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UAE Banks start 2025 with strong profit growth, but margin pressures persist

by Staff ReportJune 11, 2025June 11, 2025

World Bank

Global growth hits 17-year low as trade shocks disrupt EMDE recovery plans: World Bank

by Nivetha Dayanand June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s economy grows 3.4% year‑on‑year in Q1 2025, powered by non‑oil sector

by Staff ReportJune 9, 2025June 9, 2025

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UAE non-oil growth slows to 44-month low as firms cut inventories at record pace

by Staff ReportJune 4, 2025June 4, 2025

EGYPT

Slower declines in output and orders lift Egypt’s PMI to 49.5 in May

by Staff ReportJune 3, 2025June 3, 2025

Saudi non-oil private sector PMI rises to 55.8 in May as new orders accelerate

by Staff ReportJune 3, 2025June 3, 2025

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi launches 2026 budget cycle with full shift to performance-based model

by Staff ReportJune 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Kuwait’s budget deficit to average 8.9% through 2028 on oil, spending pressures

by Staff ReportMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports rise 13.4% in Q1, trade surplus shrinks 28%

by Staff ReportMay 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector reaches 54.8% of GDP in 2024

by Staff ReportMay 23, 2025May 23, 2025

Abu Dhabi launches region’s first dual-certified game design degree amid push to grow creative economy

by Staff ReportMay 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Qatar US

Qatar, US sign $1.2 trillion economic deal covering aviation, defence, technology

by Staff ReportMay 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Asia

Asia’s growth outlook dims amid escalating US-China trade tensions

by Staff ReportMay 8, 2025May 8, 2025

IMF

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IMF’s Georgieva calls on China to shift growth model as global fragmentation deepens

by Staff ReportMay 6, 2025May 6, 2025

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IMF begins fifth review of Egypt’s $8 billion loan program amid economic pressures

by Staff ReportMay 6, 2025May 6, 2025

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