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Saudi Arabia’s imports from GCC countries fall by 19% in June
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia’s imports from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries fell 19 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR...
- UAE accounted for 65.6 percent, or SAR 3.61 billion, of the total Saudi imports, down 13 percent YoY, Argaam reported.
- The Kingdom's imports from Qatar only registered a growth (of 49 percent) to SAR 48 million, from 32 million a year ago.
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Hotel revenues in Oman grow 27.8% to $318 million in July
Muscat, Oman -- The revenues of 3-5-star hotels in Oman reached RO 122.5 million ($318 million) at the end of...
- The total number of hotel guests grew by 25.8 percent to 1.09 million by the end of July 2023.
- Hotel occupancy posted a growth of 10.3 percent. The number of Omani guests reached 411,551.
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Qatar’s trade balance surplus increases by 12.8 percent in July
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar's foreign merchandise trade balance, which represents the difference between total exports and imports, showed a surplus...
- Imports of goods in July 2023 amounted to around QR 9.4 billion, showing a decrease of 1.6 percent compared to July 2022.
- China was the leading country of origin of Qatar's imports with about QR 1.6 billion, a share of 16.7 percent of the imports.