Economy - TRENDS MENA

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Islamic Bank launched DIB alt, a full-fledged digital umbrella brand to house all of the bank's...
DIB ‘alt’ is a full-service transformative digital banking experience that is set to enhance the banking experience for DIB’s customers.
The platform brings together more than 135 digital services via the DIB Mobile App, Online Banking, WhatsApp, and ATMs.
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday in Morocco's economic capital Casablanca to protest against the surging cost of living in...
Morocco has seen months of rising prices, particularly of food, fuel and other basic staples, in part due to recurrent drought.
Year-on-year inflation slowed in April to 7.8 percent, after 10.1 percent in February and 8.2 percent in March, according to official figures.
SHARJAH, UAE - The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has successfully concluded its trade mission to India after...
The trade mission visited New Delhi and Mumbai to discuss potential investment opportunities.
The business gatherings has served as an effective platform to discuss potential investment advantages.
ABU DHABI, UAE - UAE Ministry of Economy organized two workshops, in Arabic and English, to promote the awareness of...
The workshops made the traders and business owners aware of the necessity of reporting suspicious transactions to the Financial Intelligence Unit.
This will contribute to enhance the competitiveness of the gold sector and its development in line with international best practices.
The oil-rich country suffers from constant stand-offs between elected lawmakers and cabinets installed by the reigning Al-Sabah family. The opposition...
Fearing that widespread scepticism will discourage many people from voting, the authorities have festooned the capital with posters in an attempt to encourage a better turnout
The latest general election was called by the emir last month after he again dissolved parliament amid a persistent deadlock with the executive branch that has stalled reforms
"Transportation disruptions, market devastation and the absence of financing... will have catastrophic impacts on the food security of the people...
The state's large, mechanised farms are not taking on workers, as a cash crunch hits their finances, jeopardising a harvest that normally meets 40 percent of Sudan's grain needs
With roads cut off by crossfire, trade at a standstill and processing factories razed or looted, agribusinesses face an uphill battle, prompting some heavyweight investors to walk
Doha, Qatar--QatarEnergy, and its joint-venture partners TotalEnergies, Petrobras, and PETRONAS Petroleo Brasil Ltda. (PPBL) has signed the production sharing contract...
According to a statement, QatarEnergy will hold a 20% working interest, alongside TotalEnergies (30%) Petrobras (operator, 30%), and PPBL (20%)
The President and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida Al Kaabi said the signing builds on QatarEnergy's sizable upstream presence in Brazil
Doha, Qatar-- Qatar Chamber and Turkish officials from the Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) and the Manisa Chamber...
The discussion between the two touched upon cooperation between chambers in Qatar and Turkey, the investment climate and the opportunities in both countries
Qatar Chamber emphasized Qatari investors' desire to get acquainted with the investment opportunities available in Turkey in various sectors
The UAE energy minister Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei said he expected the outcome of meeting to "balance the market and...
The 13-member OPEC is due to consult with 10 other oil-producing nations, including Russia, to review the grouping's future output policy
An output cut of 700,000 bpd to one million bpd was one of the options being discussed, a source told AFP, stressing that nothing was set in stone
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Arabia has been re-elected to represent the MENA region on the board of the Global Research Council...
Dr. Munir Eldesouki's re-election to represent Saudi Arabia at the GRC reaffirms the kingdom's prominent position in the scientific and research fields
Saudi Arabia has played a key role in the GRC's work since its founding in 2012, including boosting cooperation between research funding institutions