Economics Israel's central bank governor, Stanley Fischer, has announced that he will step down effective June 30. More from the Wall Street Journal Gasoline prices in Lebanon have risen for the ninth week in a row. More from The Daily Star Egypt’s pound weakened further against the dollar at the central bank’s foreign exchange auction Tuesday on worries that turmoil on the streets could further delay a long-awaited IMF loan. More from Reuters Most Gulf Arab oil exporting countries’ budget surpluses will shrink this year when heavy government spending and lower crude oil prices trim their economic growth rates, a Reuters poll has suggested. More from Reuters Companies The wealthy Gulf state of Qatar pledged on Tuesday to invest up to 1 billion euros ($1.34 billion) in Greek companies, money which could help Greece recover from its debt crisis. More from Gulf Business The Lebanese
