The number of contracts traded on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) rose to 1,176,111 in January, an increase of 22 per cent over the figure for December 2014 and 13 per cent more than in the same month…
Day: February 11, 2015
Qatar to keep on bidding for sports events: AFP
Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, secretary general and CEO of the Qatar Olympic Committee, said in an interview published by AFP earlier this week that Qatar will continue bidding for large-scale sports events. This could theoretically mean bidding for a…
Jumeirah Group aims for 20 more hotels: Reuters
Jumeirah Group president and chief executive Gerald Lawless said in an interview yesterday that the hotel company he leads plans to have a total of 20 more hotels in different parts of the world by 2018. At present, Jumeirah, part…
Carlson Rezidor considers Saadiyat Island resort: The National
The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is considering plans to run a resort and an hotel on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi daily The National reports this morning “Resort hotels also attract their own level of business travellers as people…