Economy - TRENDS MENA

The volume of investments is the outcome of the UAE's ongoing efforts to attract foreign investors.
The volume of investments is the outcome of the UAE's ongoing efforts to attract foreign investors
Non-Arab investors' purchases of local shares in ADX and DFM amounted to $37,332,375,493
Saied lashed out at unnamed critics, accusing such rivals of "drowning in corruption and treachery" and of "plotting against the...
Just 11.2 percent of registered voters took part in the December 17 polls for a neutered parliament, which capped Saied's overhaul of the political system
Turnout - initially announced at just under nine percent - was the lowest since the 2011 revolution that overthrew dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
The Saudi and UAE construction sectors contributed the most to their countries' GDPs, with around $45.5 billion and $36.8 billion,...
The Saudi and UAE construction sectors contributed the most to their countries' GDPs, with around $45.5 billion and $36.8 billion, respectively, AMF report said
Egypt ranked third with around $27.3 billion, followed by Qatar, $24.1 billion, Algeria, $19.8 billion, Morocco, $7.7 billion, and Oman with $6.4 billion, according to the report
In a statement, it said that "foreigners heading to the south of the country" who have tours booked with licenced...
Algeria, Africa's biggest country by surface area, comprises a major chunk of the Sahara including nature reserves and prehistoric sites
But the North African country hosts far fewer tourists than its neighbours, Morocco and Tunisia, relying instead on its vast oil and gas revenues
Economists expect Germany and another major eurozone economy, Italy, to fall into recession. Britain's economy is already shrinking. Rating agency...
Many countries are now grappling with cost-of-living crises because wages are not keeping up with inflation
Consumer prices in the Group of 20 developed and emerging nations are expected to reach eight percent in the fourth quarter
The executive program includes a specific time frame for implementation, clear indicators for measuring performance, and an electronic system to...
The executive program includes a specific time frame for implementation, clear indicators for measuring performance, and an electronic system to follow up on achievement
Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh directed all relevant ministries and institutions to start implementing the executive program within the timelines set forth therein
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Arabia has invested some $6.12 billion in more than 6,000 projects in Egypt, according to the Minister...
The trade minister announced the investment figure during his visit to Riyadh on Dec. 25, where he met Saudi ministers and senior officials to boost bilateral ties
The kingdom is the top exporter among Arab nations with exports worth $6.4 billion, followed by Kuwait, the UAE and Oman
The UAE - like other oil-rich Arab Gulf states - has often used the public sector as an employment vehicle...
Just 12 percent of the country's more than nine million residents are UAE nationals, with over 90 percent of private sector jobs taken by foreigners
The government is now strong-arming private firms into hiring local talent, with the aim of ensuring Emiratis make up 10 percent of the private sector workforce by 2026
A team of investigators from Europe will visit Lebanon next month to probe into the wealth of central bank governor...
The visit aims to conduct investigations into financial affairs linked to Salameh
A Lebanese prosecutor probing Salameh on suspicion of financial misconduct requested charges be issued against him based on preliminary investigative findings
In a joint statement on Tuesday, 28 organisations said ISIE had "targeted freedom of expression to the point where it...
Last week, the ISIE elections authority filed 24 legal complaints against media organisations and bloggers in the North African nation
Tunisian and foreign rights groups have warned that his actions threaten the only democracy to have emerged from the Arab Spring uprisings