Qatar’s budget surplus at QR7.1bn in first half of 2018
Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani said that the state budget achieved a...
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Egypt, World Bank sign $1bn financing program
Egypt and the World Bank signed on Dec. 9 a $1 billion financing program to support the next phase of...
Three years of public funding in Lebanon are secure: Goldman Sachs
The banking system will be able to finance the external funding gap over the next two to three years with...
S&P revises Qatar outlook to stable from negative, affirms sovereign credit ratings
S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Qatar to stable from negative, on the country’s macroeconomic resilience. The ratings...
Assad unveils $7bn budget for 2019, mostly ‘investment’
Syria’s president Thursday announced a budget for 2019 of just over $7 billion, of which around a third has been...
Forum aims to bolster UK-Lebanon business
Preparations are underway to ensure the success of the Lebanon-U.K. Business and Investment Forum, which will be held in London...
Jordan’s Finance Minister: Economy is sound, capable of developing
Despite being in a chaotic region, Jordan's economy is sound and fit to grow and was capable to develop a...
QFC engages with French businesses at Qatar-France Business and Investment Forum
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) participated in the Qatar-France Business and Investment Forum. Organised by the Qatari Businessmen Association, Business...
Egypt top destination for Moroccan foreign investments in 2017
The Foreign Exchange Office (Office des Changes) in Morocco statistics revealed that Moroccan foreign investments in North Africa rose sharply...
Saudi Arabia aims to attract over $18 billion-investments in transportation
Saudi Arabia plans to attract investments in the transportation sector worth more than SAR70 billion ($18.6 billion) by 2020. In...
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