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The company's cloud, ads, and retail businesses thrive.

McDonald’s profits up 7%

The quarterly profits increased despite weak Middle East sales.

ADQ buys stake in Plenary Group

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FPT and Nvidia to build AI factory

Nvidia had invested around $250 million in Vietnam.

Swiss reserve hike hits UBS

The reserve requirement will increase from 2.5% to 4% from July 1.

Lebanon population set to decline in 2023

  • The combined population of the 22 Arab countries in 2021 was around 407-420 million.
  • Most of this population is concentrated in and around major urban areas.

The combined population of the 22 Arab countries in 2022 was around 453 million, Egypt being the most populous with more than 106 million people, according to the World Population Review. Most of this population is concentrated in and around major urban areas. TRENDS takes a look at population growth trends in some of the Arab nations: