Beijing, China - Factory activity in China shrank for a second straight month in June, data showed Sunday, underscoring the country's shaky economic recovery ahead of a key political gathering expected to focus on deepening reform. The manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) -- a key measure of factory output -- registered...

Shenzhen, China--China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March. The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.8 in March from 49.1 in February, above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction and topping a median forecast of 49.9. Though the pace of growth was modest,...

Doha, Qatar--Qatar's non-energy private sector registered broadly stable business conditions in December, the latest Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) survey data from Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has revealed. Volumes of output, new business and backlogs of work were all largely stable compared with November levels, while employment growth was maintained, and...

GCC banks experienced robust lending growth during Q2-2023, despite multi-decade high rates from US hikes, with loans from GCC-listed banks hitting a record $1.9 trillion.

This performance will be delivered through constant contributions from the non-oil sector, especially from tourism, leisure and real estate. The OPEC Monthly Oil Market report for August said the country's Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was almost unchanged in July, standing at 56, following 56.9 in June and compared to...

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the world's second-biggest economy, came in at 49.4 in August, up from July's 49.0 but still below the 50-point mark separating growth from contraction, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed.

While the global economy has been slowing down, the picture looks very different across regions and geographies. This is based on the expectation that inflation will moderate, supply chain constraints ease and geopolitical conflicts do not worsen, a report by Qatar National Bank has highlighted.

Egypt's non-oil activity in the private sector shrank for a 12th month in November as inflation expectations rose, causing new business orders to fall by their fastest in a year, a survey said. Media reports said IHS Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in at 48.7, below the 50.0 threshold...

Manufacturing activity in China edged up in November due to an easing in power shortages and a drop in some raw material costs. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics was also better than a 49.7 reading expected by a Bloomberg poll of analysts.

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

Slight drop in headline seasonally adjusted PMI in July points to minor deterioration in the health of the non-oil sector.

Latest IHS Markit UAE PMI says firms hoped easing of COVID-19 restrictions and the Expo 2020 later this year would help to improve economic conditions in the Gulf country.

PMI falls for the first time in four months in July. The downgrade driven by weaker growth in output, new orders and employment.