economy
Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists
Middle East
November 19, 2021
Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of…
Where are the workers? Cutoff of jobless aid spurs no influx
World
October 23, 2021
Where are the workers? Cutoff of jobless aid spurs no influx
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week…
UBS eyes Mideast expansion with new wealth desk in Dubai -memo
Middle East
October 22, 2021
UBS eyes Mideast expansion with new wealth desk in Dubai -memo
DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S) will establish a new wealth desk in Dubai that will add coverage of…
Gulf economies to pick up speed next year, with fall in oil prices biggest risk
Middle East
October 21, 2021
Gulf economies to pick up speed next year, with fall in oil prices biggest risk
BENGALURU, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council will grow faster next year than previously thought,…
Fuel price hike worsens Lebanon’s tough living conditions
Middle East
October 21, 2021
Fuel price hike worsens Lebanon’s tough living conditions
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government raised the price of fuel Wednesday by about 25%, the National News Agency reported, effectively…
IMF sees economic growth with higher inflation for Mideast
Middle East
October 20, 2021
IMF sees economic growth with higher inflation for Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East is expected to see significant economic growth this year, but also…
The economy on the brink, Taliban rely on former technocrats
Middle East
October 19, 2021
The economy on the brink, Taliban rely on former technocrats
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When the Taliban swept into power, they found Afghanistan’s economy fast approaching the brink and were…
More repression, fewer jobs: Jordanians face bleak outlook
Middle East
October 15, 2021
More repression, fewer jobs: Jordanians face bleak outlook
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As a poorly paid public school teacher, Khaled Jaber always needed a side hustle, working as…
Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics
World
October 12, 2021
Japan confronts rising inequality after Abenomics
TOKYO, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s stock market has surged and luxury cars are selling fast in Tokyo after eight…
Beset by inflation, Iranians struggle with high food prices
Middle East
September 30, 2021
Beset by inflation, Iranians struggle with high food prices
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mehdi Dolatyari watched with dread in recent months as once-affordable goods at his central Tehran supermarket…