Kuwait’s banking industry has risen to new challenges and increased prominence in the past two years as the Gulf’s northernmost emirate was simultaneously tested by its ballooning revenues and by …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates QNB launches representative office in Libya Qatar National Bank (QNB) launched a representative office in Libya, and that in accordance with the bank’s …
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Lebanon’s public debt has been accumulating rapidly over the past decade and a half, making Lebanon one of the most publicly indebted countries in the globe. Political imperatives and reconstruction …
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Tourism: hotel nights Arrivals of non-resident tourists staying in hotels and similar establishments Average annual growth in percentage, 1998-2005 or latest available period Over the period as a whole, the …
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Beirut SE: Blom (1 month) Current Year High: 1,598.29 Current Year Low: 1,168.36 The Beirut Stock Exchange passed through a valley but the BSI closed at 1,209.84 points on April …
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Bigger, better, taller…under water—Dubai’s hotels are focused on luxury and developers are rushing to one-up any record on the books as the emirate looks to maintain a longstanding policy of …
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Algeria is flexing its considerable muscle in the gas industry, expanding its distribution network, pushing for price increases and also being among the countries actively promoting discussions on forming a …
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Morocco’s banks have begun their annual reporting season for 2006, and so far the news from the sector has been robust. “Three banks now control 64% of the market, against …
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Tunisia’s already close links with Italy will take on a more physical form should a scheme to connect the two countries by an undersea cable to carry electricity from Tunisia …
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In an attempt to contain a surge in local cement and steel prices caused by a surging export market, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) issued a decree at …