Sharjah housing rents 38pc cheaper than 2008Average rents in the northern UAE emirate of Sharjah are still 38 per cent cheaper than in 2008, as additional supply keeps rates from increasing rapidly, according to a report from leading real estate consultancy Asteco. The prop More… |
Ten quick steps to book cheap flightsAirfares tend to take a major chunk out of our travel budget and yet, airfares remain a key component of every travel plan these days. Getting cheap airfares to favourite destinations always seems to be a tough task, but with deta More… |
Bahrain ministry properties 'rented out cheap'Properties under the supervision of the Bahrain Finance Ministry are being rented out for shockingly lower amounts. These include properties rented out to the US and the British Embassy, said a report. For further details, visit More… |
Drug shortages prompt question: are some medicines too cheap?Philip Aubrey buys medicines for British government-funded hospitals across London, capital of the world's fifth-largest economy, but last year he struggled to secure supplies of a basic AIDS drug. He is no More… |
Wars, cheap oil hurting Middle East growthThe World Bank said that 2015 economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa likely came to just 2.6 per cent, falling short of a 2.8 per cent forecast in October as war, terrorism and cheap oil took their toll. More… |
Cheap meat sourced in Bahrain following prices rowCheaper supplies of chilled Australian mutton have been sourced by Bahrain’s main livestock importer to help keep prices down. It is in response to a strike by butchers after the price of once-subsidised red meat soared after October 1, More… |
Cheap oil to push UAE into first fiscal deficit since 2009The UAE is set to post its first fiscal deficit since 2009 because of lower oil revenues, but it can avoid any serious economic slowdown, the International Monetary Fund said after annual consultations with UAE authorities. The UA More… |
In smartwatch war, Swatch goes for cheap, quick and ChinaThe world's largest watchmaker unveiled its riposte to Apple's smartwatch, announcing a plan to put cheap programmable chips in watches that will let wearers from China to Chicago make payments with a swipe of the wrist. S More… |
Iraq undercuts Saudi to grab Asian oil shareFast-growing oil exporter Iraq is selling its crude cheaper than any comparable supply, undercutting regional rival Saudi Arabia to grab a bigger slice of the Asian market. Three years into an oil expansion following decades of wa More… |
Samsung Total strikes key Iran oil dealSouth Korea's Samsung Total Petrochemicals (STC) has revived a contract to buy Iranian oil after a year's hiatus, as thin margins in plastics make the cheap fuel from Iran hard to resist, people familiar with the deal said. More… |