Economics and Politics Egypt hopes to finalise a $4.8 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund this month. More from Khaleej Times Egypt aims to boost its foreign …
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Economics and Politics Qatar plans to boost the government spending by 18 percent to QAR210.6bn (US$57.8bn) in the 2013/14 fiscal year that began on Monday, the QNA state news agency …
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Economics and Politics A delegation from the IMF is due to arrive in Egypt on Wednesday for talks with the government on a $4.8bn loan, a government spokesman said on …
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Economics and Policy Dubai’s index rallied from an eight-week low Thursday as bargain hunters returned, but this was not enough to stop the benchmark making its largest weekly decline since …
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Lebanon’s acting energy minister Gebran Bassil has announced that 52 firms from 25 countries have submitted applications for the pre-qualifying round for the country’s offshore oil and gas. Included amongst …
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Economics and Policy Banks in Cyprus were due to reopen today after almost two weeks, amid heightened security measures to control the thousands of people expected to swarm branches demanding …
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Economics and Politics The Lebanese Central Bank has taken the necessary measures to maintain the stability of local lenders, according to Governor Riad Salameh. More from The Daily Star …
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Economics and Politics Oil prices at around $100 a barrel are reasonable for both consumers and producers, Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al Naimi said on Monday, again highlighting the …
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Economics and policy Arab leaders are expected to take a final decision on the plan of establishing the Greater Arab Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the coming months. More from …
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Lebanon's prime minister Najib Mikati has resigned, he has announced. Mikati has been frustrated in recent weeks at the failure of the government to agree a strategy for the ongoing …