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Gap seen between social progress and GDP in MenaMany resource-rich countries in the region do not perform as well on social and environmental indicators when compared to countries of similar per capital wealth which are not dependent on natural resources, said an expert. &ldquo More… |
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Future Pipe buys US firmFuture Pipe Industries Group (FPIG) has acquired 100 per cent of Specialty Plastics (SPI), a fibreglass reinforced pipe business, from ITT Exelis. SPI, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US, is a More… |
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ME CMT firms fare well on shareholder indexWhile 2008 was a horrible year for most communications, technology and media (CMT) firms worldwide, many Middle East and Africa players – including Etisalat and Orascom,– have demonstrated above average performance in Oliver Wyman’s Shareholder Pe More… |
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SPI launches 'show apartment’ at Sabban TowersSabban Property Investments (SPI) has launched a three-bedroom ‘show apartment’ at the QR1.2 billion ($329.5 million) ‘Sabban Towers’ project. The developer has collaborated with THE One – a global home fashion brand – to complete the inte More… |
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SPI launches internship programmeSabban Property Investments (SPI) has launched a unique internship programme in partnership with UK-based Birmingham City University (BCU) that will involve students in the construction of the Sabban Towers. Six international university s More… |
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SPI launches second carbon offset initiativeSabban Property Investments (SPI) has commenced the second phase of its carbon offset initiative, which includes a waste heat recovery plant and wind farm project in China. The two projects will offset 50 per cent of the carbon emissions f More… |
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Sabban backs wildlife society campaignSabban Property Investments (SPI) has signed a corporate membership agreement with the Emirates Wildlife Society - World Wide Fund for Nature (EWS-WWF). By joining EWS-WWF, the local arm of the internationally renowned conservation group More… |
