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ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said "food prices were the main driver of the fall, with prices almost unchanged this...

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Investment, Zaher Qatarneh held a virtual meeting with a group of Jordanian businessmen in China.
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Investment, Zaher Qatarneh held a virtual meeting with a group of Jordanian businessmen in China
He added that the work is underway to develop a strategy to draw foreign investments in priority sectors, especially in industry, tourism, information technology and health sectors
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status".
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki again called on the EU to "very quickly give Ukraine candidate status."
Ukraine's deputy PM has praised "the courage of the true friends of Ukraine" as the Prime Ministers of three countries arrive to show support
Oil prices plunged on Tuesday as China, a major energy consumer, placed nearly 30 million people under COVID lockdown, and...
China reported 5,280 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally
"China oil demand risk is real," Dickson said, adding that a strengthening dollar also pressures crude prices since oil is traded in dollars
GCC companies should work closely with digital and software companies to expedite digital transformation, says Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO of...
du is the second largest telecom service provider in the UAE, and its 2021 revenues grew by 5.4% to $3.19 billion
Agility will be key to the telecommunications industry and requires telecom operators to look beyond connectivity, says al Hassawi
UAE’s estimated insurance expenditure reached more than AED8 billion ($2.17 billion) in 2021 an increase of AED499.4 million in comparison...
The number of pensioners in Sharjah amounts to 6,692 (26 percent), while the number of pensioners in Dubai is 5,892 (23 percent).
At 16,597 (65 percent) female pensioners outnumbered male pensioners who totaled 8,786 (35 percent).
Egypt and American Defense company, Lockheed Martin, have discussed ways to enhance cooperation.
Mohamed Ahmed Morsi, Egypt’s minister of state for military production, held talks with Raymond Piselli, vice president of Lockheed Martin
Morsi noted that Egypt’s growing presence in the field of security and defence is the result of economic reforms undertaken by Egypt
It will set up facilities along the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Playa signed an agreement regarding the resorts with Saudi’s Tourism Development Fund on Monday
This will contribute to enhancing the distinctive tourism experience and create local job opportunities
Saudi inflation shot up to 1.6 percent in February, fueled by higher gasoline and food prices, the General Authority for...
Inflation for January stood at 1.2 percent. In February, prices for gasoline 91, gasoline 95 and diesel grew 26.7 percent, 25.9 percent and 21.1 percent year-on-year, respectively
The annual growth in prices for the transportation sector as a whole slowed to 4.3 percent in February from 4.9 percent in January
Saudi National Development Fund will inject SR570 billion ($152 billion) in the Kingdom’s economy by 2030, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince...
The Crown Prince said that it will contribute to tripling the share of non-oil GDP to SR605 billion over the same period
NDF, through its funds and development banks, will increase the participation of the private sector in the GDP by three-folds by 2030
On the “Aid for Ukraine” website, users can currently offer donations in 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, ether, tether and dogecoin.
On the “Aid for Ukraine” website, users can currently offer donations in 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, ether, tether and dogecoin
“Cryptocurrencies play a significant role in Ukraine’s defense,” Oleksandre Borniakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister of Digital Transformation, said in a statement