Based on a survey done last year, 77 percent of Lebanese youth said they think about emigrating and seek it, and this percentage is the highest among all Arab countries

Formed after 13 months of political deadlock, tackling the country's worst ever economic crisis ought to be the new government's priority.

The SWFs of Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar have underpinned the resilience of their sovereign ratings despite lower oil prices and COVID-19 shock.

Political, economic and social crises in the Middle East countries has led to an implosion of negative emotions among their citizens.

The Saudi Vision 2030 has unlocked investment opportunities worth SAR12 trillion (€2.7 trillion or $3.2 trillion).

The country no longer has the money needed to support its economy, says the new Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a TV interview.

Issued during the rule of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2006, the Justice Shares were intended to assist economic privatization efforts.

The one-million housing project is part of Iran’s plan to provide a total of six million houses for its underprivileged population.

The MENA region will have 80 million 5G subscriptions, representing about 10% of total mobile subscriptions by 2025, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility research.

Saudi Arabia’s e-invoicing project, Fatoorah, will come into force in a little under three months, according to Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA).

Egypt, the most populous nation in North Africa, has already seen some investments from the AFC.

The SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement its member countries’ official reserves.

Lebanon’s caretaker minister of social affairs announced the cash cards on Thursday, saying they would benefit 500,000 families.

Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation rose to 5.7 percent in August, up from 5.4 percent in July, official statistics agency CAPMAS reported on Thursday, a 17 month high.

The GCC nations are looking at the $500-billion market for Green Hydrogen by 2050, but will it be enough?

The director-general of the Iranian Trade Promotion Organization’s Office of Arabian and African Countries has said Iran is in talks with Lebanon for an FTA.

Being home to most of the high net-worth individuals in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are natural markets for major luxury car brands.

Bitcoins are loaded onto digital wallets and accessed via a mobile app. To download the wallet, one needs a Salvadoran ID document

Across the MENA region, years of corruption has left countries woefully unprepared to face the COVID-19 pandemic

The relations between the Arab world and China have touched new highs particularly after China launched the Belt & Road Initiative project in September 2013.

That amount reportedly equals 87 percent of the total budget allocated to a credit line for agricultural mechanization.

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While the mood is generally upbeat, analysts remain cautious owing to the constant threat of the pandemic.

The results driven by higher oil prices and a recovery in worldwide demand, supported by the global easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

The non-oil revenues of Saudi Arabia have increased to US$31 billion in Q2 2021 as against US$10.1 billion in Q2 2020.

Since the start of the crisis in 2019, several thousand Lebanese have emigrated, many of them to Cyprus.

Turkey turned into the home of one of the world's largest migrant populations when it struck a deal with Brussels to help resolve Europe's 2015-16 refugee crisis

Egypt's net foreign reserves have risen to $40.672 billion in August from $40.609 billion in July, the central bank said on Monday.

The United Arab Emirates has forecast for its economy to grow by more than four percent this year, a level higher than previously forecast.

This happened as part of a program aimed to change the attitudes of household consumers towards the proper use of energy resources.

The laboratory falls within the framework of the "Invest in Oman" program.

Nitaqat is a nationalization scheme implemented, which requires Saudi companies to fill up their workforce to certain levels with Saudi nationals.

The growth was spurred by abundant liquidity created by easing monetary and fiscal policies besides a rebound in oil prices.

There is increasing international alarm over the sheer volumes of fossil-fuel based plastics entering the environment, as microplastics have infiltrated even the most remote regions of the planet. Tiny fragments have been discovered inside fish in the deepest recesses of the ocean and peppering Arctic sea ice.

Saudi Arabia’s output growth dipped to the weakest level for ten months amid a slowdown in new business gains.

The UAE has recorded a sharp growth in employment for the first time in more than three years, with a rebound in economy fueled by non-oil private sector growth in August.

The country has said it is ‘ready’ to help Lebanon with ‘transit for Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity via Syrian territory’.

Bahrain’s Customs president hailed importers, traders, and customs agents for the achievement.

That number goes up to 5 out of 6 people when one redefines poverty beyond the usual fiscal lines and adds social indicators to it.

The UAE has said some underperforming government offices and ministries have 90 days to improve their digital services.

From Sept 20, the index of 30 firms will bring its total membership to 40 firms.

DUBAI: Kuwait’s equity market sustained its upward momentum in August as Kuwait All Share index rose 3.1 percent for the month and 22.4 percent for the year, according to Kuwait Financial Centre, Markaz. In its Monthly Market Review report for August, Markaz said the market liquidity in August, as indicated...

The project will involve building 10 hyperscale data centres, in 10 countries, over the next two years at a cost of more than US$500m

Companies and institutions seeking to reduce their emissions will increasingly turn to the platform to trade carbon credits

Global economic transformation has pushed governments to implement various programs and reform investment rules to make them more flexible to attract foreign investment. Golden Residency is an outcome of such reforms.

The 22-member Arab League and its legislative body, the Arab Parliament, are planning to establish a food-security body.

The UAE foreign ministry confirmed to AFP that "this is the first (Emirati) aid flight since the recent events in Afghanistan".

IsDB also contributed to Covid-19 relief in 2020, where it approved financing of around $2.3 billion.

Aleppo, long considered one of Syria's main commercial hubs, has lost many of the merchants and businessmen who once gave the city its economic edge

The UAE government's recent decision to slash the fee to set up a business by 94% to US$272 is expected to attract foreign investments and propel the non-oil economy.