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Business briefing: 21 Aug 2013

Lebanon avoids truck strike, plus other news

by Executive Staff

Economics and Policy

The Union of Truck Owners at Beirut Port has suspended its strike as members await the outcome of meetings with officials to meet their seaport work demands.

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Qatar says it has sent the second shipment of natural gas to Egypt despite the turmoil engulfing the North African country and the woes of Qatar's Islamist allies there.

More from Reuters

 

Turkey’s central bank has raised its overnight lending rate for a second straight month in a bid to prevent a slide in the lira.

More from Reuters

 

Companies and Business

In Dubai, where almost half of the offices sit empty, the head of a state-owned business zone says there’s room to build the world’s tallest office tower.

More from Bloomberg

 
Abu Dhabi’s leading healthcare provider, NMC Health, has reported a 17.4 per cent increase in net earnings in the six months period ending June 30.
 
 

The United Kingdom government is seeking to renew sanctions against Iran's largest private bank, despite Britain's Supreme Court finding no evidence Bank Mellat had helped to fund Iran's nuclear programme.

More from The National

 

Emirates Airline will be trimming several services during the 80-day maintenance at Dubai International Airport beginning from May 1, 2014.

More from Gulf Business

 

 

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