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For the MENA region, economic dynamics are increasingly diverging between the GCC countries and the rest of the region.

October 20th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

One's catastrophe, another's celebration: Middle East's oil importing states benefiting lower oil prices

The decline in oil prices will provide significant boost to the oil importing countries in the Middle East.

Central Bank package to revitalize real estate

February 5th, 2013 - 11:18 GMT

Lebanon's Central Bank aims to real estate market

Europe's debt crisis has triggered concerns about the ability of GCC companies and banks to refinance debt this year

May 16th, 2012 - 10:56 GMT

MENA region is not immune to euro-zone crisis

First-quarter results from the country's top five lenders reveal they increased their loan books by just 0.7 per cent to Dh648.3 billion

May 6th, 2012 - 11:34 GMT

UAE's recovery stalled by slow bank-lending

“GCC countries have based their business model of attracting foreign firms by setting up a tax free, or quasi tax-free environment

December 12th, 2011 - 05:45 GMT

UAE has some of world’s least complex tax laws