Economy - TRENDS MENA

However, the recent developments show that Europe has shed this energy-supplier image of the Gulf for a more realistic and...
Kuwait has emerged as a major global humanitarian player and a significant mediator to sort out inter-Gulf differences
This has contributed to the re-evaluation by European Union leaders of their policies towards the Gulf region
The agreement was concluded with an IMF team led by S. Ali Abbas, during a virtual discussion on the third...
The agreement was concluded with an IMF team led by S. Ali Abbas, during a virtual discussion on the third review of the economic reform programme
The Jordanian finance minister Al-Ississ stressed that the main issue for the government is to reduce unemployment rates and create job opportunities
"Thousands of people from Isfahan, farmers from the east and west of the province, have gathered in the dry Zayandeh...
The massive protest was the biggest since demonstrations over the water crisis started on November 9
The Iranian government has promised to come to the aid of farmers and resolve the crisis
Dubai index outperformed GCC peers, following the emirate's announcement of plans to open a $545 million market-making fund and IPOs...
As of Thursday, Abu Dhabi's main index increased by 0.1 percent, aided by a 2.4 percent increase in Alpha Abu Dhabi Holding.
Saudi index lost for the third consecutive week and Abu Dhabi was largely stable.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned that the rising shipping prices could spike global inflation by...
The current price to ship a 40-foot container unit from China to the US is now 348 percent higher than the pre-pandemic average
The UN calculates that a global drive to vaccinate people against coronavirus can go a long way to ameliorate the current shipping crisis
Saudi Arabia has unveiled two initiatives to help the country boost its production and manufacturing.
The National Industrial Development and Logistics Program has launched the initiatives along with the Riyad Bank
The two schemes are called "We finance, you manufacture" and "We invest, you manufacture"
Libya’s second city Benghazi has mushroomed to twice its size, creating an unplanned and chaotic urban sprawl.
The fighting in Libya has displaced countless families, forcing many to build new homes without permits
This has led to a jumble of neighborhoods that often lack infrastructure, from proper roads to schools or sewerage systems
Twelve months before the 21 November, 2022 kick-off, the Qatari capital Doha is dotted with roadworks and building sites that...
Twelve months before the 21 November, 2022 kick-off, the Qatari capital Doha is dotted with roadworks and building sites that are causing chaos for its inhabitants
With some Qatari infrastructure projects delayed by the pandemic, the clock is ticking more loudly than organisers might have liked
The number of people out of work in Egypt grew 7.5 percent to 2.2 million in the third quarter of...
According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics the size of the labor force increased 0.9 percent to 29.4 million from 29.1 million individuals
The bulletin attributed the rise of unemployment and labor force to the influx of new graduates during the months of August and September into the labor market
The region’s financial regulators must be extra vigilant to avoid catastrophic debt crises, Khalid Abdulla-Janahi, chairman of Vision 3, UAE,...
Strong corporate governance framework is an integral part of ensuring clean flow of money and the GCC region is yet to make some improvements, says Khalid Abdulla-Janahi
The companies in the region should have independent board members and directors with fixed term role to ensure high level of corporate governance, the Vision 3 chief adds