DUBLIN / Reuters Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is set to buy a major stake in Irish telecoms firm Eir, the Irish Times reported on Thursday, in a move that would likely support its plans to hold off from a stock market flotation for now. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is on course to acquire York Capital, Eir’s second-largest shareholder’s ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality(ADM) underlined the importance of upgrading procedures to provide the best services, ensure optimal service management, and adopt top asset management practices through concerted efforts with all partners. To this effect, a workshop was organised by a number of infrastructure assets management teams in collaboration with the Opus Middle East Company, and ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs, represented by the Jebel Ali Customs Centres Management, organised the largest public auction yet, in cooperation with DP World. As many as 533 containers were auctioned this time, comprising 35 categories of new and used goods that went under the hammer at the 3-day public auction. The auction, overseen by Dubai Customs’ Jebel Ali ...