groupIrish drug firm Elan has agreed to pay $40 million for a 48 per cent stake in Dubai-based NewBridge Pharmaceuticals, a specialty therapeutics company, in line with its Africa and the Middle East expansion plans, said report. NewBr More… |
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NCB Capital launches Saudi's 1st UCITS fundsNCB Capital has become the first Saudi company to launch non-Saudi registered funds under the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) platform registered in Ireland. Saudi Arabia’s largest w More… |
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Skyfall sets Bond box office recordSkyfall set the record for the biggest UK weekend box office takings of any James Bond film, its producers said on Monday. The 23rd official cinematic adventure of the suave, but brutal 007, earned GBP20.1 million ($32.36 million) More… |
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Euro zone advancing through obstacle courseEurope has cleared more obstacles on the road to containing its sovereign debt crisis and stabilising the euro zone after Germany's constitutional court allowed a permanent bailout fund to go ahead and the Dutch voted for pro-European partie More… |
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Etihad not to sell Aer Lingus stakeEtihad Airways is not willing to sell its 2 per cent stake in Aer Lingus, the Irish flag carrier subject to a takeover bid by Ryanair, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Etihad president and chief executive James Hogan was quoted as More… |
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Bahrain ‘must find own way to resolve crisis'Bahrain should be left to sort out its own affairs as it tries to recover from last year's unrest, said an international expert on social reconciliation. It could learn from experiences of other countries, including Northern Ireland wh More… |
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Spanish bailout could reach $125bnA bailout for Spain's teetering banks, once requested by Madrid, could amount to as much as 100 billion euros ($125 billion), two senior EU sources told Reuters on Saturday. Spain has not yet made a formal request for European aid but More… |
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Ireland backs new EU fiscal treatyIrish voters backed the European Union's new fiscal treaty in a referendum yesterday, saving Europe a major headache but leaving the government little time to celebrate as problems across the euro zone continue to weigh at home. The govern More… |
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DEBI sees sharp rise in new buyers, suppliersDestination Britain & Ireland (DEBI 2012), the top B2B travel trade event of VisitBritain and Tourism Ireland, saw 22 new companies from the UK and Ireland attending to showcase their latest travel and tourism offerings to APMEA visi More… |
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Etihad, Ireland sports club ink 5-year dealEtihad Airways has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), which includes sponsoring GAA’s Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship for the next five years. Etihad Airways, the national airline o More… |
