The Cabinet members’ tour to discuss the new income tax law around the country has not been received very well in Tafileh and Maan, and so remains the case on Wednesday in Jerash and Ajloun.

Ministry of Finance is studying the option of tapping into the Asian markets through a new issuance of international bonds in the next months on the backdrop of the costly sales of bonds in the local market and foreign investments fleeing emerging markets, according to minister Dr. Mohmed Maeet in press conference on the sidelines of annual conference on taxes.

A Qatar-based company is planning to manufacture and market electric cars of different sizes and capacities, using technologies from a Japanese partner.

Buoyant exports will drive Qatar’s current account surplus to nearly 9% of the country’s GDP in 2018; an increase of around 5%, a new QNB report has shown.

Mars, a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands such as M&M's and Snickers, is investing $1 billion over the next few years in its Sustainable in a Generation Plan.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) is aiming to increase the fisheries sector's contribution to the GDP five fold, taking it to RO1.3bn in 2023 from RO225mn in 2016.

The value of spending of UAE federal authorities increased to around Dh10.44 billion ($2.84 billion) during the first quarter of 2018, a surge of 17 per cent compared to Dh8.92 billion during the same period in 2017, a media report said.

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade recorded Dh645 billion ($175.5 billion) in the first half of 2018, an increase of Dh5 billion from 2017 figures, a media report said.

Driving a vehicle with the expired driving licence or with an expired registration can invite Dh500 fine in the UAE.

Five Bahraini women have made it to Forbes Middle East’s Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen 2017.

The UAE will remain a magnet for millionaires as the population of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) will grow faster in the coming years.

Egypt is to have its first smart educational city in the Governorate of Giza, according to the announcement made by iSharp’s Managing Director for the Middle East, Ashraf Hazin, on Tuesday.

The head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Tuesday that Iran remains "a very important member" of the oil cartel, AFP reported.

Caretaker Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil said Monday that no new taxes would be enacted in next year’s state budget, as parliamentarians grappled with fixing Lebanon’s finances amid looming deadlines and the country still without a fully empowered government.

Kuwaiti and Tunisian officials discussed in Tunis Tuesday means of developing trade exchanges and economic relations, in addition to facilitating movement of goods between the two countries.