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3 days ago · Qatar - Oil, Gas, Trade: Qatar’s economic prosperity is derived from the extraction and export of petroleum—discovered in 1939 and first produced in 1949—and natural gas. Before World War II Qatar’s population engaged in pearling, fishing, and some trade (with little exception the only occupations available) and was one of the poorest in the world. By the 1970s, however, native Qataris ...
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Qatar - Persian Gulf, Oil, Gas: Little is known of Qatar’s...
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2 days ago · Dubai Financial Market, the stock exchange operator, said net profit rose 27 percent to AED94 million ($26 million) in the third quarter of 2024 compared to AED74 million a year earlier. Revenue jumped 12 percent year on year to AED155 million as trading volume increased to 1.7 million, a 20 percent year on year increase.
Oct 25, 2024 · 3.1 Colonial History and Transnational Mobility. The Gulf region’s political economy, and the TNE-based strategies on which my research focusses, are closely entangled with the region’s history of foreign influence, colonial power relations, and engrained patterns of transnational mobility. Thus, a brief historical detour is warranted.
Oct 24, 2024 · The company merged with Joseph E. Levine, Inc., in the 1960s. In 1966 Gulf + Western Industries took control of the corporation. Paramount Pictures became a key element in the restructuring of Gulf + Western from a diverse conglomerate into one focusing on media and communications—a transformation reflected when Gulf + Western changed its name to Paramount Communications Inc. in 1989.
2 days ago · 1. Flexible regulations.As Humaidan, from the central bank, points out, the island is working hard to make sure its regulatory environment favours innovation and investment.
Oct 7, 2024 · Posted Mon 7 Oct 2024 at 11:47am. A day after oil prices surged, US President Joe Biden warned Israel against military strikes on Iran's oil export facilities for good reason — any attack could ...
2 days ago · Asia - Manufacturing, Industries, Economies: Industrial development in Asia has been remarkable since the end of World War II. Most spectacular was Japan’s emergence as a global manufacturing superpower in the first postwar decades, but more recently the focus has been on countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia. Nonetheless, Asia’s industrial output is still far less than its ...
