United Internet AG of Germany announced the Group’s preliminary, unaudited results according to IFRS for the fiscal year 2007. Consolidated sales grew by 26.7% to EUR 1,487.4 mln. Preliminary earnings before interest,
MobileAccess Networks, a leading global provider of multi-service in-building wireless solutions for operators and enterprises, has launched its Middle Eastern operations with a local office presence in Dubai. Building on its success
Fastweb, the Italian fixed network operator, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as a technological partner when it launches mobile services later this year. Italy’s largest alternative broadband provider will start complementary wireless
The business of Austrian Post proceeded favourably in 2007. Total revenue increased by 33.3% to EUR 2,315.7 mln. A major contribution to the growth in revenues (about EUR 500 mln) was the
Dubai Maritime City, the world’s first purpose-built maritime centre and a member of the Dubai World Group of companies, has predicted that boat ownership levels in Dubai will increase by 15% within
The pure commercial-banking model in Islamic banking in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) is being increasingly complemented by other, recently developed forms of more specialised Shari’ah-compliant financial intermediation, Moody’s Investors Service said
— UK Budget may include £30,000 tax on non-domiciles  A new tax of GBP 30,000 a year on “non-domiciled†businesspeople and their enterprises in the U.K. to be announced in Wednesday’s
New Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will meet on March 21 to try to relaunch talks to reunite the island, a United Nations spokesman said on Wednesday.
The dollar eased back towards record lows versus the euro on Wednesday as a pick-up in risk appetite prompted by central bank measures to boost liquidity petered out. On Tuesday the Federal
The Nicosia Chamber of Commerce has declared that it supports all efforts by President Demetris Christofias to help towards opening the checkpoint at the end of Ledra Street to the public, as
