War in Levant may end in H1 2025, UAE will lead Gulf’s growth: BMI
The non-oil sector in the UAE is expected to grow by 6%...
Lebanon
MENA Watch: Once called the region’s Switzerland, Lebanon now faces severe headwinds
The financial collapse led to severe economic dislocation, with over half of...
Go Green with GBO: MENA countries struggle with climate finance disparities
From 2003 to 2021, 71% of foreign climate finance to MENA went...
Who is Lebanon’s Riad Salameh, the former central bank chief under arrest?
Riad Salameh was widely considered the cornerstone of the financial system until...
MENA Watch: ‘Brain Drain’ threatens region’s competitiveness
The repressive climate in many MENA nations also stifles innovation and self-expression...
MENA Watch: Geopolitics pulls Lebanon back into economic doldrums
Many of Lebanon's leaders had been relying on travel and remittances to...
GCC sees robust tourism growth
The tourism sector was expected to grow faster in 2023 than it...
Restoring Lebanon’s financial credibility
The Code of Money and Credit is the main regulation of the...
MENA Watch: Region faces dire water scarcity by 2050
With 74% of its countries under water stress, South Asia is the...
Wassim Mansouri appointed interim head of Lebanese Central Bank
Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, the leader of the Shi'ite Amal...