GCC countries to record strong GDP performance in 2012
The members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are expected to record strong GDP performance through 2012 in contrast...
Economy
Saudi economy shows resilience
Saudi Arabia's quarterly GDP growth eased slightly to 5.9 percent y-o-y in 1Q12 from 7.4 percent y-o-y in 4Q11, due...
Saudi Arabia 'best place for seeking jobs'
Saudi Arabia's financial situation is stable and is the best place for seeking jobs, according to a consumer confidence survey...
Qatar heading for another record fiscal surplus
Revised figures for Qatar's fiscal outturn in 2011/12 show that revenue, expenditure and surplus all reached record levels. QNB Group...
Iraq’s 2012 foreign commercial activity
Dunia Frontier Consultants tracks foreign commercial activity (FCA) in Iraq, defined as investments, service contracts or any other form of...
Saudi surplus may soar by 28 times
Saudi Arabia's budget surplus could rocket by nearly 28 times in 2012 as revenue will likely be far higher than...
Lebanon has significant natural gas wealth
Explorers will very likely find substantial quantities of natural gas and possibly oil off the Lebanese coast, according to a...
Revenues of the port of Beirut up by 8.7%
The latest statistics of the Port of Beirut showed that its revenues reached a cumulative US$ 100.5 million in the...
Jordan planning ahead
The early August approval of a $2bn loan by the IMF to Jordan has once again brought the Kingdom’s financial...
Saudi consumers most optimistic about personal finance
Expectations for the year to come are high across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the latest Middle...
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