For full coverage of business developments in Iran and the Middle East, see MEED Iran’s cabinet today approved issuing government-guaranteed bank bonds worth IR 100,000bn for the development of oil and gas fields jointly-owned with neighbouring countries, Fars Newsagency has…
Month: December 2015
Air France to resume Tehran flights in 2016
For full coverage of business events in Iran and the Middle East, see MEED Air France announced today that it will resume direct flights from Paris to Tehran in April in a further sign that EU nations are preparing for…
VAT in the GCC: not if but when
For full coverage of Middle East business developments, see MEED Agreements reached by members of the GCC this week about Value Added Tax (VAT) systems mark an important step forward in the increasingly-important fiscal reform debate and provide a clearer…
Iran in talks about gas pipeline to India
Proposed energy pipelines from the Gulf to India For full coverage of business developments in Iran and the Middle East, see MEED National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) managing director Alireza Kameli said Iran is negotiating about a subsea pipeline delivering…
Fitch forecasts Brent at $55 a barrel in 2016
For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Fitch Ratings said today that it has forecast Brent blend of crude oil will average $55 a barrel next year and $65 a barrel in 2017. This compares with the Brent blend…
LEED gold targeted for Jubail University
Jubail Industrial city looking north For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Jubail University College, which is due for completion in 2017 is aiming to achieve a LEED gold rating, MEED’s Saudi Mega Projects’ sustainability, energy efficiency…
Students classified as workers in Saudi Arabia
Architectural students at Dar Al Uloom University For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Engineering students can now be classified as workers and counted by as contributing towards Nitaqat Saudi-isation targets set by the Ministry of Labour,…
MEED conference said BIM can help raise sustainability
For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Building Information Modelling (BIM) can radically improve the sustainability of buildings, but it is a methodology that that should be adopted for groups of buildings only, MEED’s Saudi Mega Projects’…
MEED conference told Ma’aden is prioritising sustainability
For full coverage of Middle East business developments, see MEED The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) is prioritizing sustainability in the delivery of its major minerals projects in different parts of the kingdom, MEED’s Saudi Mega Projects’ sustainability, energy efficiency…
Municipalities should subsidise green buildings
For full coverage of Middle East business, see MEED Municipal authorities in Saudi Arabia should provide incentives including grants to encourage developers to building green buildings, MEED’s Saudi Mega Projects’ sustainability, energy efficiency and clean energy day was told this…