North Africa Archive
Egypt
There hasn't been much good news coming out of Egyptian economy since the revolution. But ten pieces of good news in the past two weeks suggest that the
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Egypt
Egypt's economy has received a much-needed boost with the promise of aid and loans from the international community
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Bahrain
TweetThe potential inclusion of Morocco and Jordan in the GCC fold should be taken for what it is – a political move by the Gulf states to widen
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Bahrain
TweetQatar, which has been beating its regional rival on economic performance, has also won the title of the most peaceful country in the Middle East North Africa region.
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Africa
TweetClose to $1.6-trillion worth of projects are cancelled or are on hold in the Middle East and East North African market, with $800-billion in the UAE alone, according
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Africa
TweetJordan and Morocco’s possible inclusion in the Gulf is a political move rather than an economic one, but there might be other - unlikely - candidates in the
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Bahrain
TweetBy Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head, Islamic Finance & OIC Countries Thomson Reuters It’s polling time once again in Islamic finance, but, today, we survey two major developments: Arab
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Africa
TweetMiddle East’s oil-importing countries such as Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia and Syria could fall into recession this year, according to the International Institute of Finance (IIF), a group of
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Bahrain
TweetThe Arab World’s foreign assets will rise to a stunning $2.2-trillion this year, says the IIF. But the key to growth in the region will not be financial
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Bahrain
TweetRatings agencies have an uncanny knack of turning up at morgues and pronouncing the death of the deceased, so it should have been no surprise that Standard &
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Bahrain
TweetMost Gulf states offer some of the lowest tax rates to Forbes 2000 companies. But is there a link between the trouble in other Middle East states and
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Egypt
TweetEgypt’s real estate sector will remain in a tailspin as developers face court cases and lose land deals. But the country still needs 550 homes delivered per day
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Egypt
TweetThe region loses $40-50-billion in economic loss due to youth unemployment, notes a McKinsey report. The problem will only get worse due to huge mismatch between the skills
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Egypt
TweetWhile Egypt’s transition is heartening, there are 11 key challenges and issues it needs to address to ensure the country’s enormous potential is harnessed. Read More Here
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Egypt
TweetOil prices will rise 36% in 2011, denting global economic recovery, warns the IMF. But that also means Saudi’s GDP will rise 7.5% - one of the highest
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Egypt
TweetEgypt will surpass Saudi Arabia as the region’s largest economy by 2050 and emerge as the 19th largest economy in the world, according to an HSBC report. Read
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Bahrain
TweetSaudi Arabia is no longer in the list of the ten safest sovereign debtors in the world, meanwhile Lebanon, Iraq, Dubai and Egypt all find themselves in the
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Egypt
TweetReading McKinsey’s Urban World: Mapping The Power Of Cities convinces us that the world will belong to China by 2025 - we will just be living in it.
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Bahrain
Tweet Saudi Arabia needs oil prices to remain at $83 to $ 88 a barrel to breakeven - almost double of what it was three years ago. Rising
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Bahrain
TweetWhat were the MENA region’s best performing stocks in the first quarter - more importantly, which were the worst that burnt investors, including one that fell 99.02% in
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Bahrain
TweetSaudi Arabia’s gold reserves dwarf Libya’s hordings. Here is a selected list of countries with the biggest gold reserves, including almost every Middle East nation.
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Bahrain
TweetThe emirate’s economy may benefit as international visitors choose hotels in Dubai over other troubled regional tourist destinations, notes Citibank. But Egypt and Bahrain will suffer from poor
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Libya
TweetDavid Rosenberg is an outstanding economist and strategist at Glushin & Sheff in Toronto. He notes that while there are many known unknowns, there are a few things
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Libya
TweetMark Mobius’ Franklin Templeton can see clear opportunities in the haze of Middle East turmoil. Read More
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Egypt
TweetWhat the Forbes billionaire list may tell us about the problems of wealth-distribution in the Middle East. Read More
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Africa
TweetThe rulers and royal families of the Arab World directly control more than $240-billion of investments in publicly-listed firms, surpassing SWF and government institutions, according to data. Read
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Egypt
TweetCitibank expects Egypt to emerge as its third best economy in terms of economic growth. It’s obviously taken the long-view on the country, ignoring the political upheaval it
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Egypt
TweetFind out which Middle East countries make it to Citibank’s list of the fastest growing economies in the world. Hint: it’s not Qatar. Read More
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Egypt
TweetAs events in Egypt change faster than you can update them on Twitter or Facebook, regional authorities are looking at the short-term and long-term impact of the crisis
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Bahrain
TweetAs events in Egypt change faster than you can update them on Twitter or Facebook, regional authorities are looking at the short-term and long-term impact of the crisis
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Africa
TweetWhich countries are ‘ripe for a revolution’ and is there a likelihood that the people of the Arab World will be able to shake the very foundations of
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Egypt
TweetEgypt’s economic growth set to resume again, but a few dark clouds hover over the horizon. Read More
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Bahrain
TweetQuestion: Which Middle East ‘country’ is most likely to default? Clue: It is not Iraq or Lebanon! Read More
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