EconomyIssue 04 - 2024MAGAZINENairobi’s debt crisis fuels youth discontentGBO CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2025January 15, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2025January 15, 2025 The majority of people who live in Nairobi's slums still cannot afford...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesOman’s 2025 budget forecasts revenue increase, driven by oil & gasGBO CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 13, 2025 Around OMR 44 million has been set aside in the 2025 budget...
FinanceTop StoriesUAE, Hong Kong sign MoU to expand cross-border debt issuance & investmentGBO CorrespondentDecember 24, 2024 GBO CorrespondentDecember 24, 2024 The MoU signed by UAE and Hong Kong is anticipated to simplify...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesUAE debt capital markets grow 13% in Q3 to reach USD 294.4 billionGBO CorrespondentNovember 20, 2024 GBO CorrespondentNovember 20, 2024 UAE was the second-largest issuer of sukuk and environmental, social, and governance...
EconomyTop StoriesHumanitarian crisis in Sudan spurs regional economic challengesGBO CorrespondentOctober 29, 2024 GBO CorrespondentOctober 29, 2024 According to the latest IMF report, the ongoing conflict in Sudan may...
FinanceTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: MENA countries struggle with climate finance disparitiesGBO CorrespondentOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024 GBO CorrespondentOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024 From 2003 to 2021, 71% of foreign climate finance to MENA went...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesKenya close to borrowing USD 1.5 billion from Abu DhabiGBO CorrespondentSeptember 30, 2024October 1, 2024 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 30, 2024October 1, 2024 It is predicted that the ratio will only slightly decrease to 65.6%...
FinanceTop StoriesSri Lanka’s credit risks could stay ‘elevated,’ say Moody’s amid political change in countryGBO CorrespondentSeptember 27, 2024 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 27, 2024 According to Moody's, although it is an improvement over 70% in 2021,...
FinanceTop StoriesGoldman Sachs to layoff up to 1,800 employees despite registering strong profitsGBO CorrespondentSeptember 4, 2024September 4, 2024 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 4, 2024September 4, 2024 Goldman Sachs reported second-quarter profit in July 2024 that more than doubled...
EnergyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: Renewable energy sparks economic growth in Southern EuropeGBO CorrespondentJuly 26, 2024 GBO CorrespondentJuly 26, 2024 Around 25% of the total electricity demand was satisfied by wind energy...