Overall, the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) was the highest-ranking region for the quality of life, with 71 percent of expats recommending it, according to a survey commissioned by HSBC Bank. More than 20,000 expats in 46 countries were questioned for the survey.

Lebanon's political parties seem united in rejecting an investigation into Beirut's massive port explosion that they fear could threaten their survival. Politicians have repeatedly obstructed the work of judge Tarek Bitar by refusing to show up for questioning, filing legal complaints against him, or calling for his dismissal.

Over 3,000 government officials, business leaders and industry experts representing 91 countries took part in the 6th Global Business Forum (GBF) Africa in Dubai, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which featured two days of thought-provoking sessions highlighting business opportunities emerging across the continent.

The birthplace of the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia has faced years of economic woes exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, with 18 percent unemployment and debt verging on 100 percent of gross domestic product.

As many as 11 French startups in the technology, infrastructure and services were briefed about the UAE's business environment by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT). The event was the ministry's latest initiative designed to promote partnerships between the UAE and foreign businesses operating in the advanced technology...

Bahrain’s imports grew 16 percent, but its export of national origin ballooned 76 percent in the third quarter of 2021.

The losses follow a healthy run-up last week across the world fuelled by a strong start to the earnings season.

Sabic, WEF, and global companies will formalize the plan.

There will be ample job opportunities in artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, advanced manufacturing, virtual reality, augmented reality and big data analytics.

ADNOC Drilling’s has now achieved an integral position as the sole provider of drilling rig hire and rig-related services to ADNOC Group (ADNOC), as the Company maintains and further grows its critical role in enabling ADNOC to deliver on its 2030 crude oil production capacity target of 5 million barrels...

In Israel, as in many advanced economies, digital payments are rapidly growing, taking the place of transactions once done with bills and coins. But in the West Bank, a territory under Israeli military occupation since 1967, cash is still king.

The country's National Food Security Strategy 2018-2023 is geared to increase the strategic stock of food commodities to ensure food security

The e-cheques will retain all the basic functions, legal validity, and benefits of paper cheques while providing a paperless payment experience.

While the country has scrapped social-distancing, it has not done away with the mask mandate.

UN Secretary-General Antonion Guterres has called for changes in the way the world produces, consumes, and wastes food. His remarks came on the occasion of World Food Day, whose theme this year is “Our actions are our future.”

The Saudi and UAE bourses saw quite some ups and downs in the week that began on Sunday, October 10.

In an exclusive interview with WAM in Abu Dhabi, Carlos Roberto Massa Ratinho Junior said the economic relations between his state and the UAE are on an upswing

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports rose 37 percent to a record SR125.3 billion in the first half of 2021, SPA reported. Non-oil exports were SR91.7 billion in the first half of 2020.

Egypt's current account deficit widened in the first quarter of the current financial year because of a surge in imports and a slow rebound in tourism to pre-COVID-19 levels, according to central bank figures released on Thursday.

Moody’s expects Oman’s current account deficit to decline below 4 percent of the GDP in 2021-23 from more than 13 percent in 2020.

The Turkish lira sank to a record low against the US dollar on Thursday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired three central bank members in an overnight decree. The embattled Turkish currency has lost nearly a fifth of its value so far this year as market concerns over the policy-setting...

The rate of inflation in Saudi Arabia spiked in September after being at the lowest level in August, according to official data.

Sukuk momentum is expected to continue over the medium term supported by intact investor appetite, funding diversification and refinancing needs, Fitch Ratings has said in a report. “Sukuk supply-demand imbalance will continue to be a key growth factor but not without headwinds,” said Bashar Al-Natoor, Global Head of Islamic Finance,...

According to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Economy, the value of non-oil exports alone amounted to AED170 billion during this period, posting a growth of 44 percent compared to H1 2020 and 41 percent more than that of the same period in 2019.

About 70% CEOs in the Middle East believe that lack of digital skills is a threat to their businesses, a PwC survey has pointed out.

As demand has spiked, suppliers have not been able to keep up: Ships are lined up outside American ports waiting to offload goods, US consumer inflation remained elevated in September, global oil prices have jumped over $80 a barrel, the highest in years, and British families may do without turkeys...

Saudi Arabia seeks to boost its economic output to reach $1.71 trillion, Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Wednesday.

Governments should avoid using general subsidies as a way to soften the blow from recent high energy prices, said Paulo Medas from the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department. Broad subsidies are expensive, so policymakers instead should use targeted aid to help low-income families, he added.

The Institute of International Finance (IIF) said that the UAE economy is rebounding from its deepest downturn in decades as oil prices recover and the country’s accelerated vaccination policy has allowed a broad-based reopening of sectors.

This will help the bank address major issues in export credit.

CBUAE and ADGM will collaborate on the development and growth of the FinTech ecosystem in the UAE.

FAB is the first bank in the UAE and GCC to join the NZBA.

OFID has signed a term loan agreement for $30 million with Banco Regional of Paraguay, the third of its kind to the country. Proceeds from the first tranche were loaned to the agriculture sector. The second facility provided 53 sub-loans to Paraguayan enterprises for international trade finance purpose.

The deposits rose to AED1,928.7 billion at the end of August from AED1,915.1 billion at the end of July.

With the world's top economy well on the recovery track, the US central bank has already signalled it will begin to wind back the massive financial support put in place at the start of the pandemic.

The cabinet also approved the 2022 budget, which calls for spending of AED 58.931 billion ($16.05 billion).

The IMF noted that emerging variants of the novel coronavirus have made policy choices more difficult, with limited room to maneuver.

The plots are said to have been issued under the country’s Sakani Housing program, which is a part of Saudi Arabia’s drive to increase homeownership among the Saudi families. More than 145,000 families have benefited from the program since the beginning of this year until August.

For the tenth consecutive year, Arab youth have said the UAE is the country they would like to live in the most and the one they would like their own countries to emulate, according to a survey. The 13th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted this year by global...

Lebanon is currently experiencing possibly the worst economic crisis in the world.

Beijing -- the world's biggest polluter -- has sought to play a more prominent role internationally on biodiversity conservation in recent years.

The IMF board said it "considered that the information presented in the course of its review did not conclusively demonstrate that the Managing Director played an improper role regarding the Doing Business 2018 Report when she was CEO of the World Bank."

The NIS is expected to raise annual FDI flows to $103.47 billion and increase annual domestic investment to $286.33 billion by 2030.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia lead the GCC countries when it comes to spending on education.

Card’s studies of core questions for society and Angrist and W Imbens’ methodological contributions have shown that natural experiments are a rich source of knowledge.

The country is already reeling under the impact of its worst-ever economic crisis, shutting down of power stations due to fuel shortages, Covid-19 pandemic and the explosion last year at Beirut's port. The Pandora papers further highlight the state of corruption among the political class.

Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Oji has reportedly said the country requires at this investment to maintain the production level of the gas fields over the next six to eight years. Meanwhile, a project to study methods to increase the recovery factor gas fields will start by late March 2022.

They include urban development, health, and transport projects.

Running from November 23 to 25, the event will be held under the theme ‘Generation Next: Chambers 4.0’

State electricity in most places is barely available for an hour a day amid rolling power cuts