Banque du Liban’s (BDL) balance sheet revealed that total assets rose by 8.37% year-to-date (y-t-d) to stand at $110.9B in mid-August 2017. In details, Foreign Assets (which constituted 38.29% of total BDL ... read more
Following a poor macroeconomic performance over the first half of the year, the Jordanian economy managed to reverse the trend noticed in some economic sectors, such as trade. However, the Kingdom ... 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 Central Bank’s (BDL) balance sheet posted a minor monthly drop of 0.18% to $91.94B, by November 2015. Gold reserves, constituting 10.60% of total assets dropped 8.01%, following the 5.81% monthly drop ... read more
Egypt will finally start electing a new parliament by mid-October this year after 3 years without a legislative Council of Representatives. During Q3 2015, and after president Al-Sisi reshuffled 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
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