Business Partnership
Mashreq launches debut workshop for SMEs in the UAE
Mashreq, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has announced a unique partnership with Arabian Business StartUp Magazine, designed to offer aspiring entrepreneurs,...
Singapore state fund buys into Philippines’ Metro Pacific
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC has partnered with Manila-based Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) to acquire a minority stake in MPIC's hospital business, according...
Ooredoo, Rocket Internet to fund Asian e-commerce start-ups
German incubator Rocket Internet announced that it is partnering with Ooredoo, the main telecom operator in Qatar (formerly known as QTel), in a new...
Dubai SME and Jordan-based Oasis500 form partnership
Dubai SME, the agency of the Department for Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has signed...
Silicon Valley venture fund seeks Middle East capital for startups
A new venture fund, the Fenox Global Fund IV, seeks to invest $100 million in seed, Series A and pre-IPO funding throughout the US,...
Accenture and Siemens launch smart grid joint venture
Accenture and Siemens have completed the formation of the Omnetric Group joint venture to support the development of smart grid technology and services. The...
Largest US real estate franchise comes to Dubai
IFA Hotels & Resorts, the largest foreign investor on the Palm Jumeirah, announced that it has been awarded the first Middle East master franchise...
Ooredoo, Cisco to deliver smart city solutions for Qatar
Qatar's telecom company Ooredoo and IT giant Cisco have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strategically collaborate to deliver ‘smart city’, ‘cloud’ and...
Philippines’ Ayala in $1b expansion drive
Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. said it plans to increase its presence in the power, infrastructure and education sectors as it expands in the medium...
Kuwait’s Hayat to invest in India property
Kuwait's Islamic investment firm Hayat Invest will invest $100 million in the Indian real estate sector in two years in partnership with Chennai-based residential...
Cambodia Air deal being finalised
Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced on February 12 that a deal with the Royal Group of Cambodia (RGC) to form Cambodia Airlines Co. Ltd was...
Nissan to build car factory in Myanmar
Japanese auto maker Nissan will invest more than $ 200 million for an auto factory construction project to be built on 100 acres of...
Tasweek partners with Inside Investor’s investvine.com
Tasweek Real Estate Marketing and Development, a United Arab Emirates-based real estate and property firm, has forged a partnership with Investvine.com, the fast-growing news...
Hyundai eyes $1.6b Indonesia railway project
Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C), one of South Korea's largest builders, said on February 5 it wants to take part in a...
Property in Malaysia remains good investment option
Property in Malaysia remains a good investment option for those from overseas, according to the chief executive of Wealth Mastery Academy Sdn Bhd. This...
AirAsia X ready to form Thai venture
Malaysian long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X said said in a filing to the Malaysian stock exchange on September 18 that it had agreed to...
AirAsia India to take off in October
AirAsia's newest venture, AirAsia India, is set to take to the skies in October 2013, the company's founder and CEO Tony Fernandes said on...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...