The World Bank said in its interim damage assessment, this is equivalent to 97 percent of the combined economic output...
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Asian economies are not doing as well as they could and growth in the region is forecast...
Disasters caused by climate change since 2000 have killed approximately 2,600 people, affected seven million others, and caused $2 billion...Temperatures in the region have risen by 1.5°C over the last three decades, twice the global increase of 0.7°C
According to the IMF, disasters caused by climate change have killed approximately 2,600 people since 2000
The Saudi Central Bank, or SAMA, has launched licenses for consumer microfinance operations in the Kingdom. This follows the bank’s...Microfinance targets individuals and small businesses, including self-employed people
Sulfah is the consumer microfinance company which is given a license by Saudi Central bank
Ali Najafi said that during the last Iranian year which ended on March 20, Iran’s exports to Oman were worth...Ali Najafi said that during the last Iranian year which ended on March 20, Iran’s exports to Oman were worth 716 million dollars
Ambassador revealed that among Iran’s neighboring countries Oman ranks 6th in importing goods from Iran
"Growth in Morocco is projected to slow to 1.1 percent in 2022, as agricultural output declines by 17.3 percent due..."Growth in Morocco is projected to slow to 1.1 percent in 2022, as agricultural output declines by 17.3 percent due to the drought,” the WB said in its latest MENA Bulletin
The economy is projected to be driven by a still solid but moderating industrial performance and a faster recovery of tourism, the WB added
From the UAE to Saudi Arabia, the main indexes made up for their losses as the week came to a...The Abu Dhabi index fell 1.3 percent on Thursday, its biggest daily fall in more than a month
The Dubai index on Monday climbed 1.3 percent to its highest in the previous two weeks
Most patients come from neighboring countries including Iraq and Afghanistan, Head of the tourism office at Iran’s Ministry of Health...Most patients come from neighboring countries including Iraq and Afghanistan, Head of the tourism office at Iran’s Ministry of Health Mohammad Reza Tarjoman said
Tarjoman said there are 200 medical centers that have permission to accept foreign patients underlining that Iran is ranked 46 worldwide in the area of health tourism
There will be little to eat for many Lebanese when they break their fasts this Ramadan – but support from...There will be little to eat for many Lebanese when they break their fasts this Ramadan, but support from the WFP is delivering hope in the face of crushing price rises
Working with the American University of Beirut, WFP is currently implementing a pilot project that is strengthening the adaptive abilities of rural communities
The country’s external debt services went up 5 percent, from nearly TND2 billion ($666.69 million) to about TND2.1 billion ($700.02...Cumulative labor income saw a 15.3-percent rise to TND1.9 billion ($633.71 million) on April 10
This was against the TND1.6 billion ($533.42 million) on the same day in 2021
While 44 percent of UAE residents want to retire from their jobs before they turn 55, most of them have...Forty percent of respondents said they would begin saving ten years or less before retirement and 53 percent of those who save put their money in conventional bank deposits
Twenty seven percent respondents felt they can retire on less than US$ 2,500 amount per month, while the same proportion thinks US$ 5,000 will suffice
The throughput tonnage at Saudi ports increased by 7.18 percent during the first quarter of 2022, reaching a total of...The number of transshipment containers increased by 5.91 percent, with a total of 1.3 million TEUs.
Saudi ports have recorded a fall in container throughput which declined by 1.27 percent with a total of 2.5 million containers.
