When it comes to 2024’s best-performing currencies, it was the US dollar that came up trumps ...

“The fall of the Syrian regime is a major historical event,” he said just past the town of Chtaura, entering the long stretch of Sunni villages connecting Lebanon to Masnaa, the last open ...

The mid-October World Bank report forecasted modest growth for the MENA region, with the GDP growth rate rising from 1.8 percent in 2023 to 2.2 percent in 2024. This increase is driven by Gulf ...

The gap is much wider than other emerging, developing and advanced economies, therefore, the oil-producing Gulf countries have been introducing taxes for t..

The UAE and neighbouring Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries could increase their revenues and further diversify their ...

Lebanon faces multiple crises as 2024 draws to a close grappling with the aftermath of a destructive conflict between Hezbollah and Israel a prolong ...

NABATIEH, Lebanon — Khalil Moussa Shoumar's home was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike the last time Israel invaded southern Lebanon, in 2006. Back then, some 15 to 20 days after a ceasefire ...

The International Monetary Fund has approved a new two-year loan arrangement for Papua New Guinea for about $US259 million ($A407 million) to help the Pacific island ...

This shift has left Hezbollah besieged in Lebanon without the Iranian supply that used to come through Syria. This could also put further economic pressure on Iran, as Syria and Lebanon are ...

KUWAIT CITY: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation with Kuwait. A press release issued by IMF outlined the main points highlighted ...

WASHINGTON-- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved about USD 10 million as aid to Somalia to fight poverty and achieve development. In a statement late Tuesday, the IMF said that this brings ...

By Josiane Hajj Moussa for bne Beirut bureau Economic issues have returned to the spotlight in Lebanon, with prospects of a ...