Economics and Policy The International Monetary Fund has further cut its growth prediction for Lebanon to 2 percent. More from The Daily Star The UAE economy will continue to grow at four per cent in 2013, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML) has said. More from Khaleej Times Qatar is the most attractive country in the world in terms of investment potential, according to the boss of the Gulf state’s national airline. More from Arabian Business Bahrain's real estate market has bottomed out but continuing political unrest is still holding back an upturn, CB Richard Ellis has said in a new report. More from Arabian Business A US$10 billion American weapons sale in the region is a signal to Iran that an Israeli military strike on its nuclear sites remains a possibility, the US defence secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday. More from The National The
