According to the Ministry of Finance, Lebanon’s fiscal deficit broadened by 8.52% to reach $1.94B by June 2016, versus a deficit of $1.78B in the same period in 2015. In details, in the first half of the ... read more
Pressures on the Jordanian economy continued to grow over the first six months of 2016. As registered refugee numbers remain around the 650,000-mark and funding remains woefully short of the necessary ... read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remained focused on its strategic goals in spite of the regional tensions. The government is trying to build a balance between its revenues and expenditures to offset the ... read more
The third quarter of 2015 proved to be a very difficult period to navigate through, as global financial markets experienced volatility hardly seen before, and economies witnessed withdrawals and ... read more
Similar to other oil exporters, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are caught in this current of low commodities’ prices. However, Dubai in specific is moving forward with its diversification strategy away ... read more
With most of MENA countries fainting under the strains of terrorism and violence, the frail levels of oil prices remained a double-edged sword during the second quarter of 2015. While oil-exporting ... read more
Mega projects kept on labeling the United Arab Emirates’ strategy to establish itself as a regional financial center and a hub for transport, tourism and trade. In fact, Dubai, being the host of the World ... read more
The series of terrorist attacks fastened in Q1 2015 with Egypt facing almost 331 incidents compared to 353 for the entirety of 2014. The emerging developments in Yemen and the military intervention of ... read more
Despite the decline in oil prices, the UAE are carrying on with their ongoing projects such as Mall of the World and Dubai World Expo 2020 and continue to be the magnet for multinational headquarters ... read more
Pressure on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan continued to ease with the decreasing number of Syrian refugees. The UNHCR had previously estimated the number to increase over 2015 from 811,070 to above the ... read more
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