• Alstom to cut 1500 jobs

    Alstom said it aims to cut debt by 2 billion euros by March 2025.
  • Yalla Group H1 revenue $152m

    The Group posted revenues of $79 million in the second quarter.
  • Oman Air approves restructuring program to lower rising debt

    Muscat, Oman--Looking to address its mounting debt, Oman Air has backed a restructuring program to reduce its losses by 15 percent in the ongoing fiscal year while aiming to reach a break-even point by 2026.   The airline in May made a forecast of reducing its net loss by a further...
  • Kuwait records its first fiscal surplus in nine years on oil prices surge

    The Gulf emirate, whose revenues rely heavily on hydrocarbons, closed its fiscal balance with a surplus of $21 billion, the ministry said. More than 92 percent of revenues came from oil after prices surged following last year's Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  • US banks express caution on economy as Fed rate hikes boost earnings

    Results of large US banks released underscored the boon from higher interest rates, as executives described the world's biggest economy as "resilient" but facing risks. JPMorgan Chase, Citi and Wells Fargo all enjoyed the benefits of being able to charge higher rates on loans, while not suffering much from elevated...
  • Iran’s trade with six Arab countries climbs up to US$35bn in 2022-2023

    Tehran, Iran--Iran's trade with six Arab states has vaulted to $35.11 billion in the fiscal year of 2022-2023, according to the latest data released by the Islamic Republic. According to Iran Customs Administration, the Islamic Republic traded 58.25 million tons of goods (excluding crude oil exports) worth $35.11 billion with...
  • Egypt reports 72% drop in current account deficit to US$1.8bn

    Cairo, Egypt--Egypt’s current account deficit fell 77.2 percent to $1.8 billion in the first half of the North African country’s current fiscal year. According to its central bank, the deficit reduction was fueled by Egypt’s current account turning a $1.41 billion surplus in the October to December quarter of 2022...
  • Israeli government approves 2023-2024 budget

    Israel's government approved the 2023-2024 budget against the backdrop of economic uncertainty linked to controversial judicial reforms advanced by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The government had been expected to adopt the budget during a cabinet meeting Thursday, but talks ran late into the night and also took...
  • Agthia posts 14% profit jump

    The company reported a profit of $67.25m for the last fiscal.
  • World Bank predicts decline in Egypt’s economic growth

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- Egypt’s economic growth is expected to decline to 4.5 percent in the fiscal year 2022-23 from 6.6 percent in 2021-22, affected by the Russia-Ukraine war overlapped with persisting COVID19-related disruptions, according to the World Bank’s Egypt Economic Monitor report. But the growth is forecast to inch up...
  • UAE economy expected to grow more than 6 percent in 2022: IMF

    The country's inflation has risen with global trends and is expected to average just over 5 percent this year, while fiscal and external surpluses have increased further, benefiting from the higher oil prices as well as the removal of the temporary COVID-crisis related fiscal support, IMF said.
  • Suez Canal Authority to invest US$550m in current fiscal

    Cairo, Egypt— Suez Canal Authority will make an investment of $550 million in the current fiscal year, according to Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala Saeed. This comes as the authority – which owns and operates the Suez Canal – is targeting to increase the production rates. The revenue...
  • China fiscal deficit balloons to nearly $1trn as economy cools

    According to an analysis based on data released by Beijing's Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, the budget shortfall for all levels of government from January to September was $980 billion, almost three times the 2.6 trillion shortfall over the same period last year.
  • Palestinian economy facing formidable challenges: IMF team

    The fiscal situation, high political, security and social tensions, rising inflation, movement and access restrictions and an unfinished structural agenda all weigh on the medium-term outlook, said the team in a statement. The fiscal challenges are largely structural.
  • Arab economies expected to grow by average 5.4 percent in 2022 : AMF

    Oil-exporting countries in the Arab World will benefit throughout 2022 from the increased oil production quantities within the "OPEC+" agreement and relatively higher oil and gas prices in international markets, according to the Arab Economic Outlook report by the Arab Monetary Fund.
  • Moody’s says Saudi economy to post 3.9% growth rate

    Moody’s has projected the economy of Saudi Arabia to post growth rate of around 3.9 percent from 2022 to 2026.
  • Iraq’s financial reserves may reach $40 billion by 2022 end: Official

    Iraq's financial reserves are expected to reach $40 billion in case the current fiscal year ends without enacting a budget law, according to Mazhar Muhammad Salih, advisor to Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. Local media reports quoted Salih as saying that "it is not possible to pass any law by...
  • Oman on road to economic recovery, say government numbers

    Given the current trends, the country’s GDP is expected to grow by 13.8 percent by the end of the current fiscal year as compared to the year-ago period.
  • Kuwait’s budget deficit spikes 175 percent to $35.5bn

    Budget deficit of Kuwait has spiraled 175 percent to $35.5 billion in 2020-2021, the highest in the country’s history.
  • Jadwa says Saudi fiscal budget deficit might contract this year

    Saudi Arabia might see a contraction in fiscal budget deficit this year, according to Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment.
  • Saudi economic growth in Q3 5.7 percent likely: Capital Economics

    Compared to the growth of only 0.7 percent in the second quarter of this year, Saudi Arabia's economy is likely to have grown by about 5.7 percent in the third quarter. The spurt in growth is thanks to a robust hydrocarbon sector output, London-based Capital Economics said in a report...
  • Electrified cars hit almost a fifth of EU Q3 vehicle sales

    At least one in five vehicles sold in the European Union (EU) in the third quarter of the current fiscal was an electrified model as sales continued to soar while fossil-fuel cars slumped, according to sales data released yesterday by a trade organization.
  • S&P revises Oman’s credit rating to positive on the back of fiscal improvement

    S&P has revised up Oman’s credit outlook to positive from stable on the expectation that the sultanate’s reform program will limit increases in government debt in the coming years.
  • IFC pours $10.4bn in private sector in MENA

    During the current financial year, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, provided financing worth $10.4 billion in the MENA region.
  • Egypt’s economy to grow 5.2 percent in current fiscal: IMF

    Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 5.2 percent during the current fiscal, compared to a projected growth rate of 2.8% in the last financial year, the the International Monetary Fund has pointed out.
  • UAE banks make profit again as economy picks up speed

      Top banks of UAE banks record more profit than last year Income rose by 85 percent during the first quarter of this fiscal   The net income of the top United Arab Emirates (UAE) banks has spiked by 85 percent in the first quarter of the year as economic...