Economics Fitch Rating agency says an expansionary 2013 budget based on a conservative oil price will support another year of healthy economic growth for Saudi Arabia. More from AME Info Public expenditure in Dubai is set to increase by 7.8 percent in 2013 as the emirate's ruler HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved a budget worth $9.3bn. More from Construction Week Lebanon has imposed a temporary ban on the import of cattle from the Brazilian state of Parana over fears of mad cow disease. More from The Daily Star Companies Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is in the final stages of buying a stake in India’s Jet Airways, a senior Indian government source has said. More from Gulf Business Dubai’s Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co, or du, has signed a $100 million financing deal with Standard Chartered to shore up liquidity. More from Reuters Dubai
