Economics

Private sector employment in Saudi Arabia sees record growth in Q4 2023, surpassing 11.2 million employees

The unemployment rate among Saudis reached its lowest level of 7.7 percent in the last quarter of 2023

IMF’s Georgieva urges China to address economic slowdown, enhance productivity

The Managing Director highlighted concerns over the country's property crisis, called for domestic growth strategies

Egypt’s GDP expected to reach 4 percent in FY 2024/2025: Ministry of Finance report

The report predicts an 18.1 percent average annual headline inflation rate

Egypt’s finance minister prioritizes inflation reduction, job creation in economic reform agenda

Egypt further plans to sell more state assets, which would reduce the state's role in the economy

IMF raises global growth forecast to 3.2 percent, lifts outlook for UAE, Saudi Arabia

The 2024 figure represents a 0.1 percentage point increase from the previous World Economic Outlook report in January

Oil prices climb on China’s economic growth, Middle East tensions

Brent crude futures for June delivery gained 48 cents, or 0.5 percent, settling at $90.58 per barrel

World Bank raises forecast for UAE’s real GDP growth to 3.9 percent in 2024; 4.1 percent in 2025

The report indicates the UAE's current account surplus is expected to reach 8.4 percent in 2024 and 8.3 percent in 2025

The World Bank: MENA can be an engine for change, partner for sustainable future

Region must tackle important structural reform agenda to ensure peace and stability

Qatar Central Bank’s foreign reserves surge 5.2 percent to $67.9 billion in March

The official reserves at the end of March 2024 increased by $3.11 billion

Egypt’s budget surplus soars to $8.74 billion in first nine months of FY 2023/2024

This marks a substantial growth compared to $1.05 billion in the same period in FY 2022/2023

Bahrain’s GDP grows by 2.4 percent to $36.08 billion in 2023

This represents an increase from $35 billion in the previous year