When Belgian bank Fortis agreed this week to buy a controlling stake in Turkey's Disbank, they became the second European lender to buy into a Turkish counterpart since December.
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Economic Update | Banking Changes
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Trans-Balkan Breakthrough
22 Jul 2010
The news this week that an agreement had finally been signed on a trans-Balkan oil pipeline was greeted warmly by Sofia, with the deal being potentially good news for both the companies involved and...
Economic Update | Squeezing Credit
22 Jul 2010
With the Central Bank this week approving new measures to open up Bulgarian bank accounts to international transfers next year, the circulation of money is likely to be vastly improved.
Economic Update | The Attraction of Power
22 Jul 2010
With the laying of the foundation stone for the new Ras Laffan B Power and Water Plant project at Ras Laffan Industrial City this week, Qatar's demand for power and water looks to be sated for at...
Economic Update | Growing Pains
22 Jul 2010
Turkey's economy grew last year at the fastest rate in nearly 40 years, surging past many expectations.
Economic Update | Jobs for All?
22 Jul 2010
A "ticking time-bomb" was how delegates and panellists at the World Economic Forum Roundtable on Arab Competitiveness in Doha last week dubbed unemployment in the Arab world.
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