 | Doha 2nd lowest risk city for
employers in MENA: Aon Hewitt
DOHA is the second lowest people
risk city in the Middle East
and North Africa region
(MENA), according to the findings
from the 2012 People Risk
Index, released on Sunday. Aon
Hewitt, the global human
resources business of Aon plc ...
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| | OPEC´s Thursday meet
unlikely to change output |  OPEC ministers gather this
week in Vienna to review cartel´s
oil output levels against
the backdrop of a weak global
economy, fragile demand,
oversupply and simmering
Iran tensions.
The Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC), whose 12
member nations pump one
third of the world´s crude supplies,
will meet on Thursday in
the Austrian capital where the
cartel is headquartered.
At their last gathering in
December, OPEC members
agreed to hold actual output
at 30 million barrels per day,
citing an uncertain demand
outlook, with extra unofficial
production coming from
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait
and Libya.
Experts predict OPEC this
time around will again make
no move, keeping its official
output... | | | EU´s airline safety
bans hinder
African carriers,
says IATA |  AIRLINES have urged
Western governments to do
more to improve safety in
Africa, and accused the
European Union of failing
to grasp the continent´s
needs by banning dozens of
carriers.
The head of the
International Air Transport
Association (IATA), which
represents most major airlines,
said a list of operators
banned from the EU included
several that are safe, that and
the EU failed to aid others
needing practical help.
Plane crashes in Nigeria
and Ghana have killed over
160 people in the past week,
increasing concerns over
Africa´s safety record.
"The airlines on the EU
blacklist are on it because the
EU hasn´t adequate confidence
in the safety oversight
provided by regulatory
authorities, so the airline ... | | | China´s trade surplus widens
to $18.7bn amid global woes |  CHINA´S exports and
imports shot up in May, but
analysts cautioned the betterthan-
expected data released
on Sunday was no cause for
joy amid global economic
woes and a slowdown in the
Asian powerhouse.
The strong figures come
after China put in a poor economic
performance in May
and concerned policymakers
cut interest rates for the first
time in more than three years,
as they look to spur growth.
According to the customs
agency, exports rose 15.3 percent
on-year in May to $181.1
billion and imports increased
12.7 percent to $162.4 billion,
slightly widening the trade
surplus for the third consecutive
month to $18.7 billion.
This compares with a lacklustre
4.9 percent increase in
exports and 0.3 percent rise
in imports ... | |
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