Kuwait eyes $42.15 billion surplus in 2013-2014
After trading broadly flat through March, crude oil prices dropped sharply in early April. The price of Kuwait Export Crude...
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Saudi economy to gain over $24 billion in 2013
Higher oil prices will ally with record spending to boost Saudi Arabia's economy by more than $24 billion in current...
Qatar's economy has grown by 15.5% over the past 5 years
Figures by National Bank of Kuwait ( NBK ) showed that Qatar's economy has grown by an average 15.5 per...
UNDP hails Qatar's decision to combine economic and social development
Qatar's decision to meaningfully combine the economic and social development aspects is the essence of the country's fast development progress,...
Jordan’s GDP gathering momentum
Following GDP growth of 2.8% in 2012 according to IMF numbers, up slightly on 2011, Jordan is working to maintain...
Kuwaiti economy seen picking up
Kuwait's non-oil economy picked up in 2012 and is expected to maintain robust growth through 2013 after sluggish performance in...
IMF: Lebanon real GDP growth 2% in 2013 and 4% in 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued its latest edition of the World Economic Outlook in which it revised slightly downward...
Oman economy to grow 4.2%
The sultanate's economy is projected to grow 4.2 per cent in 2013 and 3.5 per cent in 2014, according to...
Qatar targets $1.1 billion non-oil exports in 2016
Qatar plans to increase its non-oil exports to close to QR4 billion a year by 2016 from a little over...
New GCC law to regulate foreign labor
GCC countries will soon pass a law regulating foreign labor in the Gulf countries, including returning to their home countries...
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