Economics and Policy Egypt's central bank has received a $2 billion deposit from Kuwait, the governor said on Thursday. More from Reuters The Middle East Quartet published a plan on Thursday to revive the ailing Palestinian economy, in an effort to support peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. More from AFP The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has extended $117 million in credit facilities to Jordan to help the aid-dependent country make faster progress in structural economic reforms. More from Reuters Companies and Business A flight by foreign companies from violent unrest in Egypt threatens to drive up vacancy rates at offices and malls and prompt international investors to shift funds to sub-Saharan real estate. More from Reuters Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi investment fund with a mandate to develop the emirate’s local economy, on Thursday posted a 10.4 per cent rise in first-half profit boosted mainly