Qatar and Iraq sign agreements and MoUs
The sixth session of the Joint Qatari-Iraqi Committee for Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation was held yesterday. Minister of Commerce...
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US mulls boosting US private sector investment in Iraq
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Tuesday he had discussed his country's sanctions against Iran with Iraqi energy officials...
First stop London on Lebanon investment tour
Lebanon will kick off on Wednesday the first in a series of forums abroad to showcase the country’s potential investment...
Planning Minister: Egypt seeks 15-20% annual increase in exports
Minister of Planning, Follow-Up and Administrative Reform Hala el Saeed said exports are vital for the Egyptian economy, adding that...
Qatar’s budget surplus at QR7.1bn in first half of 2018
Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani said that the state budget achieved a...
Egypt, World Bank sign $1bn financing program
Egypt and the World Bank signed on Dec. 9 a $1 billion financing program to support the next phase of...
Three years of public funding in Lebanon are secure: Goldman Sachs
The banking system will be able to finance the external funding gap over the next two to three years with...
S&P revises Qatar outlook to stable from negative, affirms sovereign credit ratings
S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Qatar to stable from negative, on the country’s macroeconomic resilience. The ratings...
Assad unveils $7bn budget for 2019, mostly ‘investment’
Syria’s president Thursday announced a budget for 2019 of just over $7 billion, of which around a third has been...
Forum aims to bolster UK-Lebanon business
Preparations are underway to ensure the success of the Lebanon-U.K. Business and Investment Forum, which will be held in London...
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