economy
Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Turkey’s finance minister announced on Saturday a new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 billion…
Remittances from Egyptians abroad have risen to US$ 26.4 billion in 10 months
Economy
January 22, 2022
Remittances from Egyptians abroad have risen to US$ 26.4 billion in 10 months
Remittances from Egyptians working abroad during the first ten months of 2021 reached about US$26.4 billion, an increase of about…
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
World
January 18, 2022
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing coronavirus curbs and dialling back pandemic-era emergency support as…
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
Middle East
January 15, 2022
Lebanese central bank seeks to strengthen currency after slump
BEIRUT, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank said on Friday it aimed to boost the Lebanese pound’s valueby easing…
US consumer prices soared 7% in past year, most since 1982
World
January 12, 2022
US consumer prices soared 7% in past year, most since 1982
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices paid by US consumers jumped seven percent in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation…
UAE c.bank expects economy to grow 4.2% in 2022
Middle East
January 9, 2022
UAE c.bank expects economy to grow 4.2% in 2022
DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) – The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates said it expects the UAE economy to…
Turkey jacks up electricity, gas prices for New Year
Middle East
January 2, 2022
Turkey jacks up electricity, gas prices for New Year
ISTANBUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Turkey sharply raised electricity prices by 50-100 percent for households and companies on Saturday, and…
Abu Dhabi outshines Middle East markets in 2021
Middle East
January 1, 2022
Abu Dhabi outshines Middle East markets in 2021
Dec 30 (Reuters) – Stock markets in the Gulf ended 2021 higher, with the Abu Dhabi index exiting the year…
Turkey’s lira logs worst year in two decades under Erdogan
Middle East
January 1, 2022
Turkey’s lira logs worst year in two decades under Erdogan
ANKARA, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira has logged its worst year since President Tayyip Erdogan came to power nearly…
Foreign direct investment in Egypt records $23.5 bln, compared to $18 bln in 2016: economist
Business
December 27, 2021
Foreign direct investment in Egypt records $23.5 bln, compared to $18 bln in 2016: economist
The flow of foreign direct investment to Egypt represented $23.5 billion in 2021, a 9.3 percent increase from 2016 when…