Economy - TRENDS MENA

The rise in international raw material prices has increased subsidy spending in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
The Tunisian Observatory of Economy has recommended that Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco support local agriculture, especially cereal cultivation
This step, it said, would help the three countries avoid being at the mercy of price volatility on a global scale, and recover their food sovereignty
Mattarella has already served a tumultuous seven-year term, during which he has sought to be a unifying figure through five...
Italy's political parties Saturday voted overwhelmingly for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to remain for another term
The former constitutional court judge had repeatedly ruled out serving for a second term but gave in as the parties failed to find another candidate
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened legal action against media houses.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened news media over content that is 'incompatible with national and moral values'
He has also sacked the justice minister and chief of the state statistics agency after it published official data that showed high inflation
Jordan was the first Arab country to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States in 2000.
The President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (AmCham) Mohammad Batayneh said in a statement
He added that Jordan's exports during the first 11 months of 2021 nearly reached $2.5 billion, compared to $1,120 billion in imports
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according to a decree published Saturday,...
Sait Erdal Dincer was just the latest in a series of economic dismissals by Erdogan, who has sacked three central bank governors since July 2019
Erdogan has railed against high interest rates, which he believes cause inflation -- the exact opposition of conventional economic thinking
Lebanon’s crisis is increasingly forcing young people to drop out of learning and engage in ill-paid, irregular and informal work...
The report – Searching for Hope – says that more than 4 in 10 youth in Lebanon reduced spending on education to buy basic food, medicine and other essential items
Enrolment in educational institutions dropped from 60 percent in 2020-2021 to 43 percent in the current academic year
The total power installed since 2011 has reached 126 megawatts peak (MWp), resulting in a reduction in CO2 emissions by...
The total power installed since 2011 has reached 126 megawatts peak (MWp), resulting in a reduction in CO2 emissions by 394.5 ktonnes
In 2021, about 11,395 individual PV installations were set up, compared to 8,370 a year earlier, which is up 36 percent
The index draws its data from a number of indicators issued by reputable international organizations, such as the World Competitiveness...
The index draws its data from a number of indicators issued by reputable international organizations, such as the World Competitiveness Yearbook
The index uses a scale from zero to 100, with zero being the most corrupt and 100 the most transparent
Moroccan ports have recorded a significant evolution of overall port traffic, which has risen from 172.1 million tons in 2020...
The maritime and port sectors have overall shown great resilience to the Covid-19 pandemic
The transshipment accounted for 41.9 percent of overall traffic, followed by imports of 33.3 percent
Murat Cetinkaya, who was appointed to the role in April 2016, has been replaced by Murat Uysal, according to the...
Murat Cetinkaya, who was appointed to the role in April 2016, has been replaced by Murat Uysal, according to the decree published in the official gazette
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly railed against high interest rates and called for them to be lowered in a bid to stimulate growth