Economics and Policy Occupancy at Beirut hotels declined 10 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as room yields dropped 35 percent, Ernst & Young’s monthly survey of the MENA …
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Economics and Policy The economic devastation of Syria’s war could drive the economies of neighboring Lebanon and Jordan into reverse, Syria’s former deputy prime minister has said. More from The …
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Economics and Policy MP Mohammed Qabbani, the head of Lebanon's parliamentary committee on energy, has accused caretaker energy minister Gebran Bassil over the stoppage of the Fatmagül electricity barge. More …
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Economics and Policy Saudi Arabia should cut energy subsidies that are burdening public finances, the economy minister and the head of the state-run utility said, a move that would also …
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Economics and Policy Kuwait's inflation rate fell to a three-and-a-half year low in March, with drops in housing costs and utilities driving the decline, KFH-Research has said in a new …
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Economics and Policy Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition won the most provincial council seats in seven of the 12 Iraqi provinces that voted, according to results. More …
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Economics and Policy Lebanon’s budget deficit decreased to LL27 billion ($18 million) in January 2013 or 1.71 percent of expenditures compared to LL265 billion ($176 million) or 14.94 percent of …
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Economics and Policy Saudi Arabia wants to raise its crude oil production capacity from its current 12.5m barrels per day to 15m barrels per day by 2020, a prince in …
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Economics and Policy Lebanon has officially launched the first oil and gas licensing round as officials warned that any delay in issuing the decrees by any new Cabinet could postpone …
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Economics and Policy Gold slipped back into negative territory on Tuesday after bargain hunting tapered off, while daily outflows from exchange-traded funds highlighted investors’ lack of confidence in the precious …