Economics and Policy
Lebanon is expected to host a donor conference in November as the government seeks to secure additional aid to weather the increasing economic burden resulting from the influx of Syrian refugees to the country.
Economics and Policy
Lebanon is expected to host a donor conference in November as the government seeks to secure additional aid to weather the increasing economic burden resulting from the influx of Syrian refugees to the country.
Syria’s pound has recovered about 40 percent against the dollar in the past month, gains that Central Bank Governor Adib Mayaleh said were due to the waning risk of a US strike and government intervention.
Wealthy Gulf states are likely to see their oil and gas revenues drop next year but heavy government spending and increasingly energetic private sectors will keep economic growth robust.
Lebanon's finance ministry promised Monday to pay the state’s outstanding debts to contractors in four installments before the end of this year.
More than $100m of deals have been generated at the 5 Franchise UAE Expo.
The Qatar World Cup 2022 could be held in November, according to the new president of the International Olympic Committee.