According to the Ministry of Industry, industrial exports totaled $1.54B in H1 2015, 2.60% lower than the same period in 2014 and 14.79% below the value reached in 2013. The decline in the first 6 months ... 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
Five out of nine custom offices revealed higher volumes of imports in H1, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 despite the 1.27% y-o-y (year-on-year) decline to 7.53M tons in the overall imports, as ... 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 second quarter of 2015 proved to be a further step forward for the Hashemite Kingdom’s economy, as most economic sectors improved. However, the tourism sector and the local bourse suffered the brunt of ... read more
Despite the 5.20% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline of the overall imports’ tonnage in the first five months of 2015 to 6.05M tons of goods worth $7.1B, four out of nine custom offices revealed higher volumes ... read more
The Lebanese Bourse saw positive momentum as six of the ten traded stocks ended in the green while the remaining traded with no change in price. In details, the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) increased by 0.42% to ... read more
Despite the 15.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline of the overall imports’ tonnage in Q1 2015 to 3.47M tons of goods worth $4.17B, 4 out of 9 custom offices revealed higher volumes of imports compared to Q1 ... 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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