Economics and Policy
Lebanon’s budget deficit jumped by more than 38 percent in the first four months of the year.
Companies and Business
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has projected that aircraft movement in Dubai International Airport and the soon-to-be-launched Dubai World Central (DWC) will rise 77 per cent by 2020.
Deposits at banks in the UAE have shown a growth of 7.5 per cent in the first six months of the year on the back of a heavy surge in resident deposits.
Security firms in Lebanon are not necessarily gaining from the increased political insecurity in the country.