UAE April inflation eases to 0.9pc y/yThe consumer prices in the UAE slowed to 0.9 per cent year-on-year compared to the previous month, the data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. The housing and utility costs, which account for over 39 per cent of consum More… |
Abu Dhabi April inflation slows to 0.6pcAbu Dhabi's annual inflation in April slowed to 0.6 per cent compared to the previous month, according to data released by Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre. More… |
M&S opens second store in BahrainMarks & Spencer (M&S) said it has opened its 27,630 sq ft store at Bahrain City Centre, the group's second outlet in the kingdom, to complement its planned expansion in the GCC region. A member of the Al-Futtaim Group More… |
Kuwait inflation slows to 1.6pc in MarchKuwait's inflation slowed to a 1.6 per cent year-on-year (y/y) in March, down from 2.1 per cent last month mainly due to a sharp drop in food prices, said a report. More… |
GGC food consumption ‘to top 3pc growth’Food consumption in the GCC region will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 3.1 per cent, reaching 49.1 million metric tonnes by 2017 in line with the rapidly growing population and increase in foreign tourists, a report said. More… |
Savola switches to Fri-Sat weekendLeading Saudi Arabia-based food conglomerate Savola Group has announced plans to shift its weekend from Thursday-Friday to Friday-Saturday starting from the second half of 2013. More… |
Savola switches to Fri-Sat weekendLeading Saudi Arabia-based food conglomerate Savola Group has announced plans to shift its weekend from Thursday-Friday to Friday-Saturday starting from the second half of 2013. More… |
Mursi to seek oil, food supplies in RussiaEgypt's President Mohamed Mursi will seek oil, gas and grain silos when he visits Russia this week in a bid to revive cooperation that flourished in the Soviet era, officials said. The offic More… |
Food and hospitality expo to start in BahrainThe fifth edition of Bahrain's annual Food and Hospitality Expo will open tomorrow at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre, a report said. The three-day event, under the patronage of HRH Prime Minister Pr More… |
Bahrain in bid to promote food securityBahrain is stepping up efforts to develop sustained agriculture, banking on hydroculture. Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Minister Dr Jumaa Al Ka'abi visited a pilot hydroponic farm. He pledged support More… |








