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Oman climbs five spots in 2024 Competitive Industrial Performance Index

Oman's tech investments, automation, and supply chain consolidation have driven economic improvement

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Bahrain’s national non-oil exports reach $838.3 million in May

Saudi Arabia ranked first among export destinations, with BD64 million (20 percent) in national origin exports

GCC banks continue to outperform global peers, remain poised for strong 2024: Report

GCC banks' revenue-to-assets ratio is 3.2 percent, well above the global average of 2.3 percent

Half of all emerging-market debt issued by GCC countries, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Türkiye: Report

In 2024, these countries accounted for 51 percent of U.S. dollar debt issued by EMs (excluding China)

Bahrain exceeds global ICT development average, ranks fifth worldwide with score of 97.5

Bahrain's economic leadership and technological progress have catalyzed further innovation and development in this vital sector

Capital market, IPO reforms spur growth in GCC asset management industry: Report

According to the report, the regulatory regime pertaining to investment funds is evolving in the GCC

GCC’s 2024 growth forecast lowered to 2.2 percent on extended oil output cuts

ICAEW has also lowered its 2024 inflation forecast for the GCC region to 2.2 percent this year and 2.1 percent next year

Bahrain attracts record FDI inflows of $6.8 billion in 2023, with UAE as third biggest contributor

Bahrain's FDI stocks relative to GDP stood at 99.7 percent as of the end of 2023

QatarEnergy enters 10-year naphtha supply agreement with India’s Haldia Petrochemicals

Agreement commencing in Q2 2024 will be facilitated through QatarEnergy's HPL Global Pte Ltd

Oman posts $6.7 billion trade surplus, merchandise exports reach $16.88 billion by end of March 2024

Total value of merchandise imports to the Sultanate amounted to $10.1 billion