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November 8, 2011
Analysts observing the Saudi market, said the market will likely rise after the holidays
November 7, 2011
Heavy American and European sanctions on Syria, especially on the oil sector, seem to be having a crippling effect on the economy, said the Syrian Prime Minister, Adel Safar.
November 6, 2011
The UAE may witness an economic slowdown due to the global financial and economic crisis, said Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, the UAE Central Bank Governor.
November 3, 2011
President Bashar Assad’s economic reforms helped earn the loyalty of businessmen.
November 2, 2011
The head of the Saudi-Lebanese Business Council, Abdul Mohsen al-Hukair, has unveiled that Saudi investments have increased in Lebanon.
November 1, 2011
A specialized economic report forecasts Gaza’s economic loss from the Israeli blockade to be around $2.6 billion from 2008 to next December
October 31, 2011
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the real GDP of the oil exporting countries in the Middle East will moderate next year because oil prices are expected to soften.
October 30, 2011
The International Monetary Fund has classified Algeria as the least indebted among the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
October 27, 2011
Egypt’s Central Bank (CBE) declined a request from the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to print Libyan dinars during the early months of the revolt.
October 26, 2011
Bank Audi says that the Lebanese economy has slowed since January.
October 25, 2011
The World Economic Forum has released a report on Middle East scenarios on economic growth and job creation in the Arab World.
October 24, 2011
The Arab world’s population stood at around 351 million at the end of 2010 and nearly 70 million of them live under the poverty line
October 23, 2011
Qatar announced it will spend 150 billion riyals (over $40billion) on three metro and railway projects as part of an integrated Gulf plan, worth $200 billion.
October 20, 2011
So far, nobody knows how intense the American-Iranian crisis could get.
October 19, 2011
Compelling pro-business policies and government efficiency have catapulted Ras al Khaimah, one of the seven monarchies that make up theUnited Arab Emirates
