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State seeks
to expand
technical
ties with
IAEA
In brief
Fresh snowstorms
hit communities
Fresh snowstorms struck the
northeastern US yesterday,
paralysing communities in a rare
mid-autumn blizzard that killed
eight people and dumped more than
six feet of snow near Buffalo. The
National Weather Service said an
extra 2 to 3ft (60 to 90cm) of lake
effect snow, created when frigid air
moves over warm lake waters, could
fall. It said visibility was near zero
and that thunder and lightning were
likely to accompany the heaviest
snow as a state of emergency and
travel bans remained in place in
western New York state. The colossal
snowfall has collapsed roofs,
damaged homes and businesses,
cancelled flights and stranded
motorists for as many as two nights
on the highway, including New York
rock group Interpol. Page 6
BUSINESS | Electronics
QNA
Vienna
T
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani joined worshippers in performing Istisqaa Prayer (prayer for rain) at Al Wajbah prayer ground yesterday morning. The rain
prayer comes in pursuit of the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), asking Allah the Almighty to send rain. Page 2
Qatar Civil Aviation Authority chairman Abdul Azeez al-Nuaimi inaugurating the
countrys new Seismic Information Network office in Abu Hamour yesterday.
PICTURE: Jayan Orma
seismic-related issues, especially after the massive earthquake that rocked
Iran in April 2013.
It was a devastating earthquake
measuring close to 7.3 magnitude on
Richter Scale and caused considerable
damage across Iran and its bordering
areas in Pakistan, he recalled while
explaining the reasons for equipping
the countrys Meteorology Department with the latest instruments
available in the world.
Considering that the aerial distance
to Iran from Qatar is less than 1,000
Nearly 30 artists from different countries participated in the Fine Arts Competition. The participants have been
assigned to different locations at the
festival site according to their preference
and artistic vision. The competition is
organised in association with the Qatar
Fine Arts Society.
The festivals efforts to raise awareness of maritime heritage among
schoolchildren continued, with hundreds of students visiting Kataras beach
to learn about the countrys ancient
customs and traditions.
Katara launched a booklet yesterday
about Dhows in the Gulf region, in celebration of the festival. Al-Hitmi said
that visitors should expect a number of
surprise events and activities, starting
today afternoon.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
QATAR
HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani with other dignitaries performing the Istisqaa Prayer (Prayer for rain) at Al-Wajba prayer ground yesterday.
Panel discusses
ways to tackle
cyber threats
T
Assistant FM
meets Croatian
House speaker
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani
holding talks with the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Josip Leko in Doha yesterday. Talks dealt
with bilateral relations and means of enhancing them, in addition to a number of issues of mutual
interest.
Cabinet holds
field visits for
trainees
The Cabinets general secretariat
has organised a two-day field
visit for trainees of the Ministry
of Justices Centre of Legal and
Judicial Studies (CLJS).
This is the centres 13th training
course for new employees.
Participants were briefed on the
nature of work at the general
secretariat, particularly in the
legislative field. The visit also
featured hands-on demonstration
of the tasks and duties of
the Cabinets departments
concerned with legal work in
order to provide trainees with
knowledge and skills.
Qatars envoy to
Comoros presents
credentials
Some of the new seismic information equipment installed at the new office in Abu Hamour.
PICTURE: Jayan Orma
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Staff Major General al-Khulaifi and CMUQ dean Baybars attending the event. Below: The panellists at the
event.
In brief
Qatar opens
embassy in
Myanmar
The embassy of the State of Qatar
in Myanmar held a ceremony
yesterday at Sedona Hotel in
Yangon on the occasion of the
opening of its premises.
The ribbon cutting ceremony
at the embassy premises was
attended by Deputy Foreign
Minister of Myanmar U Thant
Kyaw along with Qatars nonresident ambassador to Myanmar
Jabor bin Ali al-Dousari.
The Deputy Foreign Minister
of Myanmar said that his
government will take steps to
open an embassy in Doha.
Gambian leader
ends Doha visit
The arrested men along with the seized materials.
try of Interior by reporting any
person suspected of producing
and dealing in sweika by con-
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
QATAR
Conference on academic
advising draws wide
international participation
C
lose to 200 academic
advisers, academic and
student affairs professionals and educators in Doha,
the region and beyond attended
the 2014 NACADA Middle East
conference, the rst ever conference on academic advising in
the region.
Co-hosted by Qatar University (QU) Centre for Academic
Advising and Retention and
the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), the
two-day forum - a rst in the
Middle East - drew presenters
from more than 20 institutions
across the region.
They represented institutions such as QU, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi University,
Weill Cornell Medical College in
Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, American University of
Sharjah, University of Leicester,
Isik University and Mazandaran
University of Medical Sciences.
The opening ceremony was
attended by officials from both
parties, including QU president Prof Sheikha Abdulla alMisnad, NACADA executive
director Dr Charlie Nutt (both
keynote speakers), QU vicepresident for student affairs Dr
Omar al-Ansari, deans, faculty
and students.
The ceremony also included
presentation of the NACADA
2014 Outstanding Academic
Advising Programme Certicate of Merit Award to Prof alMisnad by Dr Nutt.
The award is in recognition
of the centres distinctive academic advising programmes,
making QU the only university
in the Gulf and the Middle East
to receive this prestigious honour. Plans are under way to sub-
Ten teams participate in pearl diving competition of Katara Traditional Dhow Festival
The pearl diving competition of Kataras Fourth Traditional Dhow Festival kicked off yesterday with the Al Dashah operetta, a traditional celebration held in the
old days when sailors entered the sea, heading to the diving vessels before launching them into the pearl banks (Al Hayrat). Ten participating teams sailed off
Kataras beach, including Qatars Al Ghariyah and Balhaneen, alongside two teams each from Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The contest will last for
three days, with the teams returning to Kataras seashore tomorrow. Upon arrival, the Al Qafal heritage festival, which embodies the return of divers to their
homeland, will celebrate the return of the boats. PICTURES: Nasar T K
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
REGION/ARAB WORLD
Iran nuclear
talks stuck,
deadline may
be extended
Reuters
Vienna
Egypts Minister of Transport and Communications Hani Dahi (second left) checks a damaged train carriage after a bomb exploded at the Rameses railway station in downtown
Cairo yesterday.
5 policemen injured
in Cairo terror blast
AFP
Cairo
A militant group called Ajnad Misr (Soldiers of Egypt) has claimed several attacks
in Cairo that targeted security forces, including one near Cairo University last
month that wounded nine people.
Police have tightened security in and
around universities across Egypt, where
students supporting Mursi still stage regular protests.
During the past academic year, at least
14 students were killed in clashes with
security forces on university campuses the last bastions of pro-Mursi protesters.
Separately yesterday, four people were
injured in a stampede at the capitals
Ramses station after a blast inside a com-
the Muslim American Society as terrorist organisations and said it was seeking
more information from the Emirati government on why it had designated them
as such.
CAIR said it was seeking clarication
from the UAE government on what it
termed a shocking and bizarre report.
The Cordoba Foundation, which describes itself as an independent think
tank, said it rejected the designation,
calling it an unprecedented and irresponsible move.
ulf monarchy Bahrain holds elections tomorrow but with the opposition boycotting there seems
little hope of an end to political deadlock
in the key US ally.
Bahrain remains divided nearly four
years after security forces in the Sunniruled kingdom clamped down on protests
led by majority Shias taking their cue
from the Arab Spring uprisings.
The opposition is demanding a real
constitutional monarchy with an elected
prime minister who is independent from
the ruling royal family.
But the Saudi-backed al-Khalifah dynasty has refused to yield.
Bahrain is home to the US Fifth Fleet
- in a crucial position off the coast of
adversary Iran - and is one of several
Arab states supporting US-led airstrikes
against the Islamic State group in Iraq
and Syria, making it a vital Western ally.
Turnout tomorrow is likely to be low
as the main opposition party has already
called for a boycott.
Campaigning has been subdued, even
if the streets of the capital are festooned
with election posters.
A rally organised by Adel al-Dhawadi,
a candidate for the Islamic Forum party,
outside Manama on Wednesday attracted
just a few dozen supporters.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
AFRICA
Preacher ignores
summons for
building collapse
inquest, again
AFP
Lagos
Satas
widow
joins run
to replace
president
Reuters
Lusaka
T
A couple stand near Perceiving Freedom, a giant sculpture of a pair of sunglasses created by artist Michael Elion as part of World
Design Capital 2014 to honour late South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, in Cape Town. The sculpture,
which is sponsored by Ray-Ban and has stirred controversy after the artist was accused of seeking to benefit from Mandelas legacy,
was defaced by vandals this week. Local activist group Tokolos is suspected of being behind the vandalism.
workers they are all very vigilant and very efficient; more
importantly, most of the ETUs
dont have patients, she added.
Her office said the objective
was to have zero new cases by
Christmas.
The World Bank meanwhile
said nearly half the workforce in
Liberia was no longer working
since the onset of the epidemic,
with the self-employed working
in markets particularly badly hit.
In Mali, which has recorded
ve Ebola deaths, 413 people
were being tracked for signs
of the disease and only one a
doctor at a hospital where a Guinean imam had died of the disease has tested positive, the
government said.
The ght against Ebola is far
from being won despite the encouraging news from Liberia,
world leaders have warned.
We are nowhere near out of
the woods yet in West Africa,
US President Barack Obama
said.
ment of the army along the border with Mozambique, a poaching hotspot.
Helicopters are also used
to intercept poachers as well
as armed ground patrols with
sniffer dogs.
Unfortunately the threat
of poaching has continued to
escalate while various multifaceted interventions are being
implemented by South Africa,
the Minister of Environmental
Affairs Edna Molewa said. We
are concerned that poaching
is part of a multi-billion dollar
worldwide illicit wildlife trade.
Addressing the scourge is not
simple.
South African National Parks
(SANParks), which manages the
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
AMERICAS
Josh Nieves, 20, a music student from Fort Myers and Tim Kehl, 19,
a junior finance student from Tallahassee, kneel yesterday at the
fountain in front of the library and pray at Florida State University, in
Tallahassee. Three students were shot and wounded when a gunman
opened fire inside the main Florida State University library early
yesterday. Campus police shot the suspect dead, officials said.
dent John Thrasher, in a statement, said that investigators assured him that the shooting was
an isolated incident.
Security is not lacking on
campus, added Florida State
University police chief David
Perry. This person for whatever
reason produced a handgun and
started shooting.
But it was the 23rd shooting at
a US college this year in which at
least one person was wounded
or killed, according to a running
tally by the Everytown for Gun
Safety lobby.
Classes were cancelled yesterday, but the university with
more than 40,000 students remained otherwise open.
With midterms scheduled before next Thursdays Thanksgiving holiday, the Strozier Library
was open round-the-clock to
Northeast
US braces
for more
snow chaos
AFP
New York
he northeastern United
States braced for another
bout of potentially deadly
weather yesterday after a rare,
mid-autumn blizzard killed at
least eight people.
The pre-winter storm this
week dumped more than six feet
(1.8m) of snow in some areas, including the hard hit city of Buffalo in the western part of New
York state.
Forecasters have predicted
that the wintry deluge could set
a record for the heaviest snowfall
ever in the US in a 24-hour time
span.
The National Weather Service
(NWS) said in its latest bulletin
The Skyline of Buffalo, New York, is barely visible from a snow-covered and unploughed road with a stop sign, a day after a winter storm that
dumped a reported 1.5m of lake-effect snow on the area. Forecasters are predicting more snow in the area which might bring the total snowfall
to more than 1.83m.
days while waiting for help to arrive and roads to be cleared.
Many of those who died lost
their lives while working clear
away mounds of heavy snow
from their cars and homes.
A man in his 60s died of a heart
attack while trying to operate his
snow blower, bringing to eight
the number of deaths blamed
on the blizzard said deputy Erie
County executive Ricard Tobe.
Very dangerous storm. One
more day. Lets get through this
snow. People continue to be
smart. Stay at home. Observe the
S
President
Barack
Obama was due to unveil
measures yesterday that
are expected to shield millions
of undocumented migrants from
deportation, as he bypasses a
Congress that has failed to pass
broader immigration reform.
The executive action could affect up to 5mn of the estimated
11mn people most of them from
Mexico and Central America
living and working illegally in the
United States.
Since 1986, when then Republican president Ronald Reagan
granted a sweeping amnesty, all
attempts at major reform of the
countrys immigration system
have failed.
In the face of congressional
stalemate, Obama who made
the issue one of his priorities
upon taking office in 2009 has
decided now, with two years left
in the White House, to take the
matter into his own hands.
The Democratic president will
explain his proposals to the nation in a prime-time speech at
8pm (0100 GMT today).
Today he will elaborate on the
plan in a speech at a Las Vegas
high school.
Everyone agrees that our
immigration system is broken,
he said in a video message on
Wednesday.
Unfortunately,
Washington has allowed the
problem to fester for too long.
US regulators have suspended trading in four small over-thecounter stocks of companies that they said have been touting the
development of products to prevent or treat the Ebola virus, and
warned investors to beware of similar scams.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that it
had suspended trading in the shares of New York-based Bravo
Enterprises Limited, California-based Immunotech Laboratories
Incorporated, Canada-based Myriad Interactive Media Incorporated
and Wholehealth Products Incorporated, which is also located in
California.
The SEC also issued a warning that con artists may be soliciting
investors and claiming to be developing treatments or medicine to
prevent the deadly virus.
Company officials at Bravo Enterprises, Immunotech Laboratories
and Myriad Interactive Media could not be immediately reached for
comment.
A woman who answered the phone at Wholehealth Products hung
up after saying the company was private.
Obama chats during lunch with Standing Rock Sioux tribal youths at We The Pizza/Good Stuff Eatery
following an Oval Office greeting, in Washington, DC yesterday. This visit was a follow up to a youth
roundtable hosted by the president in June during a trip to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in
Cannonball, North Dakota. During that discussion, the Obamas invited the youths to visit the White House.
both the House of Representatives and the Senate in January
after a huge win in this months
midterm elections, says Obama
is going way too far.
If he acts by executive diktat, President Obama will not be
acting as a president he will
be acting as a monarch, Republican Senator Ted Cruz, one of
Obamas harshest critics in Congress, wrote in an opinion piece.
Some have questioned the
constitutionality of his actions.
Other say Congress just needs
more time.
The action hes proposed
would ignore the law, would reject the voice of the voters and
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
ASEAN
Price hike protest
Great apes
threatened
by palm oil
AFP
Kuala Lumpur
An Indonesian student stands near burning tires as he gives a speech during an anti-fuel price hike protest in Padang, West Sumatera, yesterday. Indonesia raised the price of
subsidised fuel by up to 35 per cent on Tuesday. The increases are likely to drive up prices for basic commodities and the inflation rate.
the shermen make their boats peoplecarrying boats, Sanya told Reuters. Some
converted Ranong boats can carry up to
1,000 people.
Boat operators can earn between 5,000
and 10,000 baht ($150-300) per person by
ferrying illegal migrants from Myanmar to
Thailand, he added.
The Royal Thai Navy told Reuters last
month that most smuggling and trafficking ships plying the Bay of Bengal were
from Thailand. The navy also said it had
increased patrols.
According to the Arakan Project, which
plots migration across the Bay of Bengal,
about 100,000 Rohingya have left Rakhine
State since 2012. Violent clashes with
ethnic Rakhine Buddhists that year killed
hundreds and left 140,000 homeless, most
of them Rohingya.
Some Rohingya, as Reuters reported
last year, are held for ransom by trafficking gangs at jungle camps in Thailand until relatives pay to secure their
release.
Ranongs provincial capital, which goes
by the same name, is a port city just 40
Indonesian police
defend virginity tests
DPA
Jakarta
Student Natchacha Kongudom flashes a three-finger salute inspired by the movie The Hunger Games in front of a billboard of the film outside the Siam Paragon cinema
in Bangkok yesterday.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
AUSTRALASIA/EAST ASIA
BILATERAL TIES
BRUTAL
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE?
REPLACEMENT
North Korea
once again
threatens a
nuclear test
AFP
Seoul
Rice war!
South Korean protesters burn rice straw during a rally in Seoul yesterday against a Free Trade Agreement between South Korea and China
affecting the local rice market.
This artist impression image released yesterday by Shimizu Corp of a modern-day Atlantis.
the top and the bottom of the ocean
for generating power.
Shimizu says the Ocean Spiral
would cost 3tn yen ($25bn), and all the
technology could be in place by 2030.
It is the third such project unveiled
by the company after a oating metropolis and solar power ring around
the moon.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BRITAIN
CONTROVERSY
APPOINTMENT
RULING
HEALTHCARE
TRAGEDY
Horses killed in
railway incident
Police who have been looking into cash-forpeerages claims for nearly six months were
yesterday urged to question a second Liberal
Democrat peer. Scotland Yard started assessing
allegations made by Lord Oakeshott in May after
he resigned from the LibDems following a failed
coup against Nick Clegg. He suggested all the main
parties were involved in cash-for-peerages. Now
former LibDem treasurer Lord Razzall has revealed
wealthy supporters had offered his party donations
of a million pounds for a seat in the Lords on
several occasions proposals he rejected. SNP MP
Angus MacNeil is to write to the Met asking them
to consider Lord Razzalls comments.
Charles will
not be silenced
when made
king, say allies
Guardian News and Media
London
Ukip parliamentary candidate Mark Reckless and wife Catriona arrive at the polling station to vote in the by-election in Rochester, Kent, yesterday.
ritains
anti-European
Union UK Independence
Party (Ukip) was yesterday set to claim its second seat
in parliament a month after
gaining its rst foothold as voters went to the polls in the town
of Rochester.
The by-election in southeast England was called after
MP Mark Reckless defected in
September from Prime Minister David Camerons Conservative Party to Ukip, which wants
strict quotas on immigration.
The Conservatives have
campaigned hard for the Ro-
n astonishing arsenal of
15,429 knives, guns and
other potential weapons
has been seized by security staff
in crown and magistrates courts
in England and Wales in just over
two years, the government has revealed.
The total includes 41 rearms
or replicas and nearly 5,400
knives as well as items such as syringes, tools, umbrellas, aerosols
and cans, a list officials say is not
exhaustive.
Conscations in the year ending in March were more than
twice as high than for the 14
months before.
Magistrates said the gures reinforced the need for solid security arrangements and would be
taking up the issue with the government.
Sadiq Khan, the shadow justice
secretary , who obtained the gures via a parliamentary question,
said: It is staggering that the
number of offensive weapons in
chester and Strood seat, leading experts to portray the election as a historic moment in
British politics if polls indicating a Ukip win bear out.
Ukip was not supposed
to win this by-election, explained Matthew Goodwin,
politics professor at Nottingham University.
The partys victory in Clacton on October 9 was more predictable as it was perfect territory for Ukip.
It is lled with the types of
voters who have fuelled Ukips
rise since 2010 - older, white,
working-class and struggling
voters who have few qualications.
But Rochester and Strood
Place2be awards
immigration in an attempt to
stem the ow.
Eric Pickles, the Conservative communities secretary,
dismissed Recklesss claims.
I dont think there will be any
(defections), he said during a
campaign trip to Rochester.
We have brought the economy back from the brink. At times
when we talk to our friends in
Ukip it sounds as though the
only thing they really like about
our country is its past.
Polls opened at 0700GMT
and closed at 2200GMT.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage was
in Rochester to back his candidate, who said campaigning
had gone according to plan.
This is not a day for politi-
cians but for the people of Rochester and Strood, said Reckless, shortly after casting his
vote. Elections are the purest
aspect of our democracy and I
always enjoy them.
The rst week or two of the
campaign were quite tough,
then it has been going as
hoped.
But his party was on Wednesday forced to clarify remarks
made by Reckless over its immigration policy. The party insisted it was in favour of allowing all existing EU migrants to
stay, despite Reckless appearing to suggest that they would
only be allowed to remain in the
UK for a transitional period if
Britain left the bloc.
he parents of a British
hotelier murdered on the
Caribbean island of St
Lucia yesterday announced a reward for information about his
killing.
Multimillionaire Ollie Gobat,
38, is feared to have upset members of the islands criminal underworld with one of his ventures, with friends saying he had
been threatened by investors
in property he was constructing.
His parents Helen and Theo
Gobat, from Esher, Surrey, said
the reward was a last throw of
the dice as scant police resources had meant an official investigation was oundering seven
months after he was shot by contract killers.
The family have spent
100,000 on the case, and business and tourism contacts have
contributed to a reward fund
of 250,000 Eastern Caribbean
dollars about 60,000. The
British government refuses to
send police to investigate as it is
opposed to the countrys death
penalty. In the face of intimida-
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Friday, November 21, 2014
EUROPE
A firefighter tackles a blaze after shelling destroyed several houses in the district of Kuibishevskiy near the
airport in the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk yesterday as artillery fire continues to rock the
eastern Ukraines pro-Russian rebel bastion. Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire
came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said.
emissions, much of it for vulnerable small island nations and Africas poorest countries.
She said raising the billions in
pledges had created renewed
trust and enthusiasm ahead of
international talks in Peru next
month, and in France a year later,
on slashing worldwide carbon
emissions.
British economist and climate
change expert Nicholas Stern
welcomed the contributions and
said overseas aid for developing countries to make the transition to low-carbon economic
development and growth helps
to reduce poverty and to secure a
cleaner and safer future for everyone.
The UN Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change warned
this month that time is running
out to limit warming to 2 Celsius
(3.6 Fahrenheit) by 2100 from
pre-industrial levels.
Instead, they said the Earth
is on a trajectory to warm up by
at least 4 Celsius a recipe for
melting ice caps, extreme weather events, habitat and species loss
and conict for resources.
After years that saw little
progress in climate talks, the
worlds two biggest economies
and top polluters, China and the
United States, this month agreed
to new targets.
At a Beijing meeting, President Barack Obama committed
the United States to reducing its
greenhouse gas emissions by 2628% by 2025 compared to two
decades earlier.
China, the worlds top polluter,
agreed for the rst time to slow
emissions growth and ultimately
reverse it after emissions peak
around 2030.
The 28-nation European Union, the third-largest greenhouse
gas producer, has pledged to cut
its emissions by at least 40% by
2030 from 1990 levels.
Duchess of Alba
dies, aged 88
Duchess Cayetana Fitz-James
Stewart, one of the most titled
nobles in the world and richest
women in Spain, died aged 88
in her home town of Seville,
the citys mayor announced
yesterday.
She was admitted to hospital on
Sunday night with respiratory
failure caused by a lung infection.
As her condition worsened, she
was transferred to her home
and died surrounded by family
members.
Lady Cayetana always had
Seville in her heart and will
remain forever in the heart of
Seville. Rest in peace, tweeted
Mayor Juan Ignacio Zoido.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
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INDIA
Bukhari move
to make son
his deputy is
illegal: govt
IANS
New Delhi
A child offers a slice of cake to Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as she poses with children and her father Krishnaraj Rai to celebrate his 76th birthday in
Mumbai on Wednesday. The actress celebrated the day by pledging to fund the surgeries of 100 children born with cleft palates through The Aishwarya Rai Foundation.
Sinha: setback
The court told Sinhas lawyer
Vikas Singh: When it appears
to us that things are not well,
somebody may take over and
proceed. We dont want to pass
an order casting aspersions on
the investigations.
Grover said Sinha had interfered in the 2G case which is
completely inconsistent with
the agencys stand.
Our case in 2G could have
been demolished, if Sinhas
stand was accepted, Grover
told the highest court.
Former telecoms minister A
US court denies
Ranbaxy request
Reuters
New York
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Friday, November 21, 2014
INDIA
PEOPLE
CRIME
TRADITION
INVESTIGATION
ADOPTION
Kim Kardashians
India trip called off
India, Israel
forge deeper
business ties
under Modi
Reuters
Tel Aviv
Rampal is seen inside a police lock-up after his arrest, at Panchkula in Haryana yesterday.
cluding young children, remained inside the 12 acre compound in Haryana because they
were afraid to leave.
Families were separated by a
large concrete barrier, with men
on one side of a vast hall where
followers slept on mattresses on
the oor, and women and children on the other. CCTV cameras had been set up around the
building to monitor their movements.
They said that those who
left earlier were beaten by police and arrested... We decided
not to leave after that, said Ajay
Kumar Mandal, who had been
at the ashram with his wife and
children since November 4.
Ill leave now. As for the
conditions, they were very
good, he said.
Around 100 devotees were
injured in clashes with police,
who found the bodies of four
women and a child inside, although it remains unclear how
they died.
A sixth follower died after being taken to hospital apparently
suffering from a heart condition.
operations are on, our personnel are inside the ashram. They
are trying to nd if any explosives have been hidden there.
Devotees came from across
India and Nepal to see Rampal,
a former engineer who considers himself an incarnation of the
15th-century mystic poet Kabir.
He claims to have cured
chronic illnesses and says ruined families have again become
prosperous by devoting themselves to his teachings.
Followers quoted in media have said they were given
Prasad - or holy food offerings
-made from milk Rampal had
bathed in, and told this was the
key to his miracles.
Disciples must give up alcohol, smoking, meat, eggs, adultery and gambling, while singing and dancing is banned along
with worship of any other god
or goddess.
Haryana Chief Minister M L
Khattar said no one had died as
a result of the police operation,
although 100 were being treated
for injuries.
Our plan was to achieve this
Parrikar goofs up
on Rajinis name
IANS
Panaji
N
NIA officials and police escort Myanmar national Khalid Mohamed
from a police van to the Bankshall court in Kolkata yesterday.
ewly-installed Defence
Minister and former Goa
chief minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday almost
incurred the wrath of southern
cinema czar Rajinikanth when
he missed out on mentioning the
legendary actors name while formally acknowledging the presence
of dignitaries present at the 45th
International Film Festival of Indias inauguration ceremony here.
After reading out the names
of Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, Minis-
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Colombia arrests 11 in
Asia drug smuggling ring
Honduras
buries slain
Miss World
contestant,
sister
Farc agrees to
free general,
opening door
to restart talks
AFP
Tegucigalpa
Reuters
Havana/Bogota
Teresa Munoz looks at a picture of her daughter, Miss Honduras World Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, over
her coffin in Santa Barbara yesterday.
enezuelan
President
Nicolas Maduro wrapped
up a year of congressionally granted superpowers by
decreeing 28 new laws that analysts said would do little to salvage the troubled economy.
A year ago, the Venezuelan
National Assembly, which is
controlled by Maduros United Socialist Party, granted the
president the power to govern
economic policy by decree for 12
months, ostensibly to ght corruption and the countrys sharp
economic downturn.
Maduro closed out the year
by signing a tax increase on luxury goods, alcohol and tobacco,
eliminating ination adjustments on corporate taxes, and
tightening controls to prevent
businesses from making prots
of more than 30%.
Other measures aim to ght
monopolies, expand the states
role in the gold-mining industry
and increase foreign investment.
Brazil carbon
emissions rise
Reuters
Sao Paulo
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PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN
Anti-terror
offensive
to continue
IANS
Islamabad
Agencies
Islamabad
Nawaz Sharif
an troops in the disputed Kashmir region.
Recent exchanges of re
across the de facto border between India and Pakistan in
Kashmir have killed at least 20
civilians and forced thousands to
ee their homes.
A military statement said
Indian troops resorted to un-
akistans
Supreme
Court has upheld a decision by the capital
market regulator to transfer
the management of two Islamic investment funds to
Karachi-based KASB Modaraba, accelerating efforts to
strengthen nancing by investment partnerships.
On Friday, KASB Modaraba
said it had taken management
control of First Pak Modaraba
and First Prudential Modaraba,
a decision rst taken in 2010
but challenged in the courts.
Modarabas are a form of Is-
aliban
militants
launched a car bomb
and suicide attack late
Wednesday on a compound
in Kabul that houses many
international
contractors,
but only the attackers died in
the assault, Afghan officials
said.
One insurgent was killed as
he detonated a car packed with
explosives at the gate of the
Green Village compound,
while three other attackers
were shot dead as they tried to
get inside, said deputy interior
minister Ayub Salangi.
There are no casualties to
our foreign friends or to Afghans, they are all ne, Salangi said on Twitter.
The attack on the Green Villagea large fortied complex
where many foreign employees
live and workwas the latest
in a series of suicide blasts in
Kabul as US-led Nato troops
end their 13-year war against
the Taliban.
All Nato combat operations
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif talks with Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoy during a meeting at the Prime
Minister House in Islamabad yesterday.
try statement.
Both sides will translate this
relationship in tangible terms
and further strengthen military to military relations, Asif
added.
The pair expressed hope
that the agreement will pave
the way for exchange of views
and information, as well as issues related to strengthening of
mutual trust and international
security, counter-terrorist and
arms control activities.
The rst ever visit of the
defence minister from Russian Federation has come at
a very critical juncture when
US led Nato forces are drawing down from Afghanistan
by the end of 2014, the statement said.
he husband of a Pakistani
Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy four years ago has written to the president to ask for her
to be pardoned and allowed to
move to France.
Asia Bibi has been on death
row since November 2010 after she was found guilty of
making derogatory remarks
about the Prophet Muhammad during an argument with
a Muslim woman.
A high court in the eastern city
of Lahore conrmed the death
sentence last month, dashing
hopes it might be commuted to
a jail term.
We are convinced that Asia
will only be saved from being
hanged if the venerable President (Mamnoon) Hussain grants
her a pardon. No one should be
killed for drinking a glass of water, husband Ashiq Masih wrote
in an open letter dated November 17 and published by the New
York Times.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has
that Russia had lifted its embargo on arms supplies to Pakistan and was holding talks
on supplying Islamabad with
combat helicopters.
Shoigu, who is accompanied by a 41-member high level
delegation, commended the
skill and expertise of Pakistani
armed forces in ghting the war
against terrorism, the Pakistani
defence ministry said.
The world community not
only praises but wants to do
business with Pakistan now, it
quoted Shoigu as saying.
During his stay, the Russian
defence minister would also
held in-depth delegation level
talks with Pakistani authorities
besides meeting Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif.
Tahir ul-Qadri
returns to Pakistan
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PHILIPPINES
Threat to pontiff is
real: PNP official
Intelligence officials are warning
against complaceny over possible
threats
Manila Times
Makati
3 Dante Navea.
[C]ustomers . . . started to rush out
for safety but because the door leading to the dance oor was installed to
open or swing inside, the victims were
trapped right at the door due to the inability of the door to open in the direction of travel, it said.
The court also noted that there were
irregularities in the application process,
compromising the discotheques safety
features.
The audacity if Westwood Entertainment CoInc in the construction of Ozone
Dance Club by evading compliance with
the National Building Code to suit its own
business purpose is simply overwhelming, it said.
Meanwhile, the court acquitted the other respondentsRaquel Ocampo, Rosita
Ku, Sunny Ku and Alfredo Chuafor lack
of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Renato Diazs case was archived pending his arrest as he remains at large.
Comelec:
Critics are
sowing
confusion
before polls
Manila Times
Makati
he Commission on
Elections (Comelec)
yesterday took a swipe
at its critics, accusing them
of sowing confusion ahead
of the 2016 presidential elections.
On Wednesday, a former
Comelec official, Melchor
Magdamo, claimed that the
results of the 2013 mid-term
elections were electronically
doctored to favour administration candidates.
Comelec
chairperson
Sixto Brillantes Jr dismissed
Magdamo as a minor
Comelec lawyer who left the
poll body just before the 2010
elections.
He [Magdamo] was already out of the Comelec by
April 2010 and did not have
any role in the 2013 [polls].
Yet he was making claims
of knowing several things,
Brillantes said at a news conference.
He accused the Automated
Election System (AES) Watch
as being behind the poll fraud
claims of Magdamo.
This is all just part of
an orchestrated move by
the same group, our regular detractors, which is the
AES Watch, to discredit and
create confusion before the
2016 elections, Brillantes
said.
The same group also made
a lot of noise during 2010 and
2013 elections but they are
never here with us and are not
aware of anything happening
inside the commission, he
added.
Brillantes identied former
Comelec commissioner AugustoLagman, a leaders of
AES Watch, as masterminding
the campaign to discredit the
poll agency.
He said Lagman had opposed the Precinct Count
Optical Scan (PCOS) system
when he was a poll commissioner and even after his appointment was not renewed
by president Benigno Aquino
3rd.
Im retiring in February.
I hope he does, too, and shift
his focus to cars, the Comelec
chairman added.
Lagman is president of the
Automobile Association of the
Philippines.
AES Watch spokesperson
Nelson Celis quickly denied
claims of Brillantes that the
group was out to sabotage
Railway revamp
A Filipino passenger boards a train at a station in Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines, yesterday. State-owned train
system Philippine National Railway (PNR) will upgrade its railways and locomotives through partnership with American
based companies Miescorrail, Desco, and General Electric (GE), according to United States embassy trade commissioner
Jim McCarthy. The rehabilitation of PNR is the first major upgrade since its acquisition and signified the renewal of
business ties between the Philippines and the US, McCarthy added.
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SRI LANKA/BANGLADESH/NEPAL
Dhaka set
to focus on
connectivity
at Saarc
By Mizan Rahman
Dhaka
Sri Lankan motorists drive past multiple posters of President Mahinda Rajapakse in Colombo.
24 feared dead as
bus falls in river
AFP
Kathmandu
Nepal festival
Devotees holding oil lamps walk around Pashupatinath Temple during the Bala Chaturdashi festival in Kathmandu yesterday. The festival is
celebrated by the worshippers by lighting oil lamps and scattering seven types of grains along a route at the temple.
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(Quran, 35:28)
This is fear that is based on knowledge. Ordinary believers experience
a general fear of Allah The Almighty
whilst Khashyah is only experienced by
the devout believers and the scholars
from among them; the more knowledge one has regarding Allah The
Almighty, the more he will fear Him.
When one fears a person who may or
may not apprehend him then this is an
ordinary fear, whereas if he is absolutely sure that this person can seize
him and inict harm upon him, then it
is Khashyah.
Fear, with its various different
meanings, is mentioned in many places
in the Quran, and its causes are varied:
Fear of being killed or defeated;
Allah The Almighty Says (what means):
And when there comes to them
Renewing
faith
through
fear and
hope
T
Living in harmony
with our surroundings
I
exts from the Quran: The hope of the believers which is accompanied with good deeds;
Allah The Almighty Says (what means):
Indeed, those who have believed and those
who have emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah those hope (i.e., expect) the mercy of Allah. (Quran,
2: 218) They believed, gave up their homes, migrated
to strange countries, fought for the sake of Allah The
Almighty, sacriced, suffered the perils of war, and
put up with the hunger, thirst and exhaustion that
accompany Jihaad (struggle). Such people can rightly
hope for the mercy of Allah The Almighty and for His
Paradise.
Hope for the forgiveness of sins; Allah The Almighty
Says (what means): Say, O My servants who have
transgressed against themselves [i.e., by sinning]
do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah
forgives all sins [i.e., for those who repent and correct
themselves]. (Quran, 39: 53) Regardless of how many
sins one has committed, minor or major, one should
never despair of the forgiveness of Allah The Almighty.
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): Say, To
whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?
Say, To Allah. He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He
will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection,
about which there is no doubt. Those who will lose
themselves [that Day] do not believe. [Quran, 6: 12]
Imaam ibn Jareer At-Tabari, may Allah have mercy
upon him, commented on this verse saying, Allah has
decreed that He will be merciful with His slaves, but
how was His mercy expressed? He did not punish them
although they deserved it (due to their sins); rather He
delayed and accepted their repentance, which made
them have hope.
Hope even applies to worldly matters, like hoping
for wealth, children, a wife, a job, nding what is lost,
and so on. Prophet Yaqoob, may Allah exalt his mention, taught his children to have hope in nding their
lost brother Yusuf, may Allah exalt his mention: O
my sons, go and nd out about Yusuf and his brother
and do not despair [i.e., lose hope] of relief from Allah.
Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the
disbelieving people. (Quran, 12: 87)
Texts from the Sunnah (Prophetic tradition):
Anas bin Maalik, may Allah be pleased with him,
reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu alaihi
wa sallam, said: Allah the Exalted has said: `O son
of Aadam! I forgive you as long as you pray to Me and
hope for My forgiveness, regardless of the sins you have
committed. O son of Aadam! I do not care if your sins
reach the height of the heaven; if you then ask for my
forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Aadam! if
you come to Me with an earth load of sins, but meet Me
associating nothing with Me, I would match it with an
earth load of forgiveness. [At-Tirmithi]
On the deathbed, people have two different sensations, fear or hope. One must always train himself to
have good expectations of his Lord, because Allah The
Almighty will treat a person according to his expectations. The Prophet, sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam,
advised three days before his death: Let none of you
die unless he has good expectations of Allah. [Muslim]
Thus, we are encouraged have hope at the time of our
deaths. This is why some of our Salaf (righteous predecessors), may Allah have mercy upon them, would
command their children to recite the verses from the
Quran that mention the mercy of Allah The Almighty
whilst they were on their deathbed, in order to have
good expectations of their Lord before dying.
The Prophet, sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam, said: A
believer will be brought close to his Lord on the Day of
Resurrection and (He will) envelop him in His Mercy,
He will make him confess to his sins saying: `Do you
remember (doing) this sin and that sin? He will reply,
My Lord, I remember. Then He will say: I covered it
up for you in the worldly life, and I forgive you for it today. Then the record of his good deeds will be handed
to him. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam, said: He who loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to
meet him; and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah
abhors to meet him. [Muslim]
Thus, one should combine fear of and hope in Allah
The Almighty.
Article source: http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/
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American politics:
post-midterms,
back to gridlock
In the two weeks since President Barack Obama and top
Republican congressional leaders vowed to seek common
ground following GOP election victories, that goal has
remained elusive.
On issue after issue, the two sides are taking positions and
threatening ghts that renew the battles that have marked
much of the Obama presidency.
A big reason is that, behind their promises of co-operation
is a basic disagreement about the elections meaning:
Republicans interpreted it as a repudiation of Obama and
everything he stands for, while Democrats saw it as a vote
against bipartisan gridlock and a plea to get something done.
As a result, legislative confrontations loom in at least four
major cases where GOP lawmakers remain determined to keep
blocking Obamas priorities: immigration, climate change, a
nuclear agreement with Iran and the Affordable Care Act. And
in a fth area - the Keystone pipeline - its the Republicans
who want action and the president who is resisting.
The conservative-dominated House GOP last week passed
legislation to build the controversial Keystone pipeline
project the Obama White House has stalled for several
years, pending a State Department study of environmental
concerns.
Politics is
behind the urry
of action: House
Republicans
scheduled last
weeks vote to
boost GOP Rep.
Bill Cassidy in his
Dec 6 Louisiana
Senate runoff
against Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu.
Tuesdays Senate vote was scheduled so Landrieu could
show her clout, but the measure missed the required 60 votes
by one.
Nearly 17 months after a bipartisan Senate majority passed
a compromise immigration bill, the White House has gotten
tired of waiting for Speaker John Boehner to full repeated
promises of House action. Now, Obama plans to use his
executive authority to put portions into effect, allowing up to
5mn illegal entrants to remain legally in the US.
He is proceeding despite increasingly fervent GOP warnings
against unilateral action. Incoming Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell likens it to waving a red ag in front
of a bull, while Boehner vows that, if Obama acts, House
Republicans will ght him tooth and nail, something theyve
already been doing.
This issue is especially important to Democrats. Obama
damaged himself with Hispanic leaders by delaying action
last summer in a futile effort to save several embattled
Democratic senators, Now, he needs to full his promise to act
and probably wont mind if Republicans once more oppose a
top Hispanic priority.
Last week, Obama reached a ground-breaking agreement
with China on climate control, the rst time the Chinese have
been willing to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Even before the US concludes talks with Iran on a
potentially ground-breaking agreement curbing its nuclear
programme, Republicans and pro-Israel Democrats are
warning they might oppose it.
Though McConnell has backed off his campaign pledge
to pull it out root and branch, other Republicans still
want to stop funding the Affordable Care Act, possibly by
amending the year-end funding bill or a subsequent measure;
that too could bring a presidential veto shutting down the
government.
Given all this, its hard to see where compromises can
be reached, short of one side or the other abandoning its
position.
Breakout: On issue
after issue, the two
sides are taking
positions and
threatening fights
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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a news conference with US President Barack Obama (not pictured) in the Great
Hall of the People in Beijing, in this November 12 file picture. From a military rules-of-the-road agreement with Washington
to $20bn in loans for Southeast Asia, Beijing has set aside the tensions of recent years to present a softer side to the world in
the last week.
announced before Apec.
More than $120bn has been
promised since May to Africa,
Southeast Asia and Central Asia.
The message is that China sincerely
hopes that it can play its role as a
responsible power, the official China
Daily newspaper wrote in an editorial
on Monday.
The root causes of past
disagreements have, for now, been set
aside.
State-run Xinhua news agency
sought to temper expectations
following Xis meeting with Obama
last week, saying that, despite the
amicable tone, still much has to be
done to translate promises into reality.
As if to remind the US of Chinas
growing military power, the day before
Xi and Obamas summit, the Chinese
military unveiled a sophisticated new
stealth ghter jet at an air show in the
south of the country.
A lot of problems exist and there
will be a lot of uncertainty in the days
to come, said Jia Qingguo, dean of
the School of International Studies at
Peking University who has also advised
the government on diplomacy.
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Malis Ebola response leader Samba Sow (wearing white) speaks to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Kouremale, at Malis border with Guinea.
Sow said preparations started in
April. However, those preparations
were focused mostly on the 805km
border that Mali shares with Guinea.
The government started to send a few
health workers to check travellers
for fever and other signs of the
virus among the chaos of trucks,
buses, bush taxis and motorbikes at
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t a closed-door conference
attended by senior bankers,
regulators, and some
academics, Federal Reserve
Governor Daniel Tarullo and Federal
Reserve Bank of New York President
William Dudley used their bully
pulpit to do something unexpected.
Instead of focusing on how to bolster
bank stability channelling more
capital toward the largest institutions,
curbing their riskiest activities,
and determining how to manage a
failing bank without bailing it out
the officials discussed the bankers
themselves.
Tarullo focused on managerial
misbehaviour, arguing that managers
who do not comply fully and
willingly with regulations should
face tougher sanctions than they do
now. Instead of blaming a few bad
apples for wrongdoing, he insisted,
institutions should implement
controls that prevent bad apples
from poisoning the organisation. To
this end, organisations should embed
respect for law, regulation, and the
public trust in internal compensation
systems.
Moreover, Tarullo cited criminal
prosecution and imprisonment of
individuals as the most effective
way to deter illegal conduct, such as
breaches of antitrust law. Of course,
as he acknowledged, prosecuting
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HE Sheikh Abdullah inaugurating the 6th annual meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) at the Ritz-Carlton in Doha yesterday.
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QIA and Brookeld Property Partners earlier this month, saying the 295
pence-a-share offer undervalued the
group.
The QIA already owns 28.6% of
Songbird, which in turn owns 69%
of Canary Wharf Group, the owner
of the estate, which rivals the City of
London as a nancial services centre.
Iran to double
oil exports in
2 months if
sanctions end
Reuters
Dubai
Iran will double its oil exports within
two months if sanctions against it end,
Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told official
news agency IRNA.
Zanganeh said he will talk with top oil
exporter Saudi Arabia about market
share when Opec meets next week,
IRNA said yesterday.
Iran currently exports around 1.3mn
bpd of oil. At Opecs June meeting
Zanganeh said Iran could increase oil
exports by 500,000 bpd immediately
after any lifting of sanctions and could
pump 4mn bpd in less than three
months after.
The countries in the south of the
Gulf are interested in keeping their
market share and a decrease in market
share will be difficult, Zanganeh told
IRNA. Under no circumstance, will we
reduce our global market share, even
by one barrel.
Analysts said it will take longer for
Iran to ramp up exports, noting that
sanctions on its energy sector may
be the last to be lifted if the system is
dismantled.
Zanganeh is being too optimistic in
his assessment, said Dubai-based oil
analyst Amir Handjani. It could take
anywhere between three to five years
to raise Irans oil production to 4mn5mn bpd, he said.
The Vienna Opec meeting on November 27 will be one of the most important in years. Some in the producing
group have called for a supply cut to
support oil prices which have fallen by
over 25% since July.
Iran is in talks with six major powers
on curbing its nuclear programme
in exchange for an end to Western
sanctions. But a comprehensive deal
by a November 24 deadline appears
unlikely, a US official has said.
In the past two weeks, Zanganeh
has visited Gulf countries Qatar,
Kuwait and the UAE in a bid to win
support for action to stabilise oil
markets.
He also held talks in Tehran with Venezuela. Both Opec members need a
higher oil price to balance their budget
than Gulf Arab oil producers.
Mohammad al-Sabban, a former
senior adviser to Saudi Oil Minister
Ali al-Naimi, said he expected Opec to
keep its output ceiling of 30mn bpd
unchanged.
sible output cuts but in early November it sent oil prices tumbling when it
eased its crude price for the US to preserve market share.
The focus at the moment is on
Saudi Arabia and whether it will
succumb to pressure from within
the Opec and outside to cut production, said Michael McCarthy, chief
market strategist at CMC Markets in
Sydney.
Saudi economist Abdulwahab AbuDahesh said Gulf states would ercely resist pressure to cut output.
The battle now is for market share,
and if they cut output, they lose market share, he told AFP.
Markets for crude oil and petroleum
products have tightened due to ample
supplies and waning demand.
Saudi Arabia exports two-thirds of
its crude to Asia, less than 20% to the
US and just 10% to Europe, according
to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Kuwait sends 75% of exports to
Asia, while UAE and Qatar export almost all their crude to Asia.
Oil production in the US, the
worlds top energy consumer, surpassed 8.5mn bpd this year thanks to
rising shale output.
Consequently, its net imports
The stance of Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia is seen as crucial
for a positive Opec decision on reducing supplies to boost crude prices,
which have shed a third of their value since June
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
A Turkish worker at a building site in Istanbul, which is experiencing a construction boom. Turkish inflation is the highest among leading emerging markets and is embarrassingly far above target, according to
Nicholas Spiro of Spiro Sovereign Strategy in London.
cuts are likely until next year. The central bank, which is battling to rein in ination even as the economy slows and
conict rages in neighbouring countries, said it expects consumer prices to
start falling in 2015. It left its one-week
repo rate at 8.25%, as forecast by 15 of
16 economists polled by Reuters. One
economist had expected a cut in the
main rate to 7.75%.
The lira rmed slightly to 2.2271 to
the dollar after the decision. The Istanbul stock index and 10-year benchmark
bond were little moved.
After hiking rates sharply in Janu-
loan in May to replace older debt and fund growth, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The Al-Futtaim Group is one of the biggest family-owned
businesses in the UAE that employs more than 20,000
people in over 70 companies, according to its website.
Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group, a unit
of one of the emirates three main holding companies,
owns 30% of Dubai Festival City, according to its 2013
annual report.
The three-month Emirates interbank offered rate, a
benchmark used to price some loans, was at 0.68%
yesterday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
That is the lowest since at least 2006, when Bloomberg
began collecting the data.
Dubais economy, the second-biggest of the seven that
make up the UAE, is expected to grow at its fastest pace
in seven years in 2014, according to forecasts from
the International Monetary Fund. The growth is being
driven by expansion in the emirates tourism, retail and
property industries.
Dubai Festival City includes a shopping mall, hotels,
residences and offices along Dubais creek.
Dubai Festival City owns the district that is home to Ikea and Hard Rock Cafe
estimates and raised its ination forecast for 2014 and 2015 last month, citing unfavourable conditions in the global economy.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
presented a programme of steps aimed
at boosting the economy this month,
including reducing its dependence on
imports and boosting domestic energy
resources.
The central bank kept its overnight
lending rate at 11.25%, its primary dealers overnight borrowing rate at 10.75%
and its overnight borrowing rate at
7.50%.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
Indonesia
revises
Islamic
banking
rules as
growth falls
Reuters
Sydney/Jakarta
A woman sells halal food in a market in the area of Little India in Singapore. The popularity of halal products such as Barbican
that comply with the Shariah principles helped drive a 5.2% gain in the SAMI Halal Food Index of shares this year, beating a
0.6% rise in the Bloomberg World Food Index.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
Pedestrians walk past an Australia & New Zealand Banking Group branch in Singapore. The ANZ has suspended seven traders
amid an investigation by regulators into whether market participants tried to influence Australias benchmark interest rates.
ing limited instances of communications discussing the rate setting.
UBS AG and BNP Paribas agreed to
make a A$1mn contribution December
23 and January 28 respectively, according to statements from ASIC.
German bond
yields decline
Reuters
London
CORPORATE RESULTS
Telekom Slovenia
Johnson Matthey
The London-listed Johnson Matthey, which also refines and recycles platinum group metals, reported
an underlying pretax profit of 216.4mn ($338.6mn)
Babcock
British engineering firm Babcock said yesterday
strong demand for niche services helped core earnings growth improve to 9% in the first half of the
year, after posting a 32% jump in pretax profits.
Chief Executive Peter Rogers said in July the company, which generates 81% of its business in Britain
and whose largest customer is the Ministry of
Defence, was aiming for 10% core earnings growth
in the coming years.
Rogers, who has been in the role for 11 years, told
Reuters core, or organic, earnings growth in the
first half had risen from the 6-8% seen in recent
years.
Mothercare
Baby goods retailer Mothercare posted a small rise
in first-half profit and said lower losses and improving sales in the United Kingdom provided early
encouragement for its new turnaround plan.
While Mothercares overseas business is profitable,
fierce competition from supermarkets such as
Tesco and Internet retailers like Amazon has hit it
hard at home.
This has left the company with too many stores
and not enough customers, and exposed a need
to boost its online business and improve product
ranges and brands.
In September, new boss Mark Newton-Jones tapped
investors for 100mn ($157mn) to fund more UK
store closures and revamp others with video walls
and iPads, with the aim of erasing losses by 2017 at
a division which accounts for 60% of sales.
The firm is also pushing more full-price sales
rather than discounts and has said most of its UK
stores, which will be cut to 160 from 220 over the
next three years, will switch to larger out-of-town
formats that house more items and services.
Yesterday, the company said losses at its UK division narrowed slightly to 13.5mn in the first 28
weeks to October 11, while overall underlying group
pretax profit rose to 3.3mn from 2mn a year ago.
Salesforce
Cloud software company Salesforce.com forecast
revenue for the current quarter and full year 2016
that fell short of market expectations, hurt by a
strong dollar.
Shares of Salesforce, which gets about 30% of its
revenue from outside Americas, were down 4.5% in
extended trading on Wednesday.
Net loss narrowed to $38.9mn, or 6 cents per share,
from $124.4mn, or 21 cents per share, a year earlier.
On an adjusted basis, the company earned 14 cents
per share. The worlds biggest maker of online sales
software said it expected revenue of $6.45bn to
$6.5bn for the year ending January 2016, missing
analysts average estimate of $6.66bn.
Now keep in mind we are 15 months away from
the end of fiscal 2016 and this is our initial guidance
without knowing our Q4 results, Chief Executive
Marc Benioff said on a post-earnings call.
The company forecast revenue of about $1.44bn for
the quarter ending January 31, below the average
analyst estimate of $1.45bn.
Revenue rose 28.6% to $1.38bn for the third quarter
ended October 31, above analysts expectations,
helped by higher demand for its web-based sales
and marketing software and services.
Keurig
Keurig Green Mountain forecast first-quarter profit
below analysts estimates as the company battles
increasing competition from coffee pod makers and
rising coffee prices.
The companys shares fell 1.2% in after-market trading on Wednesday. Keurig Green Mountain has tried
to expand beyond its core business of single-serve
coffee packets, as it grapples with competition from
smaller rivals such as TreeHouse Foods. Unfavourable weather patterns in South America had pushed
prices of Arabica coffee to record highs this year.
The company forecast first-quarter 2015 earnings
between 83-88 cents per share, below the average
analyst estimate of 96 cents.
Keurig Green Mountain reported better-thanexpected revenue and profit for the fourth quarter,
helped by higher sales of coffee portion packs, its
largest business.
Total portion pack net sales increased 22% in the
quarter ended Sept. 27, the company said.
Net income attributable to Keurig rose to $141.1mn,
or 86 cents per share, in its fiscal fourth quarter
ended September 27 from $127mn, or 83 cents per
share, a year earlier.
VTB
Russias second-largest bank VTB expects a tough
end to the year after posting a 98% slide in thirdquarter profit because of higher provisions for
bad loans, an economic slowdown and losses over
Ukraine.
The state-controlled bank, which was sanctioned
by the US and European Union over Moscows role
in the Ukraine conflict, is a key lender to Russias
economy, which has slowed sharply this year and is
on the verge of recession.
We dont expect a significant profit (for the full
year), Herbert Moos, VTBs chief financial officer,
told journalists. All that profit will go on forming additional provisions.
VTBs third-quarter net profit was 0.4bn roubles
($8.58mn), compared to 18.4bn roubles a year earlier, short of analysts expectations of 3bn roubles.
The bank said loan-loss provisions in the third quarter rose to 65bn roubles from 22bn a year earlier,
while its cost of risk rose to 2.9% in the first nine
months from 1.7% a year earlier.
We see a continuing deterioration of the situation
in Ukraine, we see additional provisions for our
retail portfolio, and we see provisions linked with
construction firms, Moos said.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
Reuters
London/Moscow
Rosneft headquarters is seen behind the Kremlin wall in central Moscow. Igor Sechin, chief executive officer of Russias biggest oil
producer Rosneft and Energy Minister Alexander Novak will both fly to Austria days before Opec is due to meet in Vienna.
1.5mn barrels per day (bpd). Some experts argue that Russia could even need
oil prices as high as $115 to balance the
budget, since social and military spending have soared, while Western sanctions
over Ukraine have cut off Moscow from
funds it borrows in Western nancial
markets.
Given that its production cannot be
stopped, the only option left would be for
Russia to cut its exports, which stand at
around 4mn bpd.
Asked if Russia could hold back oil it
would normally export, a trader at a major western oil company said: And where
would you put it?
Some oil could be stored in the Transneft pipeline system, one of the worlds
longest, he said. But it was never supposed to be used for prolonged storage,
since it is reserve capacity to be used only
in the event of if technical problems.
Transneft did not respond to a request
for comment.
Russias only major oil storage facility,
the oating storage vessel Belokamenka
located in the Barents Sea, can hold 2.6mn
barrels.
An industry source said that even
though Belokamenka is not full at the moment you will need 365 like it to take off
2mn bpd from the market.
The position is different with Saudi
Arabia, Opecs leading producer. Unlike
in Russia, where around a half of oil production is in private hands, Saudi Arabia
ussias VSMPO-Avisma,
the worlds largest titanium producer, dismissed
concerns yesterday that its output could be affected by a mine
accident suffered by its main raw
material supplier, Uralkali.
VSMPO, whose biggest customers are Airbus and Boeing,
said it had enough stocks of carnallite ore, a raw material used in
Russian rms
face huge
insurance costs
as foreign
providers ee
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
Bloomberg
Reykjavik
Reuters
Hong Kong
A woman walks past a banner reading First time ever, stock-connect China during the launch ceremony of the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock connect at the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange. The Shanghai market has picked itself up from a multi-year trough to rise 27% this year, the third best performer in Asia after India and Pakistan.
Du Changchun, analyst at Northeast
Securities in Shanghai.
Southbound trade was always expected to be lighter, as mainland investors have shown little enthusiasm
for previous schemes to invest abroad,
preferring the lure of real estate.
Even so, the take-up was dismal,
falling from 17% on the rst day to 2%
yesterday.
While the fast money may still dip in
and out of the market, the rules governing the scheme are deterring traditional
long-only funds, which serve retail
investors and have more risk-averse
mandates.
Rahul Chadha, co-chief investment officer at Mirae Asset Global
Hedge funds
face exit tax
as Iceland
central bank
mulls plan
ndian shares edged up yesterday as exporters such as Infosys rallied after the
rupee fell to a nine-month low, although
the weaker local currency hit other bluechips such as Tata Motors by tempering
hopes of interest rate cuts.
Meanwhile, a television news channel reported that Kotak Mahindra Bank may buy
ING Vysya Bank, sending both stocks to their
record highs. Kotak said no decision had been
made in relation to any merger.
Broader gains were capped by worries that
overseas investors may slow down purchases
or lock in some prots after local shares rose
to record highs on Tuesday.
Foreign institutional investors bought
shares worth $11.59mn on Wednesday and
Dealers work at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo. The yen drifted lower in
Asia yesterday, hitting multi-year lows against the dollar and euro as investors bet
on further Bank of Japan monetary easing measures.
was stagnant in November. Its purchasing managers index (PMI) came
in at 50. Anything above that points
to growth, and a gure below suggests
contraction.
The result compares with 50.4 in
October, and is the latest data showing the worlds number two economy
and key driver of regional and global
growth is struggling with soft exports
and a weakening property sector.
However, it will likely raise hopes
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
SAUDI ARABIA
Company Name
QATAR
Company Name
Zad Holding Co
Widam Food Co
Vodafone Qatar
United Development Co
Salam International Investme
Qatar & Oman Investment Co
Qatar Navigation
Qatar National Cement Co
Qatar National Bank
Qatar Islamic Insurance
Qatar Industrial Manufactur
Qatar International Islamic
Qatari Investors Group
Qatar Islamic Bank
Qatar Gas Transport(Nakilat)
Qatar General Insurance & Re
Qatar German Co For Medical
Qatar Fuel Co
Qatar Electricity & Water Co
Qatar Cinema & Film Distrib
Qatar Insurance Co
Ooredoo Qsc
National Leasing
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Dev
Mesaieed Petrochemical Holdi
Al Meera Consumer Goods Co
Medicare Group
Mannai Corporation Qsc
Masraf Al Rayan
Al Khalij Commercial Bank
Industries Qatar
Islamic Holding Group
Gulf Warehousing Company
Gulf International Services
Ezdan Holding Group
Doha Insurance Co
Doha Bank Qsc
Dlala Holding
Commercial Bank Of Qatar Qsc
Barwa Real Estate Co
Al Khaleej Takaful Group
Aamal Co
Lt Price
92.00
70.00
18.92
28.00
17.60
16.90
102.00
139.80
231.60
87.00
48.20
87.80
46.80
109.00
24.34
46.50
12.00
228.00
193.00
47.85
97.50
120.80
25.30
23.02
32.00
225.60
137.00
110.50
50.80
22.59
195.50
179.70
63.40
121.30
18.82
35.50
60.60
57.00
75.50
52.20
55.00
14.70
% Chg
3.14
-1.41
-0.42
2.94
-1.12
-0.59
-1.92
0.22
1.14
-0.11
0.63
-0.79
-1.06
-2.68
0.16
2.20
0.00
1.33
0.52
0.53
-0.41
0.67
-0.20
-0.43
0.47
-3.26
-1.44
-0.36
-1.17
-0.04
-1.26
-9.97
-3.79
-0.98
-0.95
0.00
1.00
3.64
0.80
-1.32
-3.51
0.55
Volume
432
214,913
754,009
1,851,414
437,959
153,410
74,817
21,659
323,232
14,366
30,132
25,113
163,789
116,720
295,993
48
12,450
92,911
44,359
501
47,010
41,379
123,992
414,683
285,872
240,245
195,742
16,984
667,649
19,561
388,698
336,252
395,035
416,045
730,444
4,536
781,098
62,553
927,227
833,811
259,949
96,802
SAUDI ARABIA
Company Name
Saudi Hollandi Bank
Al-Ahsa Development Co.
Al-Baha Development & Invest
Ace Arabia Cooperative Insur
Allied Cooperative Insurance
Arriyadh Development Company
Fitaihi Holding Group
Arabia Insurance Cooperative
Al Abdullatif Industrial Inv
Al-Ahlia Cooperative Insuran
Al Alamiya Cooperative Insur
Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Dev
Al Babtain Power & Telecommu
Bank Albilad
Alujain Corporation (Alco)
Aldrees Petroleum And Transp
Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & C
Alinma Bank
Alinma Tokio Marine
Al Khaleej Training And Educ
Abdullah A.M. Al-Khodari Son
Allianz Saudi Fransi Coopera
Almarai Co
Saudi Integrated Telecom Co
Alsorayai Group
Al Tayyar
Amana Cooperative Insurance
Anaam International Holding
Abdullah Al Othaim Markets
Arabian Pipes Co
Advanced Petrochemicals Co
Al Rajhi Co For Co-Operative
Arabian Cement
Arab National Bank
Ash-Sharqiyah Development Co
United Wire Factories Compan
Astra Industrial Group
Alahli Takaful Co
Aseer
Axa Cooperative Insurance
Basic Chemical Industries
Bishah Agriculture
Bank Al-Jazira
Banque Saudi Fransi
United International Transpo
Bupa Arabia For Cooperative
Buruj Cooperative Insurance
Saudi Airlines Catering Co
Methanol Chemicals Co
City Cement Co
Eastern Cement
Etihad Atheeb Telecommunicat
Etihad Etisalat Co
Emaar Economic City
Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insu
United Electronics Co
Falcom Saudi Equity Etf
Filing & Packing Materials M
Wafrah For Industry And Deve
Falcom Petrochemical Etf
Gulf General Cooperative Ins
Jazan Development Co
Gulf Union Cooperative Insur
Halwani Bros Co
Hail Cement
Herfy Food Services Co
Al Jouf Agriculture Developm
Jarir Marketing Co
Jabal Omar Development Co
Al Jouf Cement
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co
Knowledge Economic City
Kingdom Holding Co
Saudi Arabian Mining Co
Malath Cooperative & Reinsur
Makkah Construction & Devepl
Mediterranean & Gulf Insuran
Middle East Specialized Cabl
Mohammad Al Mojil Group Co
Al Mouwasat Medical Services
The National Agriculture Dev
Najran Cement Co
Nama Chemicals Co
National Gypsum
National Gas & Industrializa
National Industrialization C
Maadaniyah
National Shipping Co Of/The
National Petrochemical Co
Rabigh Refining And Petroche
Al Qassim Agricultural Co
Qassim Cement/The
Red Sea Housing Services Co
Saudi Research And Marketing
Riyad Bank
Al Rajhi Bank
Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co
Lt Price
50.62
18.83
13.50
65.25
26.25
21.20
22.36
22.11
41.11
18.07
110.34
10.61
37.43
52.94
22.70
58.88
104.53
22.98
52.65
62.34
65.39
51.00
74.95
24.30
20.73
127.21
17.24
35.97
101.45
26.00
52.64
55.15
81.29
31.38
97.10
42.27
42.59
58.17
28.48
45.01
35.12
69.75
29.26
35.43
69.50
165.80
46.74
183.19
14.70
25.66
58.75
8.89
56.20
14.84
36.80
107.98
33.00
61.29
46.51
30.20
39.26
17.88
24.37
80.50
26.29
101.50
49.51
182.75
52.07
21.50
13.15
19.52
19.96
32.70
38.09
81.95
63.81
22.19
12.55
124.89
36.69
28.92
13.32
32.45
32.31
29.75
40.82
34.71
29.42
24.34
14.53
96.19
49.98
18.83
18.72
62.48
15.71
% Chg
-0.92
1.18
0.00
1.98
1.12
-0.24
-0.45
-1.07
-0.17
1.46
-0.45
-0.84
-0.08
-1.27
-0.61
1.43
7.54
-0.09
2.23
-1.05
-0.92
1.09
-0.40
0.00
0.68
-0.92
2.93
-0.85
-0.05
2.32
-0.51
9.21
0.67
0.26
-0.36
-0.31
-0.63
1.47
0.67
0.47
1.01
0.00
0.86
0.48
0.61
-1.04
2.37
2.77
0.14
0.23
0.43
0.11
-0.50
-0.07
9.98
0.73
0.00
0.59
0.30
0.00
1.16
1.19
1.25
-0.62
0.73
1.00
0.02
0.40
-0.19
0.00
0.69
0.00
3.26
-1.39
2.95
1.35
2.64
0.05
0.00
1.48
-0.81
1.33
0.68
0.71
-0.28
0.51
1.54
0.38
-1.67
0.29
2.54
-0.56
-0.46
1.13
0.32
-0.43
0.64
Volume
112,468
3,072,500
195,082
359,309
862,932
463,634
1,144,619
197,798
1,184,706
99,080
10,827,430
240,776
970,964
802,417
264,268
304,917
19,385,707
1,200,241
89,549
2,095,166
259,023
455,457
281,314
268,537
4,730,387
375,872
74,727
797,437
56,299
1,573,718
106,138
365,456
241,187
136,402
118,075
260,107
502,133
1,099,062
900,092
891,501
220,997
35,358
308,897
296,874
36,674
449,577
1,027,103
46,811
1,833,120
4,606,133
1,391,374
1,564,899
37,553
554,682
648,208
194
454,320
1,858,342
758,164
20,744
162,001
11,722
58,773
13,748
320,404
747,282
5,215,766
1,910,453
2,442,378
1,639,318
17,987,895
62,529
1,243,050
2,776,007
63,626
142,372
483,501
1,116,986
348,122
32,832
855,912
2,823,597
449,663
252,485
867,698
1,601,191
31,429
168,388
55,308
284,383
1,924,110
623,572
KUWAIT
Lt Price
55.75
38.45
101.31
106.75
30.29
120.72
151.80
41.28
25.02
54.64
32.80
46.39
15.23
30.98
69.48
31.00
11.50
78.74
10.83
64.50
129.50
16.20
33.45
81.78
35.80
48.12
28.00
19.89
57.02
% Chg
0.41
3.06
0.44
0.23
-0.56
0.39
-0.01
0.63
5.13
0.35
2.02
0.67
0.00
1.01
0.49
0.00
1.32
1.23
-0.18
2.59
-0.80
0.31
-0.45
0.21
-0.06
0.77
0.36
1.64
0.32
Volume
200,447
1,275,857
4,012,254
30,056
328,965
21,169
63,196
399,637
2,094,508
650,342
218,928
270,916
2,152,056
214,742
10
2,087,281
252,045
520,272
185,138
32,161
2,403,155
304,236
83,153
476,373
218,402
254,223
982,126
256,621
KUWAIT
Company Name
Securities Group Co
Sultan Center Food Products
Kuwait Foundry Co Sak
Kuwait Financial Centre
Ajial Real Estate Entmt
Gulf Glass Manuf Co -Kscc
Kuwait Finance & Investment
National Industries Co
Kuwait Real Estate Holding C
Securities House/The
Boubyan Petrochemicals Co
Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait
Ahli United Bank (Almutahed)
National Bank Of Kuwait
Commercial Bank Of Kuwait
Kuwait International Bank
Gulf Bank
Al-Massaleh Real Estate Co
Al Arabiya Real Estate Co
Kuwait Remal Real Estate Co
Alkout Industrial Projects C
Aayan Real Estate Co
Investors Holding Group Co.K
Markaz Real Estate Fund
Al-Mazaya Holding Co
Al-Madar Finance & Invt Co
Gulf Petroleum Investment
Mabanee Co Sakc
City Group
Inovest Co Bsc
Kuwait Gypsum Manufacturing
Al-Deera Holding Co
Alshamel International Hold
United Industries Co
Mena Real Estate Co
National Slaughter House
Amar Finance & Leasing Co
United Projects Group Kscc
National Consumer Holding Co
Amwal International Investme
Jeeran Holdings
Equipment Holding Co K.S.C.C
Nafais Holding
Safwan Trading & Contracting
Arkan Al Kuwait Real Estate
Gulf Finance House Ec
Energy House Holding Co Kscc
Kuwait Slaughter House Co
Kuwait Co For Process Plant
Al Maidan Dental Clinic Co K
National Ranges Company
Kuwait Pipes Indus & Oil Ser
Al-Themar Real International
Al-Ahleia Insurance Co
Wethaq Takaful Insurance Co
Salbookh Trading Co K.S.C.C
Aqar Real Estate Investments
Hayat Communications
Kuwait Packing Materials Mfg
Soor Fuel Marketing Co Ksc
Alargan International Real
Burgan Co For Well Drilling
Kuwait Resorts Co Kscc
Oula Fuel Marketing Co
Palms Agro Production Co
Ikarus Petroleum Industries
Mubarrad Transport Co
Al Mowasat Health Care Co
Shuaiba Industrial Co
Kuwait Invest Co Holding
Hits Telecom Holding
First Takaful Insurance Co
Kuwaiti Syrian Holding Co
National Cleaning Company
Eyas For High & Technical Ed
United Real Estate Company
Agility
Kuwait & Middle East Fin Inv
Fujairah Cement Industries
Livestock Transport & Tradng
International Resorts Co
National Industries Grp Hold
Marine Services Co
Pearl Of Kuwait Real Estate
Warba Insurance Co
Kuwait United Poultry Co
First Dubai Real Estate Deve
Al Arabi Group Holding Co
Kuwait Hotels Co
Mobile Telecommunications Co
Al Safat Real Estate Co
Tamdeen Real Estate Co Kscc
Al Mudon Intl Real Estate Co
Kuwait Cement Co Ksc
Sharjah Cement & Indus Devel
Kuwait Portland Cement Co
Educational Holding Group
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance
Kuwait China Investment Co
Kuwait Investment Co
Burgan Bank
Kuwait Projects Co Holdings
Al Madina For Finance And In
Kuwait Insurance Co
Al Masaken Intl Real Estate
Intl Financial Advisors
First Investment Co Kscc
Al Mal Investment Company
Bayan Investment Co Kscc
Egypt Kuwait Holding Co Sae
Coast Investment Development
Privatization Holding Compan
Kuwait Medical Services Co
Injazzat Real State Company
Kuwait Cable Vision Sak
Sanam Real Estate Co Kscc
Ithmaar Bank Bsc
Aviation Lease And Finance C
Arzan Financial Group For Fi
Ajwan Gulf Real Estate Co
Manafae Investment Co
Kuwait Business Town Real Es
Future Kid Entertainment And
Specialities Group Holding C
Abyaar Real Eastate Developm
Lt Price
134.00
98.00
320.00
130.00
220.00
590.00
69.00
214.00
40.00
85.00
690.00
440.00
640.00
970.00
660.00
290.00
320.00
69.00
46.00
74.00
520.00
93.00
0.00
1.52
126.00
43.50
86.00
1,000.00
445.00
68.00
0.00
16.00
0.00
110.00
42.50
160.00
62.00
780.00
79.00
45.50
70.00
124.00
91.00
405.00
114.00
32.50
98.00
0.00
265.00
0.00
35.50
0.00
95.00
460.00
59.00
82.00
89.00
72.00
620.00
146.00
176.00
0.00
98.00
154.00
114.00
168.00
80.00
0.00
240.00
0.00
36.00
0.00
22.00
88.00
315.00
100.00
850.00
49.00
81.00
176.00
45.50
202.00
104.00
14.00
122.00
170.00
83.00
162.00
96.00
610.00
23.50
445.00
79.00
425.00
94.00
1,360.00
0.00
0.00
55.00
150.00
520.00
680.00
31.50
305.00
70.00
47.00
104.00
39.50
76.00
280.00
71.00
58.00
0.00
72.00
48.00
60.00
50.00
246.00
59.00
59.00
98.00
41.00
108.00
148.00
36.50
% Chg
0.00
-1.01
-3.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.93
2.56
-2.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.54
0.00
0.00
7.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1.15
1.01
1.14
-2.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.11
0.00
-1.59
3.41
0.00
0.00
-2.99
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-2.74
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.80
0.00
-1.37
0.00
-2.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-8.06
2.44
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-6.49
0.00
-6.38
-2.22
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-2.41
-5.38
-5.21
-0.98
-5.45
-3.45
-3.17
-5.56
-1.19
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1.79
0.00
0.00
0.00
-5.97
0.00
1.45
-2.08
0.00
-5.95
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.41
0.00
-3.23
-3.85
0.82
-1.67
-3.28
58.06
1.23
0.00
-1.33
0.00
Volume
25,000
275,506
46,100
27,110
5,320
410
51,500
30,000
1,000
2,024,501
479,769
655,714
351,417
290,161
64,337
532,019
303,400
20
338,888
2,289,981
1,000
1,635,150
240,813
29,210
313,205
2,180
47
977,000
3,703,528
20,000
1,900
5,000
47,770
5,000
2,400
100
1,000
3,681,251
281,649
1
41,531
19,457,676
22,000
15,100
3,566,782
2,109
96
186,400
1,000
5,000
70,500
1
10,677
100
352,000
4,865
1
1,969
2,000
116,500
4,340,418
1,493,300
44,255
50
20,000
1,987,206
9,808
365,000
8,250
505,660
972,665
45
27,156
569
687
60,807
7,877
6,264
903,243
5,704,729
51,000
120,000
720
100,200
71,115
109,712
10,000
5,018,001
1,209,977
3,751,800
90,199
100,446
1,431,300
3,996,037
3,045,068
2,134,445
5
1,507,507
1,591,675
183,121
500
51,000
1,576,564
37,624
1,033,520
6,010
100
1,783,972
500
20,020
3,875,288
Company Name
Dar Al Thuraya Real Estate C
Al-Dar National Real Estate
Kgl Logistics Company Kscc
Combined Group Contracting
Zima Holding Co Ksc
Qurain Holding Co
Boubyan Intl Industries Hold
Gulf Investment House
Boubyan Bank K.S.C
Ahli United Bank B.S.C
Al-Safat Tec Holding Co
Al-Eid Food Co
Al-Qurain Petrochemicals Co
Advanced Technology Co
Ekttitab Holding Co S.A.K.C
Kout Food Group
Real Estate Trade Centers Co
Acico Industries Co Kscc
Kipco Asset Management Co
National Petroleum Services
Alimtiaz Investment Co Kscc
Ras Al Khaimah White Cement
Kuwait Reinsurance Co Ksc
Kuwait & Gulf Link Transport
Human Soft Holding Co
Automated Systems Co
Metal & Recycling Co
Gulf Franchising Holding Co
Al-Enmaa Real Estate Co
National Mobile Telecommuni
Al Bareeq Holding Co Kscc
Union Real Estate Co
Housing Finance Co Sak
Al Salam Group Holding Co
United Foodstuff Industries
Al Aman Investment Company
Mashaer Holdings
Manazel Holding
Mushrif Trading & Contractin
Tijara And Real Estate Inves
Kuwait Building Materials
Jazeera Airways
Commercial Real Estate Co
Future Communications Co
National International Co
Taameer Real Estate Invest C
Gulf Cement Co
Heavy Engineering And Ship B
Refrigeration Industries & S
National Real Estate Co
Al Safat Energy Holding Comp
Kuwait National Cinema Co
Danah Alsafat Foodstuff Co
Independent Petroleum Group
Kuwait Real Estate Co
Salhia Real Estate Co Ksc
Gulf Cable & Electrical Ind
Al-Nawadi Holding Co K.S.C
Kuwait Finance House
OMAN
Lt Price
146.00
25.00
118.00
850.00
170.00
17.50
73.00
60.00
490.00
236.00
59.00
122.00
212.00
930.00
52.00
850.00
46.00
310.00
110.00
570.00
69.00
132.00
188.00
68.00
385.00
405.00
108.00
71.00
81.00
1,480.00
0.00
160.00
21.00
77.00
0.00
83.00
160.00
54.00
75.00
62.00
445.00
440.00
94.00
120.00
64.00
38.00
104.00
146.00
350.00
150.00
24.00
1,060.00
79.00
420.00
72.00
365.00
740.00
148.00
720.00
% Chg
0.00
-3.85
3.51
1.19
0.00
-2.78
-6.41
-3.23
-1.01
1.72
-4.84
0.00
-0.93
0.00
-1.89
0.00
-5.15
0.00
5.77
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-2.86
1.32
1.25
0.00
0.00
-1.22
0.00
0.00
0.00
-4.55
-1.28
0.00
-3.49
6.67
-1.82
-2.60
1.64
0.00
3.53
1.08
0.00
0.00
-1.30
-5.45
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
6.00
1.28
0.00
-2.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
-2.70
Volume
10
3,284,565
1,824
3,050
6
5,052,988
504,800
1,566,303
539,653
604,072
160,200
500
548,919
70
298,064
20
28,400
60,000
25
270
419,250
190,999
310
183,911
500
300
1,160
33,739
67,745
2,381
10
2,359,000
132,550
2,201,360
54,620
1,204,910
100,410
2,011,760
200
15,106
11,719
7,656
75,000
420,100
385,300
30,000
410
2,322,903
4,072,856
900
363,528
20,400
5,957,508
3,668
9,787
100
3,164,863
OMAN
Company Name
Voltamp Energy Saog
United Finance Co
United Power Co
United Power/Energy Co- Pref
Al Madina Investment Co
Taageer Finance
Salalah Port Services
Asaffa Foods Saog
Sohar Poultry
Shell Oman Marketing
Shell Oman Marketing - Pref
Smn Power Holding Saog
Al Shurooq Inv Ser
Al Sharqiya Invest Holding
Sohar Power Co
Salalah Beach Resort Saog
Salalah Mills Co
Sahara Hospitality
Renaissance Services Saog
Raysut Cement Co
Port Service Corporation
Packaging Co Ltd
Oman United Insurance Co
Oman Textile Holding Co Saog
Oman Telecommunications Co
Sweets Of Oman
Oman Orix Leasing Co.
Oman Refreshment Co
Oman Packaging
Oman Oil Marketing Company
0Man Oil Marketing Co-Pref
Oman National Investment Co
Oman National Engineering An
Oman National Dairy Products
Ominvest
Oman Medical Projects
Oman Ceramic Com
Oman Intl Marketing
Oman Investment & Finance
Hsbc Bank Oman
Oman Hotels & Tourism Co
Oman Holding International
Oman Fiber Optics
Oman Flour Mills
Oman Filters Industry
Oman Fisheries Co
Oman Education & Training In
Oman & Emirates Inv(Om)50%
Oman & Emirates Inv(Emir)50%
Oman Europe Foods Industries
Oman Cement Co
Oman Chlorine
Oman Chromite
Oman Cables Industry
Oman Agricultural Dev
Omani Qatari Telecommunicati
National Securities
Oman Foods International Soa
National Pharmaceutical-Rts
National Pharmaceutical
National Packaging Fac
National Mineral Water
National Hospitality Institu
National Gas Co
National Finance Co
National Detergents/The
National Carpet Factory
National Bank Of Oman Saog
National Biscuit Industries
National Real Estate Develop
Natl Aluminium Products
Muscat Thread Mills Co
Muscat Insurance Company
Modern Poultry Farms
Muscat National Holding
Musandam Marketing & Invest
Al Maha Petroleum Products M
Muscat Gases Company Saog
Majan Glass Company
Muscat Finance
Al Kamil Power Co
Interior Hotels
Hotels Management Co Interna
Al-Hassan Engineering Co
Gulf Stone
Gulf Mushroom Company
Gulf Invest. Serv. Pref-Shar
Gulf Investments Services
Gulf International Chemicals
Gulf Hotels (Oman) Co Ltd
Global Fin Investment
Galfar Engineering&Contract
Galfar Engineering -Prefer
Financial Services Co.
Flexible Ind Packages
Lt Price
0.44
0.14
1.23
1.00
0.00
0.15
0.65
0.85
0.21
2.03
1.05
0.64
1.04
0.18
0.37
1.38
1.49
2.45
0.59
2.12
0.39
0.48
0.42
0.29
1.75
1.35
0.15
2.45
0.26
2.25
0.25
0.38
0.31
0.00
0.42
0.00
0.45
0.52
0.22
0.00
0.23
0.00
5.51
0.60
0.02
0.07
0.14
0.17
0.00
1.00
0.72
0.56
3.64
2.40
1.45
0.66
0.16
0.52
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.06
2.05
0.61
0.15
0.70
0.00
0.38
3.75
0.00
0.34
0.16
0.00
0.00
1.86
0.00
2.44
0.83
0.26
0.15
0.31
0.00
1.25
0.13
0.08
0.43
0.15
0.21
0.17
10.50
0.12
0.17
0.43
0.16
0.06
% Chg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1.67
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.34
0.24
0.00
0.00
-1.88
0.00
1.74
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.46
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.08
0.00
0.00
4.91
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.00
-8.77
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.25
0.00
-0.93
0.00
1.99
-1.19
0.00
-3.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Volume
4,966
337,000
1,000
311,952
295,335
42,000
500
241,500
681,164
9,000
4,000
556,954
493,819
4,000
300
623,459
92,160
41,713
62,000
100
418,000
303,360
28,098
10,000
12,650
688,000
405,262
2,162,456
204,000
5,630
1,622,022
-
Company Name
Financial Corp/The
Dhofar Tourism
Dhofar Poultry
Aloula Co
Dhofar Intl Development
Dhofar Insurance
Dhofar University
Dhofar Power Co
Dhofar Power Co-Pfd
Dhofar Fisheries & Food Indu
Dhofar Cattlefeed
Al Batinah Dev & Inv
Dhofar Beverages Co
Computer Stationery Inds
Construction Materials Ind
Cement & Gypsum Pro
Marine Bander Al-Rowdha
Bank Sohar
Bankmuscat Saog
Bank Dhofar Saog
Al Batinah Hotels
Majan College
Areej Vegetable Oils
Al Jazeera Steel Products Co
Al Sallan Food Industry
Acwa Power Barka Saog
Al-Omaniya Financial Service
Taghleef Industries Saog
Gulf Plastic Industries Co
Al Jazeera Services
Al Jazerah Services -Pfd
Al-Fajar Al-Alamia Co
Ahli Bank
Abrasives Manufacturing Co S
Al-Batinah Intl Saog
Lt Price
0.13
1.00
0.18
0.53
0.55
0.20
1.47
0.00
0.00
1.28
0.19
0.16
0.26
0.25
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.23
0.69
0.36
1.13
0.50
5.50
0.46
0.00
0.80
0.33
0.00
0.39
0.40
0.55
0.75
0.22
0.05
0.00
% Chg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.34
-0.58
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.52
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Volume
3,625
29,444
407,371
2,379,190
342,825
54,394
200
80,493
78,780
84,162
-
UAE
Company Name
National Takaful Company
Waha Capital Pjsc
Union Insurance Co
Union National Bank/Abu Dhab
United Insurance Company
Union Cement Co
United Arab Bank
Abu Dhabi National Takaful C
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co
Sudan Telecommunications Co$
Sorouh Real Estate Company
Sharjah Insurance Company
Sharjah Cement & Indus Devel
Ras Al Khaima Poultry
Ras Al Khaimah White Cement
Rak Properties
Ras Al-Khaimah National Insu
Ras Al Khaimah Ceramics
Ras Al Khaimah Cement Co
National Bank Of Ras Al-Khai
Ooredoo Qsc
Umm Al Qaiwain Cement Indust
Oman & Emirates Inv(Emir)50%
National Marine Dredging Co
National Corp Tourism & Hote
Sharjah Islamic Bank
National Bank Of Umm Al Qaiw
National Bank Of Fujairah
National Bank Of Abu Dhabi
Methaq Takaful Insurance
#N/A Invalid Security
Gulf Pharmaceutical Ind-Julp
Invest Bank
Insurance House
Gulf Medical Projects
Gulf Livestock Co
Green Crescent Insurance Co
Gulf Cement Co
Foodco Holding
Finance House
First Gulf Bank
Fujairah Cement Industries
Fujairah Building Industries
Emirates Telecom Corporation
Eshraq Properties Co Pjsc
Emirates Insurance Co. (Psc)
Emirates Driving Company
Al Dhafra Insurance Co. P.S.
Dana Gas
Commercial Bank Internationa
Bank Of Sharjah
Abu Dhabi Natl Co For Buildi
Al Wathba National Insurance
Intl Fish Farming Co-Asmak
Arkan Building Materials Co
Aldar Properties Pjsc
Al Ain Ahlia Ins. Co.
Al Khazna Insurance Co
Agthia Group Pjsc
Al Fujairah National Insuran
Abu Dhabi Ship Building Co
Abu Dhabi National Insurance
Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Abu Dhabi Aviation
Lt Price
0.91
3.08
1.10
6.60
2.00
1.31
7.00
5.85
0.96
0.88
0.00
3.90
1.10
1.27
1.60
0.93
3.78
3.30
1.07
9.45
125.00
1.40
1.17
6.90
6.80
1.85
3.60
4.25
13.80
1.00
0.00
2.81
2.70
1.20
2.54
3.00
0.81
1.39
3.99
4.15
19.10
1.35
1.45
11.50
1.15
7.30
4.75
7.70
0.65
1.92
1.97
0.93
5.35
5.55
1.49
3.25
41.60
0.65
7.20
300.00
2.15
6.50
2.97
6.40
7.60
3.40
% Chg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.13
-3.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.68
0.00
1.23
3.88
3.96
-3.85
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.47
1.01
0.00
-5.70
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.44
-1.71
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.59
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.68
1.56
-9.96
0.00
-0.41
0.00
0.00
0.00
-1.00
0.00
0.53
0.00
Volume
2,950,275
5,010,916
41,194
30,000
51,358,069
49,453
143,000
9,116,282
200
462,282
208,911
586,463
32,336
2,865,947
2,152,304
22,826,458
147,003
2,225,000
85
54,916
15,367,399
96,231
177,259
12,650
172,476
2,377,760
937,165
BAHRAIN
Company Name
United Paper Industries Bsc
United Gulf Investment Corp
United Gulf Bank
United Finance Co
Trafco Group Bsc
Takaful International Co
Taib Bank -$Us
Securities & Investment Co
Seef Properties
Sudan Telecommunications Co$
Al-Salam Bank
Delmon Poultry Co
National Hotels Co
National Bank Of Bahrain
Nass Corp Bsc
Khaleeji Commercial Bank
Ithmaar Bank Bsc
Investcorp Bank -$Us
Inovest Co Bsc
Intl Investment Group-Kuwait
Gulf Monetary Group
Global Investment House Kscc
Gulf Finance House Ec
Bahrain Family Leisure Co
Esterad Investment Co B.S.C.
Bahrain Duty Free Complex
Bahrain Car Park Co
Bahrain Cinema Co
Bahrain Tourism Co
Bahraini Saudi Bank/The
Bahrain National Holding
Bankmuscat Saog
Bmmi Bsc
Bmb Investment Bank
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance
Bahrain Islamic Bank
Gulf Hotel Group B.S.C
Bahrain Flour Mills Co
Bahrain Commercial Facilitie
Bbk Bsc
Bahrain Telecom Co
Bahrain Ship Repair & Engin
Albaraka Banking Group
Banader Hotels Co
Ahli United Bank B.S.C
Lt Price
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.40
0.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.00
0.19
0.32
0.30
0.83
0.18
0.05
0.18
501.75
0.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.21
0.87
`
0.00
0.23
0.00
0.44
0.00
0.84
0.00
0.66
0.15
0.88
0.00
0.70
0.47
0.34
2.10
0.82
0.06
0.81
% Chg
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.65
0.00
0.00
-6.25
1.71
-2.13
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-3.14
-2.22
0.00
0.00
0.43
0.00
-4.55
0.00
0.00
0.62
Volume
8,728
100,000
30,030
12,600
5,000
15,738
22,000
250,000
100,000
500
47,300
208,833
60,000
18,500
10,000
20,000
10,745
36,834
117,254
18,608
89,560
50,000
72,368
7,870
45,000
201,223
355,400
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
DJIA
WORLD INDICES
Company Name
Lt Price
95.71
48.33
107.98
26.96
84.31
116.79
88.65
60.11
50.25
160.25
30.46
44.28
35.29
59.31
34.59
89.28
251.68
26.76
97.31
108.84
96.92
132.20
90.79
159.16
188.92
96.74
97.37
71.38
101.44
103.59
% Chg
0.10
0.23
-0.72
0.14
-0.80
0.27
-0.09
-0.81
-0.48
-0.73
0.08
0.12
-0.24
-0.55
0.68
-0.60
0.73
0.62
0.63
0.17
0.37
0.45
0.32
0.21
-0.14
-0.12
0.43
0.18
0.14
0.54
2,335,902
6,970,385
1,824,924
4,832,202
2,372,605
1,332,175
1,510,791
3,767,465
3,661,749
1,468,083
6,436,136
4,756,506
3,667,066
2,281,910
8,809,234
2,271,237
729,188
9,332,281
1,232,072
749,207
1,561,336
1,636,832
1,006,423
557,952
808,388
941,385
888,258
520,798
1,281,959
529,171
FTSE 100
Company Name
Wpp Plc
Wolseley Plc
Wm Morrison Supermarkets
Whitbread Plc
Weir Group Plc/The
Vodafone Group Plc
United Utilities Group Plc
Unilever Plc
Tullow Oil Plc
Tui Travel Plc
Travis Perkins Plc
Tesco Plc
Standard Life Plc
Standard Chartered Plc
St Jamess Place Plc
Sse Plc
Sports Direct International
Smiths Group Plc
Smith & Nephew Plc
Shire Plc
Severn Trent Plc
Schroders Plc
Sainsbury (J) Plc
Sage Group Plc/The
Sabmiller Plc
Rsa Insurance Group Plc
Royal Mail Plc
Royal Dutch Shell Plc-B Shs
Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs
Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc
Rio Tinto Plc
Reed Elsevier Plc
Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc
Randgold Resources Ltd
Prudential Plc
Petrofac Ltd
Persimmon Plc
Pearson Plc
Old Mutual Plc
Next Plc
National Grid Plc
Mondi Plc
Meggitt Plc
Marks & Spencer Group Plc
London Stock Exchange Group
Lloyds Banking Group Plc
Legal & General Group Plc
Land Securities Group Plc
Kingfisher Plc
Johnson Matthey Plc
Itv Plc
Intu Properties Plc
Intl Consolidated Airline-Di
Intertek Group Plc
Intercontinental Hotels Grou
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc
Imi Plc
Hsbc Holdings Plc
Hargreaves Lansdown Plc
Hammerson Plc
Glencore Plc
Glaxosmithkline Plc
Gkn Plc
G4s Plc
Friends Life Group Ltd
Fresnillo Plc
Experian Plc
Easyjet Plc
Dixons Carphone Plc
Direct Line Insurance Group
Diageo Plc
Crh Plc
Compass Group Plc
Coca-Cola Hbc Ag-Cdi
Centrica Plc
Carnival Plc
Capita Plc
Burberry Group Plc
Bunzl Plc
Bt Group Plc
British Sky Broadcasting Gro
British Land Co Plc
British American Tobacco Plc
Bp Plc
Bhp Billiton Plc
Bg Group Plc
Barclays Plc
Bae Systems Plc
Babcock Intl Group Plc
Aviva Plc
Astrazeneca Plc
Associated British Foods Plc
Ashtead Group Plc
Arm Holdings Plc
Antofagasta Plc
Anglo American Plc
Aggreko Plc
Admiral Group Plc
Aberdeen Asset Mgmt Plc
3I Group Plc
#N/A Invalid Security
Lt Price
1,298.00
3,502.00
183.60
4,420.00
2,030.00
226.95
910.50
2,641.00
477.30
426.70
1,742.00
192.45
413.50
907.80
761.00
1,596.00
637.50
1,185.00
1,086.00
4,467.00
2,067.00
2,617.00
257.20
392.40
3,446.50
464.00
428.30
2,354.50
2,257.50
380.50
844.50
2,855.50
1,060.00
5,185.00
4,331.00
1,504.00
1,176.00
1,490.00
1,217.00
198.80
6,690.00
935.50
1,066.00
483.10
473.40
2,080.00
77.98
245.10
1,157.00
301.70
3,335.00
202.00
344.90
431.20
2,410.00
2,585.00
2,926.00
1,191.00
624.40
978.50
612.00
323.20
1,477.00
326.30
270.00
343.20
724.50
990.50
1,567.00
420.90
285.00
1,889.50
1,417.00
1,065.00
1,422.00
293.30
2,636.00
1,055.00
1,594.00
1,761.00
375.00
0.00
744.50
3,701.00
441.60
1,579.50
1,046.50
233.55
460.10
1,185.00
532.50
4,703.00
3,122.00
1,030.00
893.00
695.50
1,292.50
1,574.00
1,217.00
445.60
422.20
0.00
% Chg
0.08
1.21
0.77
-0.36
-1.84
-0.72
-0.44
0.11
1.34
2.42
0.40
-0.85
-0.12
-1.57
0.79
0.25
-2.45
-1.99
0.46
0.59
-0.67
0.42
-2.06
0.13
-0.55
-0.22
-0.40
1.40
1.28
-0.86
0.00
-2.94
-0.38
-0.86
-0.21
-0.07
2.53
0.34
-1.06
-0.65
0.53
-2.60
-0.93
0.73
-0.48
0.39
-0.75
0.04
-1.11
-0.92
5.81
-1.37
-0.52
0.82
-1.51
0.47
1.25
-0.92
-1.44
0.15
-1.37
-1.66
0.41
-0.06
-0.15
1.99
-0.89
-0.75
1.62
-1.47
0.60
0.11
0.64
0.66
1.72
-1.77
-0.53
0.09
0.13
1.03
-1.57
0.00
-0.80
-0.22
0.33
-2.80
1.85
-1.00
-0.63
5.99
-0.47
-1.33
0.39
0.00
1.02
-1.56
-2.31
-0.32
-0.08
0.18
0.36
0.00
Volume
3,949,593
698,399
6,105,626
253,927
670,124
45,302,804
1,148,615
1,438,920
3,713,375
2,010,429
176,918
21,292,345
1,933,073
5,969,844
914,917
1,330,915
899,722
1,185,517
2,096,153
970,941
529,007
363,166
4,196,197
1,438,650
1,216,081
2,971,657
3,380,197
3,946,244
4,130,916
5,620,666
2,020,945
5,622,850
2,111,637
1,015,045
832,645
2,023,649
1,595,642
1,011,305
2,056,291
5,607,120
320,759
6,400,729
697,792
1,429,127
2,903,625
225,161
82,812,877
6,615,431
1,212,966
3,745,024
762,117
11,037,247
2,203,549
3,871,688
493,491
345,368
1,393,826
803,391
17,577,860
570,889
1,759,474
19,724,485
5,559,596
2,012,461
1,570,046
4,256,655
1,243,486
1,140,870
1,669,101
2,616,936
2,177,845
2,181,144
1,727,685
2,075,671
426,710
17,266,893
384,436
1,216,899
638,764
295,917
9,799,158
2,439,094
2,353,989
14,070,654
8,299,730
4,647,098
22,161,405
3,190,464
2,996,896
1,864,188
1,912,430
443,305
2,561,520
3,141,569
1,304,013
5,074,555
314,725
486,352
1,703,707
840,755
-
TOKYO
Company Name
Inpex Corp
Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd
Sekisui House Ltd
Kirin Holdings Co Ltd
Japan Tobacco Inc
Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd
Toray Industries Inc
Asahi Kasei Corp
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
Kao Corp
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Astellas Pharma Inc
Eisai Co Ltd
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd
Fujifilm Holdings Corp
Shiseido Co Ltd
Jx Holdings Inc
Lt Price
1,383.50
2,256.50
1,574.50
1,486.50
3,900.50
4,500.00
930.00
1,012.00
423.00
7,773.00
588.50
4,464.50
4,966.00
1,780.50
4,333.00
1,741.00
4,017.00
1,754.50
441.00
% Chg
1.92
0.33
1.09
1.19
0.65
0.00
6.43
0.95
0.95
0.66
0.31
-1.12
0.34
-0.61
-0.25
1.16
-0.57
-0.45
0.89
Indices
Volume
Volume
5,243,200
2,964,200
3,819,400
3,329,400
3,158,700
2,443,400
34,077,000
6,636,000
9,314,000
1,003,400
4,418,100
2,189,200
1,724,000
6,772,900
1,131,900
3,147,400
3,355,500
2,159,800
12,398,400
Lt Price
Change
17,691.20
2,053.35
4,698.56
15,018.48
44,145.04
53,402.81
6,675.44
4,233.36
9,476.23
10,204.70
+5.47
+4.63
+22.84
+38.33
+26.91
+1,340.95
-21.16
-32.83
+3.43
-172.10
Nikkei 225
Japan Topix
Hang Seng Index
All Ordinaries Indx
Nzx All Index
Bse Sensex 30 Index
Nse S&P Cnx Nifty Index
Straits Times Index
Karachi All Share Index
Jakarta Composite Index
17,300.86
1,397.64
23,349.64
5,302.45
1,116.58
28,067.56
8,401.90
3,315.60
22,921.08
5,093.57
+12.11
+1.10
-23.67
-50.00
+1.27
+34.71
+19.60
-18.96
-333.22
-34.37
TOKYO
Company Name
Bridgestone Corp
Asahi Glass Co Ltd
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Meta
Sumitomo Metal Industries
Kobe Steel Ltd
Jfe Holdings Inc
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd
Sumitomo Electric Industries
Smc Corp
Komatsu Ltd
Kubota Corp
Daikin Industries Ltd
Hitachi Ltd
Toshiba Corp
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Nidec Corp
Nec Corp
Fujitsu Ltd
Panasonic Corp
Sharp Corp
Sony Corp
Tdk Corp
Keyence Corp
Denso Corp
Fanuc Corp
Rohm Co Ltd
Kyocera Corp
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd
Nitto Denko Corp
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Nissan Motor Co Ltd
Toyota Motor Corp
Honda Motor Co Ltd
Suzuki Motor Corp
Nikon Corp
Hoya Corp
Canon Inc
Ricoh Co Ltd
Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd
Nintendo Co Ltd
Itochu Corp
Marubeni Corp
Mitsui & Co Ltd
Tokyo Electron Ltd
Sumitomo Corp
Mitsubishi Corp
Aeon Co Ltd
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Gro
Resona Holdings Inc
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdin
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Gr
Bank Of Yokohama Ltd/The
Mizuho Financial Group Inc
Orix Corp
Daiwa Securities Group Inc
Nomura Holdings Inc
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdin
Ms&Ad Insurance Group Holdin
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc
T&D Holdings Inc
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd
Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd
Sumitomo Realty & Developmen
East Japan Railway Co
West Japan Railway Co
Central Japan Railway Co
Ana Holdings Inc
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
Kddi Corp
Ntt Docomo Inc
Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc
Chubu Electric Power Co Inc
Kansai Electric Power Co Inc
Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc
Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd
Secom Co Ltd
Yamada Denki Co Ltd
Fast Retailing Co Ltd
Softbank Corp
Lt Price
3,911.00
571.00
306.30
0.00
179.00
2,377.50
1,736.00
1,527.50
31,775.00
2,711.00
1,812.50
7,179.00
893.70
503.10
1,423.00
7,560.00
359.00
672.60
1,475.00
298.00
2,410.50
7,050.00
55,650.00
5,526.00
19,900.00
7,570.00
5,657.00
13,090.00
6,239.00
681.90
1,088.50
7,098.00
3,676.50
3,700.00
1,647.00
4,251.50
3,676.00
1,248.00
1,060.00
12,925.00
1,339.50
726.30
1,627.50
7,671.00
1,249.00
2,292.50
1,191.00
670.20
637.40
480.60
4,469.00
670.80
204.70
1,537.50
946.30
717.00
2,897.00
2,586.00
1,707.00
3,779.00
1,420.00
3,541.50
2,758.00
4,413.00
8,880.00
5,728.00
17,545.00
274.10
6,441.00
7,707.00
1,879.50
445.00
1,386.50
1,202.00
1,443.00
1,244.00
639.00
6,849.00
390.00
42,845.00
7,750.00
% Chg
1.14
-0.17
0.69
0.00
0.56
-0.34
1.34
-0.65
0.03
-1.36
-0.25
-0.07
0.08
0.82
0.39
0.24
3.46
4.54
0.00
0.34
-1.27
0.71
0.32
0.36
0.00
0.40
0.14
0.38
0.89
-0.31
1.40
1.04
1.52
1.02
2.49
-0.18
1.13
-0.20
0.86
0.58
-1.47
-0.45
0.03
-0.10
-0.08
-0.50
-0.38
-0.12
-0.78
1.69
-0.09
1.02
0.79
-2.66
-1.01
-1.13
-0.65
0.74
-0.26
-2.03
-0.94
-1.72
-2.16
-2.06
-1.08
0.51
0.20
-0.04
-1.51
1.42
-0.11
-4.09
-2.22
-2.83
-2.89
-2.51
-0.78
-0.78
-0.51
-0.43
-1.72
Volume
2,531,400
5,708,000
32,992,000
10,327,000
2,617,300
4,856,000
3,580,400
150,200
6,060,700
5,082,000
1,236,200
16,374,000
25,005,000
4,657,000
826,800
31,237,000
26,254,000
6,029,500
12,788,000
6,806,800
828,900
87,600
2,118,000
728,100
412,000
1,122,700
847,500
1,317,200
10,838,000
11,306,600
10,148,000
7,008,400
1,465,200
4,683,500
1,019,800
5,125,400
4,077,200
1,443,000
648,000
10,094,300
10,357,100
7,075,000
794,400
4,249,800
5,240,300
5,462,300
47,161,300
11,864,200
23,950,000
4,740,700
4,389,000
128,106,300
6,953,800
8,400,000
24,617,200
1,386,000
3,668,600
3,146,800
4,591,900
2,118,600
4,920,000
5,718,000
3,268,000
951,300
553,800
393,800
13,958,000
2,646,300
2,665,400
5,112,600
37,499,800
1,566,100
2,434,100
1,537,800
1,772,800
7,702,000
820,000
8,139,800
472,700
9,855,800
SENSEX
Company Name
Zee Entertainment Enterprise
Wipro Ltd
Ultratech Cement Ltd
Tech Mahindra Ltd
Tata Steel Ltd
Tata Power Co Ltd
Tata Motors Ltd
Tata Consultancy Svcs Ltd
Sun Pharmaceutical Indus
State Bank Of India
Sesa Sterlite Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
Punjab National Bank
Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd
Ntpc Ltd
Nmdc Ltd
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Lupin Ltd
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
Itc Ltd
Infosys Ltd
Indusind Bank Ltd
Idfc Ltd
Icici Bank Ltd
Housing Development Finance
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Hindalco Industries Ltd
Hero Motocorp Ltd
Hdfc Bank Limited
Hcl Technologies Ltd
Grasim Industries Ltd
Gail India Ltd
Dr. Reddys Laboratories
Dlf Ltd
Coal India Ltd
Cipla Ltd
Cairn India Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd
Bharat Heavy Electricals
Bank Of Baroda
Bajaj Auto Ltd
Axis Bank Ltd
Asian Paints Ltd
Ambuja Cements Ltd
Acc Ltd
Lt Price
375.15
571.90
2,466.35
2,705.70
466.60
89.40
524.75
2,605.45
851.05
297.10
234.60
980.75
952.55
146.15
385.75
142.50
144.80
3,335.50
1,227.90
1,468.60
1,644.95
1,156.70
146.25
370.05
4,225.60
707.20
157.20
1,687.95
1,122.35
761.25
156.00
2,995.55
918.20
1,649.00
3,529.30
474.55
3,528.65
138.60
346.75
618.50
266.30
397.75
719.80
245.80
1,025.50
2,655.30
466.65
690.55
221.65
1,446.35
% Chg
-3.45
1.24
-1.14
2.99
-0.93
1.02
-0.90
1.23
0.11
2.08
-2.41
0.27
-1.09
-0.34
0.42
-1.18
-3.05
-0.24
-1.37
1.33
-0.82
7.35
-3.78
0.60
1.25
-1.16
-0.95
0.30
0.46
0.14
0.81
-0.16
-0.90
1.09
-0.81
-0.57
0.16
-1.84
-0.09
3.22
1.97
-1.00
-0.24
-1.32
-1.40
-0.73
-0.75
1.09
-0.23
-1.14
Volume
5,157,786
1,440,507
158,124
951,178
4,412,277
2,472,172
4,260,918
958,159
3,674,168
21,021,433
4,048,422
2,738,966
905,740
2,154,786
3,473,051
3,985,404
3,385,501
181,300
1,557,166
445,288
945,497
3,871,374
6,981,862
3,687,864
703,512
682,138
4,716,742
1,704,082
1,579,963
903,272
7,198,958
271,538
1,274,738
706,838
30,965
857,413
249,940
9,645,999
3,341,353
2,540,687
3,493,122
3,176,700
1,116,652
3,467,358
699,523
329,832
2,713,131
735,735
928,169
196,142
A sign is seen at the entrance to the offices of Anglo American in the Marshalltown district of Johannesburg. Shares in Anglo
American dropped 2.23% to close at 1,293.50 pence in London yesterday.
HONG KONG
HONG KONG
Company Name
Aluminum Corp Of China Ltd-H
Bank Of East Asia
Bank Of China Ltd-H
Bank Of Communications Co-H
Belle International Holdings
Boc Hong Kong Holdings Ltd
Cathay Pacific Airways
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd
China Coal Energy Co-H
China Construction Bank-H
China Life Insurance Co-H
China Merchants Hldgs Intl
China Mobile Ltd
China Overseas Land & Invest
China Petroleum & Chemical-H
China Resources Enterprise
China Resources Land Ltd
China Resources Power Holdin
China Shenhua Energy Co-H
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd
Citic Ltd
Clp Holdings Ltd
Cnooc Ltd
Cosco Pacific Ltd
Esprit Holdings Ltd
Fih Mobile Ltd
Hang Lung Properties Ltd
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
Henderson Land Development
Lt Price
3.29
32.20
3.71
5.72
9.52
26.60
15.18
137.80
4.69
5.58
22.80
25.55
93.75
20.35
6.23
15.58
16.78
20.45
20.10
11.30
12.88
66.15
11.48
10.52
10.02
4.05
22.50
129.00
51.20
% Chg
-0.60
-0.62
0.00
-0.17
-0.83
-0.93
-0.78
0.22
0.86
-0.18
0.44
-1.35
-0.11
-1.21
0.97
-1.52
-1.64
-1.21
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0.71
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1.95
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276,873,796
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13,196,558
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140,411,913
29,222,519
3,334,645
14,638,376
16,678,890
77,637,294
4,094,308
11,093,000
9,551,530
15,959,969
25,207,897
13,303,287
2,011,487
66,974,219
2,182,205
1,819,565
3,038,951
3,370,388
1,035,243
1,961,004
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Hong Kong Exchanges & Clear
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Hutchison Whampoa Ltd
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165.80
76.85
98.15
4.94
8.77
31.15
9.55
8.54
58.20
72.55
12.50
112.40
102.60
125.70
55.00
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-1.31
-0.26
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-0.20
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19,810,950
10,774,947
3,833,825
222,911,711
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1,470,703
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96,825,200
21,199,989
3,118,538
4,612,647
2,295,833
1,242,170
15,668,136
3,103,479
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9,408.83
6,985.89
1,441.24
7,078.72
4,957.79
4,563.39
Change
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+25.05
-39.47
-7.34
+32.68
+21.61
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BUSINESS
Traders work on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in New York. In a report on Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley
and JPMorgan Chase , a US Senate panel said the firms have eroded the line separating banking from commercial activities to the detriment
of consumers and the financial system.
couldnt cover the losses, the report said.
The investigation, which is the
focus of a two-day public hearings
that started yesterday, is a swan
song for retiring Levin, a Michigan Democrat whos long been a
scourge of the banking industry.
His 2010 showcase of Goldman
Sachss mortgage trades helped
crystallise the nancial crisis in
the minds of the American public
and left a stain on the bank that it
has yet to fully erase.
The commodities probe, unlike some investigations done
by the panel, doesnt feature as
many smoking-gun e-mails and
instead points to circumstantial evidence. The report still
highlights the breadth of Wall
Streets reach into non-banking
businesses and the potential
conicts of interest that come
with it.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
11
BUSINESS
Reuters
Beijing
A Chinese worker pushes a trolley with goods past a construction site in Beijing. Manufacturing activity in China stagnated in November, HSBC said yesterday.
system by buying covered bonds and
offering cheap long-term loans to
banks.
The chances it takes the plunge and
buys sovereign bonds are now 50-50,
a Reuters poll found.
In China, the worlds second biggest economy, the HSBC/Markit
manufacturing PMI reading showed a
drop to a six-month low of 50.0 in November. The factory output sub-index
fell to 49.5, its first contraction since
May. A cooling property market, erratic foreign demand and overcapacity have weighed on its manufacturers
and the broader economy this year
despite a steady stream of stimulus
measures.
Chinas annual growth slowed to
Beijing
wasted
$6.9tn on
ineffective
investments
post-2009
ndian private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank said yesterday its board had approved the acquisition of local rival ING Vysya Bank Ltd in an all-stock deal, a
move that could kick-start consolidation in the banking
sector.
Dutch lender ING Groep NV owns roughly a 43% stake
in ING Vysya, and will become the second-largest shareholder in Kotak Mahindra with about a 7% stake after the
takeover, which is subject to regulatory approvals. The
combined banking entity will have 1,214 branches with
a widespread network across the country, the two banks
said in a statement issued after market hours yesterday,
Gold has seen a flurry of trading activity since the first break below $1,180 and its
volatility is currently at its highest in 2014.
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Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
Taiwans
Oct export
orders hit
record
AFP
Taipei
Reuters
Tokyo
ooming shipments of
smartphones
including
Apples iPhone 6 pushed
Taiwans export orders to a
new record high in October, the
ninth straight month of gains,
the government and media said
yesterday. Orders, a key indicator for the islands export-reliant
economy, jumped 13.4% yearon-year to $44.91bn, according
to the economic affairs ministry.
Orders for information and
mobile devices surged 21% from
a year ago to a record $12.9bn,
thanks to brisk sales of new mobile devices, the ministry said.
The ministry did not identify
the brands but the state-funded
Central News Agency said strong
demand for the iPhone 6 continued to boost export orders.
Apple said last month it sold
39.3mn iPhones in the three
months ending September 27, up
16% from the same period a year
earlier. Taiwans Hon Hai, also
known as Foxconn, is the worlds
largest computer components
manufacturer and assembles
products for leading international
brands including Apples iPhones.
Media reports say local rms
Pegatron worked on the assembly of the new iPhone and TSMC
the worlds biggest contract
microchip maker manufactured its chips.
Tonen General Sekiyus refinery is illuminated at night in Kawasaki City. Tonen General, Japans second biggest refiner by
capacity, is set to form a loose alliance at their Chiba complexes as part of a consolidation move.
tion should have fallen substantially and
made their nancial situation dire.
Despite the improvement in fuel margins, Japans ve major reners posted
inventory valuation losses that totalled
to 62.3bn yen ($526mn) in April-Sep-
China mulling
easing rules on
loan-to-deposit
Bloomberg
Beijing
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
13
BUSINESS
Ma: Worried over challenges the company is facing after mega public issue.
panys Singles Day promotion on
November 11 saw shoppers spend a
record 57.1bn yuan ($9.3bn) on goods.
This is Mas typical speech style,
said Li Yujie, an analyst at RHB Research Institute Sdn in Hong Kong.
olkswagen AGs growth in China is expected to slow to around 10% this year from
16% in 2013 due to a conservative strategy
that has limited its production capacity, the head
of its Chinese operations said on Tuesday.
A shortage in capacity is the only reason
Volkswagens growth rate has lagged overall growth in Chinas vehicle market recently,
Volkswagen China President Jochem Heizmann
told reporters in Guangzhou, ahead of an annual
auto show that will open today in the southern
Chinese city.
The German car maker plans to step up investment in manufacturing so that this is no longer an
impediment, he said.
Heizmann said he expected Volkswagen Group,
whose brands include Audi, Skoda and Porsche, to
deliver a total of 3.6mn vehicles in China this year,
which amounts to an annual increase of around
10%. Thats a slowdown from last years 16%
growth.
Volkswagen said in late 2013 it planned to invest
18.2bn ($22.8bn) from 2014 to 2018 to increase
annual production capacity to around 4mn vehicles.
That plan was based on an average annual sales
growth estimate of around 5%, which Heizmann
said was a very conservative planning base. This
is why we have a lack of capacity. Were clearly going beyond this 4mn issue.
Volkswagen also plans to signicantly extend its
product portfolio to better compete with General
Motors for the top spot in China.
It is making very good progress towards
launching a budget car in China and is also developing a China-only luxury sedan to show the
customers that the Volkswagen brand is not just a
volume brand in China, Heizmann said.
The company also aims to launch more than
20 electric or plug-in hybrid models in China by
2018.
There is still potential in Chinas passenger
car market, especially in tier three, four or five
cities, Heizmann said, brushing aside concerns
of a drastic slowdown in the worlds biggest
auto market.
A model poses beside a Volkswagen car at the Auto China Expo in Beijing. Volkswagen growth in China is expected to slow to around 10% this year from 16%
in 2013 due to a conservative strategy that has limited its production capacity, the head of its Chinese operations said.
Even as growth in Chinas overall car market is
expected to slow to single-digit pace over the next
ve years, it will still be tremendous growth ...
much higher than any other relevant market in the
world, he said.
Separately, Heizmann said that plans to raise
Volkswagens current 40% stake in its joint venture with Chinese partner FAW Group Corp would
likely take time.
This is a process which is not just done in
weeks, Heizmann said, adding that the two
companies had held talks earlier and agreed
Japan to
lock in low
borrowing
costs as
debt soars
Reuters
Tokyo
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Friday, November 21, 2014
BUSINESS
No repeat of
system crash
after $88mn
ne, says RBS
Reuters
London
A view of the Court of Justice of the European Community. Britains legal challenge to a limit on bankers bonuses was rejected by an adviser to the blocs top court.
The proposal is echoed by Carlo Bastasin of the School of Political Economy at LUISS University
Rome. He proposed a silver
bullet for the European crisis by
suggesting the creation of an asset-backed security reecting the
attributes of existing eurozone
debt that the ECB could then buy.
The new ABS would not be
an attractive innovation for the
ECB only, but would greatly benet private investors, both European and non-Europeans, who
are longing for a European liquid
and safe asset, Bastasin wrote in
a November 14 paper. If the total amount of QE is estimated at
1tn, the market behind the new
security would amount to one of
the largest in global nance.
The euro-area is running the
risk of a renewed slowdown after a Purchasing Managers Index
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
15
BUSINESS
Airbus set to sign $14bn deal with Delta for 50 planes
AFP
Atlanta
Goldman res
2 bankers after
getting secret
Fed documents
Bloomberg
New York
Heavy goods trucks manufactured by Volvo are parked in line as the company logo is seen on flags flying outside the Volvo demo centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Truck
manufacturers including Volvo, Daimler and Iveco parent CNH Industrial all confirmed yesterday receipt of the European Commissions formal charge sheets of suspected price fixing.
he European Commission
has stepped up a wideranging cartel investigation that could lead to heavy nes
Sano eyes more than $38bn from new drugs after CEO exit
Reuters
Paris
ano, which sacked its chief executive three weeks ago, hopes to
launch up to 18 new drugs by the
end of 2020, with the potential to reap
more than 30bn ($38bn) within the
rst ve years of sales.
Sano executives were to lay out
their strategy for bringing several new
drugs to the market later yesterday, in
a bid to win over investors alarmed by
the sudden ouster of its chief executive.
But the French drug maker warned its
been Sanos cash cow but the drugmakers pricing power is set to shrink
as so-called biosimilar copies enter the
market over the next two years.
Sano said the launch of new medicines and vaccines in other elds would
help mitigate its dependence on Lantus,
which accounts for nearly a fth of sales.
In a separate statement, Sano and
its US partner Regeneron welcomed
the US Food and Drug Administrations decision to grant a fast-track
development and review process to
their dupilumab drug in the treatment
of atopic dermatitis, a chronic form of
eczema.
BUSINESS
GULF TIMES
Bader al-Saad, chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) and
managing director, Kuwait Investment Authority, making introductory remarks at the 6th
annual meeting of the IFSWF at Ritz-Carlton Doha yesterday.
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani with HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Sheikh Ahmed
bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani; HE the Minister of Energy and Industry, Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada; with Bader al-Saad at the opening session of the
IFSWF yesterday. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil
International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds leaders at the events wrap-up press conference at Ritz-Carlton in Doha yesterday. Seen in the picture are QIA CEO and
HE the Minister of State Ahmad al-Sayed; IFSWF chair Bader al-Saad; deputy chair Adrian Orr; IFSWF board member Majed al-Romaithi and secretary general Kristian
Flyvholm. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam
To another query whether the investments by SWFs were politically
motivated, he said there was nothing
to prove that investments were of that
nature.
Asked about the current trough in
the oil prices; IFSWF board were of the
opinion that it was one of the challenges to deliver strong real returns
for the future generation.
IFSWF also welcomed ve new
members: Fondo Strategico Italiano
Spa., Fundo Soberano de Angola, Joint
Stock Company Sovereign Wealth
Fund Samruk-Kazyna, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority and Russian Direct Investment Fund.
The meeting noted that there are
currently 82 SWFs globally and 21
countries are considering establishing
new sovereign funds, of which many
A view of the delegates attending the 6th annual meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds at Ritz-Carlton Doha
yesterday.
additional investors. He added
that infrastructure was another
impact across EMs and DCs.
Citing statistics, Noel said 57%
of SWFs have already invested
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cheered by
dependable
Wilshere
Ferrari sign
Vettel in bid
to win world
championship
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SQUASH
Elshorbagy and
Ashour set up
world title clash
Action from the Gulf Cup match between Oman and Kuwait yesterday. Oman
won 5-0.
FOOTBALL
Oman to meet
Qatar in Gulf
Cup semis
By Sports Reporter
Jeddah
Egyptian Mohamed Elshorbagy goes for a shot against Englands Nick Matthew yesterday.
By Satya Rath
Doha
Results (Semi-finals)
4-Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt 1-Gregory
Gaultier (FRA) 3-0 (17-15, 11-7, 11-5)
2-Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) bt
3-Nick Matthew (ENG) 3-0 (11-9,
11-5, 11-8)
Final (17:30 start today)
4-Ramy Ashour (EGY) vs 2-Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY)
Its all the head, they say, and Gaultier simple lost his. Defeats always hurt,
but this defeat, or the manner of it, is
sure to haunt him for long.
Compared to yesterday, today
I think I was much more condent
coming into the match. My arm was
hurting, but it only made my resolve
stronger. I just wanted to stay focused
and calm till the end, because at the
top level, its all in the mind. Yes, I was
a little surprised the way he (Gaultier)
played in the last two games. Hes a
great player, and he knew what he was
doing, Ashour said.
I am just happy to have made the
nal. Doha has always given me happy
memories, I won my last (world) title
here, so yes, I just hope I can do it again,
added Ashour, who will meet countryman Elshorbagy in todays nal.
It was almost a repeat script in
the second semi-nal too, between
defending champion Matthew and
Elshorbagy, the reigning Qatar Classic champion. Three-time champion
Matthew had just bulldozed his way to
the last four, but Elshorbagy was in no
mood to let him have his way this time.
Barring the ill-tempered but close
rst game, where the referee had
a busy time pacifying and warning both, the other two games were
scrappy. There was some great squash
on display, but there were also errors
galore. The one scoring less on the error-sheet had to win, and Elshorbagy
scored big on that count.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
CRICKET
REPORT
Pakistani batsman Sarfraz Ahmed (L) celebrates after reaching his century as New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum applauds in Dubai yesterday. At right, McCullum plays a shot.
AFP
Dubai
SCORECARD
New Zealand 1st innings 403 (T.
Latham 137, M. Craig 43; Zulfiqar
Babar 4-137)
Pakistan 1st innings (overnight
281-6)
Shan Masood b Sodhi
13
Taufeeq Umar st Watling b Craig 16
Azhar Ali b Sodhi
75
Younis Khan c Craig b Neesham 72
Misbah-ul Haq c Taylor b Boult 28
Asad Shafiq c Taylor b Southee 44
Sarfraz Ahmed c and b McCum 112
Yasir Shah c Watling b Southee 2
Ehsan Adil lbw b Southee
0
Zulfiqar Babar c Watling b Boult 5
Rahat Ali not out
16
Extras: (b7, lb2, nb1) 10
Total: (all out; 147 overs) 393
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Masood),
2-32 (Taufeeq), 3-145 (Younis), 4-195
(Misbah), 5-220 (Ali), 6-279 (Shafiq),
7-285 (Shah), 8-287 (Adil), 9-312
(Babar)
Bowling: Boult 30-8-69-2 (1nb),
Southee 30-5-67-3, Craig 28-5-117-1,
notable turn.
Yasir Shah dismissed Tom
Latham (nine), Corey Anderson
Pietersen offers to
coach British schools
London: Former England batsman Kevin
Pietersen took to Twitter yesterday to offer
his services as a coach to British schools
after expressing concern about falling
participation levels. The England and Wales
Cricket Board (ECB) published the results of
its National Playing Survey on Wednesday,
which revealed a seven percent decrease in
participation among children aged 14 and
under. Meanwhile, total playing numbers fell
from 908,000 to 844,000 compared to the
previous season.
Any school cricket coaches or after school
clubs doing winter training, tweet me and
Ill pick a couple next week to join you...? Pietersen, Englands all-time leading run-scorer,
wrote on Twitter.
Been off Twitter for a while, but couldnt stay
off when I heard about todays announcement re drop off in cricket participation over
here.
Weve got a fantastic pool of talent here in
UK and thought of kids dropping out and not
fulfilling potential is frightening and needs
changing. We need to encourage people of
all ages to take part. #ILoveCricket.
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Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
MOTORSPORT
SPOTLIGHT
FOCUS
Alonso expressed
doubts last year
Ferrari has decided to put its faith in the youngest multiple champion in F1 history
File picture of Red Bull Racings German driver Sebastian Vettel (left) chatting with Ferraris Spanish driver Fernando Alonso.
AFP
Milan
structors standings.
German Vettel is regarded as the heir to
stricken compatriot Michael Schumacher, who won ve of his seven world titles
with Ferrari.
Vettel currently sits fourth in the drivers standings, 158 points behind Britains
Lewis Hamilton ahead of the nal race of
the season at Abu Dhabi.
Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci
believes Vettels youthfulness and experience will make him an invaluable asset to the team as they look to end their
seven-year title wait.
Scuderia Ferrari has decided to put its
faith in the youngest multiple champion
in the history of Formula One, Mattiacci
said. In Formula One terms, Sebastian
Vettel is a unique combination of youthfulness and experience and he brings
with him that sense of team spirit which
will prove invaluable when, together with
Kimi, they tackle the challenges awaiting
us, as we aim to be front runners again as
soon as possible.
Vettel, who has won four consecu-
BOTTOMLINE
Mercedes British driver Lewis Hamilton (left ) with his teammate, Nico Rosberg from Germany.
After a season which threatened
to ruin the relationship between the
teammates following controversial incidents in Monaco, Hungary and Belgium, Rosberg paid tribute to the competition which had been generated.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
GOLF
SPOTLIGHT
ROUND-UP
Mamat storms
to the top
Agencies
Manila
ingaporean
Mardan
Mamat boosted his
chances of retaining
his Asian Tour card for
next season by making light of
the strong winds to leap into
a share of the lead at the Manila Masters after yesterdays
rst round. The 47-year-old
red eight birdies in a sevenunder-par round of 65 to share
the lead at the $1 million event
with Japans Daisuke Kataoka,
21 years his junior.
Mamat has won three times
on the Asian Tour, including
the 2012 Philippine Open, but
has struggled this year and is
74th in the Order of Merit race
with the top 60 retaining playing privileges for next season.
I hit the ball solid from tee
to green and managed to hole
some putts. Its not easy out
there, especially on the front
nine where it was really windy,
said Mamat, who missed only
one green in regulation at the
Jack Nicklaus designed Manila
Southwoods Golf and Country
Club. Im trying to not think
about keeping my card. Its not
the end of the world for me if
I dont make it into top-60 on
the Order of Merit. I want to
enjoy my golf.
Last years Asian Tour Order of Merit winner, Thailands
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, was a
shot back in tied third alongside Malaysian Danny Chia,
who is also looking for a good
nish this week to boost his
chances of retaining his card.
Kiradech, who suffers from
a thyroid disease, has missed
many events this year because
of a knee issue resulting from
an operation he had when he
was 10. He has opted for periods of rest rather than further
surgery but the problem has
not cleared up.
I was actually hesitating
if I should play this week because my knee is not feeling
too good, the Thai said. I only
decided on Monday to play but
LEADING SCORES
66 - Rory McIlroy (NIR), Shane Lowry (IRL)
67 - Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN), Richie Ramsay (SCO)
68 - Henrik Stenson (SWE), Emiliano Grillo (ARG)
69 - Edoardo Molinari (ITA), Danny Willett (ENG),
Tommy Fleetwood (ENG), Louis Ooosthuizen (RSA),
Ross Fisher (ENG)
70 - Tyrrell Hatton (ENG), Kristoffer Broberg (SWE),
Jonas Blixt (SWE), Lee Westwood (ENG), George Coetzee (RSA), Joost Luiten (NED)
71 - David Howell (ENG), Richard Sterne (RSA), Robert
Karlsson (SWE), Marc Warren (SCO), Romain Wattel
(FRA), Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP), Victor Dubuisson
(FRA), Thomas Bjorn (DEN), Justin Rose (ENG)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a shot during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament
at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai yesterday. (EPA)
FOCUS
INSPIRATION
turned the sandbelt course into a suburban dust-bowl. Starting on the 10th, Scott
went to the turn at three-over after a double-bogey on the 18th, but clawed back an
eagle on the par-ve sixth and trudged off
with a mixture of relief and frustration.
If the conditions are the same (tomorrow), just everyones out there just hanging on doing the best they can, last years
U.S. Masters champion told reporters by
the scoring hut. Theres no way to attack
in this wind.
Wright, however, rolled in six birdies
and begged for more of the same. If it
blows like this, the greens are going to be
that hard and fast, said the 40-year-old
Queensland journeyman. But at the same
time, thats Australian golf and thats why
its so good.
A croaky-sounding Geoff Ogilvy kept
in touch, shooting a solid three-under.
With the sand and stuff ying around,
everyone is going to be a bit messed up
today, getting stuff in the eyes and nose,
said the 2006 U.S. Open champion. Its a
welcome to Melbourne, really.
Weekley, playing with good friend
Bowditch, shot an even-par 72.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
FOOTBALL
SPOTLIGHT
FOCUS
RETURN
Bulgaria
sack Penev
after dismal
qualifying
run
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
FOOTBALL
FOCUS
Reus to Bayern
talk doesnt
bother Ribery
AFP
Munich
Guinea players celebrate their win over Uganda during the African Cup of Nations qualifier in Casablanca, Morocco. (AFP)
AFP
Cape Town
ROUND-UP
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
FOOTBALL
MATCH-FIXING
promoted to Ligue 1 and the latter escape relegation to the third tier.
Recordings of telephone conversations between leading gures of several
clubs form a key part of the evidence.
Magistrates have been trying to establish if pressure was exerted by Nimes
on other Ligue 2 teams as the club battled against relegation.
Following 48 hours in custody Fortin
was charged after appearing before examining magistrates along with Nimes
main shareholder, Serge Kasparian,
Nimes president Jean-Marc Conrad,
and Michel Moulin, described as an
intermediary.
Fortins lawyer, Francois Gery, insisted, however: My client has shown
his complete innocence of the facts
that he is accused of in this case.
Dijon coach Olivier DallOglio was
released without charge on Wednesday
evening, as was Kasparians son. The
Canard Enchaine weekly on Wednesday released a transcript of a telephone
SPOTLIGHT
conversation between Fortin and Conrad which it said was made by police.
In the recording, Fortin says: You
need a point as well? Conrad replied
Yes, we need a point too, there it is.
The Caen president then says: Well, if
we are not too stupid?
The weekly said that 24 boxes of
wine, 288 bottles, were left outside the
Caen dressing room after the game.
Meanwhile, down on the south coast
the spectacular raids which led to the
mass arrests on Tuesday of high-ranking Marseille officials have so far led to
no charges being brought.
Police are looking into various
transfers, including that of key striker
FOCUS
Ligue 1 resumes
after turbulent
week in France
Nimes have been targetted as the main culprits of match-fixing
SERIE A
Buffon, Chiellini
extend contracts
at Juventus
AFP
Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain are boosted by the return of superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (right). (AFP)
AFP
Paris
FIXTURES
(all times 1900 GMT unless stated):
Today: Metz v Paris Saint-Germain (1930)
Tomorrow: Bastia v Lyon (1600), Lorient v
Lens, Guingamp v Rennes, Monaco v Caen,
Nice v Reims
Sunday: Nantes v Saint-Etienne (1300),
Montpellier v Toulouse (1600), Marseille v
Bordeaux (2000)
Brandaos
six-month ban
confirmed
after appeal
fails
Paris: Bastia striker Brandaos
six-month ban for his postmatch headbutt on Paris St
Germains Thiago Motta was
confirmed yesterday after the
French federation rejected the
Brazilians appeal, the Ligue 1
club said.
The Appeal Commission of
the French Football Federation has confirmed today the
sanction inflicted to Brandao
by the French Professional
Leagues discipline commission, Bastia said in a statement.
The Brazilian forward
remains suspended until
February 2015.
Security camera footage
broadcast on French television after the game in August,
and replayed repeatedly in
the days afterwards, showed
Brandao standing near the
middle of the corridor outside
the changing rooms at the
Parc des Princes in Paris after
the Corsicans 2-0 defeat
at the hands of the Ligue 1
champions.
Facing the camera as
Thiago Motta strides into view,
Brandao, who was replaced
during the game after picking
up a yellow card, calmly takes
two steps forward before leaning in to make contact with
the Italy internationals face.
He then turns and runs away
with an angry Thiago Motta in
pursuit.
It is the second time in two
seasons that the former Olympique de Marseille player has
been suspended for foul play.
He also received a threematch ban last season for
elbowing another PSG player,
Yohan Cabaye.
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Friday, November 21, 2014
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SPOTLIGHT
NHL
LeBron denied by
Spurs, yet again
Were still trying to get ourselves together. Were not playing well right now
Tony Parker (second right) of the San Antonio Spurs steals the ball from LeBron James (right) of the Cleveland Cavaliers during their NBA game in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Cleveland
Dallas so convincingly.
On a team already beset by
injury, illness and a family
death, both Martin and teammate Corey Brewer needed
fluids intravenously Wednesday
afternoon after each fell ill
Tuesday night.
Were going to be out in the
corridors to see if there are any
tall guys out there, Wolves
coach Flip Saunders said before
the game.
Hey, what about activating
front-office executive Calvin
Booth? Its not that easy, Saunders said. If it was, we would
probably.
ON A ROLL
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Houston
wight Howard sat out because of a strained knee, immediately eliminating a captivating part of Wednesdays
game.
Nobody called anybody soft. No
wild elbows ew. The referees didnt
have to separate anybody.
But with Dwight vs. Kobe Bryant
off the board, something unexpected
popped up to take its place. Would
you believe Wesley Johnson vs. James
Harden?
Johnson came up with the play of the
game, and maybe the Los Angeles Lakers season so far, in a 98-92 victory
Wednesday over the Houston Rockets.
Johnson stripped Harden, moved
quickly downcourt and converted a
three-point play after getting fouled by
Harden on a layup with 43.2 seconds to
play. It turned a one-point decit into
a two-point lead as the Lakers (3-9)
found themselves with a _ whats this?
_ two-game winning streak.
Quite a few players contributed on
a night where Bryant had 29 points on
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates a play during their game
against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
In moments of confrontation
during the game, youll say things
in the heat of the moment, Bryant said. I know Dwight and Im
sure Kevin does. We dont really
feel that way about him. Just like
when you get in an argument
with somebody, youll say something out of frustration, out of
anger that you really dont mean
heat of the moment, Bryant said. I
know Dwight and Im sure Kevin does.
We dont really feel that way about him.
Just like when you get in an argument
with somebody, youll say something
out of frustration, out of anger that you
really dont mean.
You guys that are married, you guys
argue, sometimes you just say things
that you want to take back, you dont
even mean. But its in the heat of confrontation.
With Howard out, Tarik Black started at center for Houston. Hes a rookie
from Kansas. He had ve points.
Harden had 24 points but was mad at
himself for silly turnovers and silly
mistakes.
He had six turnovers, none bigger
than the last one.
Gulf Times
Friday, November 21, 2014
SPORT
ORYX CUP UIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Qatars Torrente,
Carella edged out of
pole in Abu Dhabi
Agencies
Abu Dhabi
Jean Theoret takes to the water for the first time in 96 Spirit of Qatar at the Oryx Cup in Doha Bay. PICTURE: Chris Denslow
By Sports Reporter
Doha
RUGBY / WAL VS NZ
Shaun Torrente of Qatar Team at UIM F1 H20 Powerboat Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi yesterday.
AFP
Dublin
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Friday, November 21, 2014
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SPOTLIGHT
DAVIS CUP
Only the match gives you all the answers really. Today in practice, it wasnt the goal
to go to 100 per cent. I never do in practice the day before a potential match
Switzerlands Roger Federer (left) and Stanislas Wawrinka.
Reuters
Lille
witzerlands
Stan
Wawrinka left the ATP
World Tour Finals feeling wrecked last weekend
but said yesterday he had fully
recovered for the Davis Cup nal
against France.
He showed terric improvement in London and is now mentally rested as well.
Clearly on Saturday night I
was destroyed. It was difficult
to accept that loss. I did everything I could to win that match,
Wawrinka told a news conference on Thursday after the draw
ceremony fort this weekends
Davis Cup nal.
Sunday was also a difficult
day. Its always difficult to take. I
was hurt.
Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball during a Davis Cup tennis training session at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve dAscq, northern France, yesterday.
AFP
Lille
him low.
There had been concerns in the Swiss
camp that he would be unable to compete
after injuring his back playing in London
last weekend.
But the draw announced yesterday
afternoon sees him go up against Gael
Monls in the second of the opening two
singles rubbers.
French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga plays Stan Wawrinka in the opening
match.
The doubles tomorrow opposes Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet of
France against the Swiss pairing of Marco
Chiudinelli and Michael Lammer.
Sundays reverse singles stands will
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AFP
Macau
CELEBRITY STATUS
Sunday will see unbeaten Zous
sixth contest, a 12-round nal
eliminator for a world title shot,
and Li believes Zou can do for
pro boxing, once banned in China, what Yao did for basketball.
Young kids in sports, they always love the celebrity status of
it. That helps to attract them to
it, Li told AFP yesterday.
Like we put Zou in Transformers 4. They loved they way
he had that killer look. Basically
his role was to give that look and
knock the other guy down. It
was perfect.
The lm was a huge box ofce hit across the worlds most
populous nation, raising Zous
prole further.
NO WORRIES
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Friday, November 21, 2014
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HORSE RACING
QREC chairman HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Faleh al-Thani (centre) is seen with the winners of the Al Wakra Cup, which
featured the races at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club yesterday. PICTURES: Juhaim
an exciting win in the Local Thoroughbred Maiden Plate. Inside the nal furlong, Osama Omar al-Dhafas Al Naif
Counteet appeared to have gone into
a decisive lead even as Ghazali trained
Jelmood was taking time to accelerate
but once he did, Jelmood came home
with a big rush along the rails to get the
verdict in the closing stages of the race.
Al Dabor also put in an impressive per-
an Conditions race, run over 2,000 metres. After racing a handy second until
the halfway mark, jockey Alberto Senna had Al Atique take over the running.
Once the Amer progeny was shown the
daylight, Al Atique surged ahead without muss and later stretched away to
win by six lengths from a late nishing
stable mate Al Bashtoon and Harir.
Al Busayir (W.J. Lee astride)
trained by Majid Safedeen rose to
the occasion in a splendid manner
to clinch the Thoroughbred Conditions. Taking over the running soon
after entering the homestretch, Al
Busayir found a good rhythm going
and looked completely in command.
The Sfedeen trainee quickly amassed
a winning lead and looked the winner long way from home and galloped
on majestically to win by nearly two
lengths from stable mate Goldenrod.
Alban de Mieulle saddled Aseel (Nizam-Saeedah) nally shed his maiden
status with a uent victory in the Pure
Arabian Maiden Plate. Having nished
a notable fth to Aden in the Guineas
earlier, Aseel had the credentials to
come good in this event. He did so in
ne style as he came with a sustained
run in the nal furlong and went past
Haraz Al Naif to win by nearly two
lengths. Jockey Pier Convertino rode a
well-judged race on the winner.
Jockey Harry Bentley rides Al Mizan to victory in the Al Wakra Cup at the QREC
yesterday. The Dubai based rider was in the limelight with five winners in a card
of eight events framed for the races at the QREC yesterday.
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IN SUPPORT
Results
Chris Algieri
Algieri earned his title shot
the hard way.
Nine months ago, his bout with
Emanuel Taylor was headlining at
a 1,555-seat venue in his hometown of Huntington, New York.
That unanimous points decision victory gave him an opportunity against Russias WBO
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GULF TIMES
FIM ELECTIONS
n the run up to the Fdration Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) elections, Qatar Motor and Motorcycle
Federation (QMMF) president Nasser
Khalifa al-Attiyah has received support
from various stakeholders for his bid for the
second term as the vice president.
Re-election will only be a further validation of Qatars leadership in motorsport,
as FIM president Vito Ippolito said.
Ippolito himself is up for re-election for
the presidents post.
I feel very comfortable belong to an international organisation which puts in a lot
of hard work. The idea of standing for reelection has come through the experience
I have gained being in this position and
through the friendships have forged all over
the world. I am condent that everyone
shares this feeling with me, Ippolito said
ahead of the November 22 election in Jerez.
The Venezuelan added that the Gulf region had a lot of potential. Qatar, represented by QMMF, has become a benchmark
QMMF president and FIM vice president Nasser Khalifa al-Attiyah (second from right) with Automobile Association of Malaysia chairman Tunku Datuk (left), FIM
Asia president Wan Zaharuddin (second from left), FIM president Vito Ippolito and FIM Europe president Wolfgang Srb (right).
Ultrarunners set
to thrill Qatar
Over 200 athletes from 39 countries will take to Aspire Zone for bragging rights
By Mikhil Bhat
Doha
100km World
Championships
back on track
with Aspire
By Mikhil Bhat
Doha
FOCUS
Mens defending champion Giorgio Calcaterra of Italy will bid to defend his title against a host of ultrarunners, including Japans
Hideo Nojo (bottom right). Defending womens champion Amy Sproston (bottom left) of US said the team event will be her focus.