Economy - TRENDS MENA

Bangkok, Thailand--Asian economies are not doing as well as they could and growth in the region is forecast to slow...

Low rainfall or droughts in major producing countries were already causing worries before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February sent...
Ukraine struggles to sell and sow its wheat crops, putting consumers in poor countries at risk of poverty and famine.
There are around 270 million tons of wheat in stock for a planet that consumes around 800 million a year. Around half are in China which has one year's consumption in reserve.
Official data showed Tuesday that Britain's unemployment rate has fallen further to a near five-decade low, but the value of...
Nations across the world are plagued by decades-high inflation as the Ukraine conflict pushes up energy and food prices.
The squeeze on UK household budgets tightened further in April due to tax hikes, while wages are failing to keep pace with inflation.
Morocco this week reopened land borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, two years after they were shut...
The city of Marrakesh, famous for its views of graceful red buildings set against palm trees and snow-capped mountains, has long drawn visitors
The city was hard hit by a two-year collapse in tourism that saw arrivals to the North African kingdom plummet to just a third last year from 2019
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who took power with a coalition that removed Khan in a no-confidence vote last month,...
Pakistan has repeatedly sought international support for its economy, which has been hit by crippling national debt
A six billion dollar IMF bailout package signed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2019 was never fully implemented
Japan's economy shrank slightly in the first quarter of 2022, official data showed Wednesday, hit by Covid-19 restrictions and higher...
Economists expect the economy to recover again in the April-June quarter now that virus restrictions have been lifted, but caution there are some caveats
Wednesday's data showed the economy's rebound in the last quarter of 2021 was 0.9 percent, slightly weaker than an initial estimate of 1.1 percent growth
The impact of Beijing's zero-Covid strategy on the world's second-largest economy was revealed Monday when official data showed that retail...
Much of the city of 25 million has been under lockdown since April as Beijing attempts to stamp out an Omicron-fueled virus surge.
Tuesday's rally coincides with the third day in a row that Shanghai has recorded no Covid-19 cases outside of its quarantine facilities.
Acquisition of Planet Pharmacies and growth in segment ops led to growth.
Gross profit margin increased to 41 percent compared to 28 percent in the previous year.
EBITDA from continuing operations increased to AED40 million in Q1 2022.
A worldwide improvement in students’ capacity for problem-solving to the average level of today’s top 10 scoring countries could add...
Children today need to find their way in an increasingly uncertain world – a post-pandemic world of climate change, automation and rapid digitisation, a WEF report said.
The report suggested that investing in the workforce and supporting teachers to teach in new ways, using innovative teaching methods, is critical to unlock these skills.
The gates opened shortly after 11:00 pm local time (2200 GMT) on Monday night, letting dozens of cars and queues...
borders between the two countries were shut due to Covid restrictions and a major diplomatic row
Local economies in the border areas of two enclaves depend on the crossing of people and goods
Scuffles and cases of voter intimidation were reported on polling day, although Interior Minister insisted when announcing partial results that...
Lebanese Forces Party can emerge as the largest Christian party in Lebanon as it has won several new seats
Some polling centers lacked electricity in Lebanon, voters had to use their phone lights to cast their ballots