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Egypt's Economic Growth Slows to Three PCT in Third Quarter of Past Fiscal Year
July 2, 2015--Egypt's gross domestic product growth dropped to 3 percent during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2014/2015,
the Planning Ministry announced on Thursday.
Dubai and Saudi Arabia's stock indices drop after Kuwait terrorist attack
July 1, 2015--Dubai's index dropped by 2.1 per cent at 4,055.97,
while Saudi Arabia's stock market index slumped by 2.2 per cent.
Mideast funds bullish on UAE, Egypt, downgrading Turkey
June 30, 2015--Middle East fund managers have returned to favoring United Arab Emirates stock markets because of more attractive valuations, while cutting allocations to Turkey because of political uncertainty there, the latest monthly Reuters survey shows.
The survey of 15 leading managers, taken over the past 10 days, found 33 percent now expect to increase allocations to UAE equities over the next three months, while 7 percent expect to cut them.
Saudi rebounds slightly, Egypt stays weak
June 24, 2015--The market opened to direct foreign investment on June 15 but inflows since then have been minimal and the latest exchange data
showed there was no change to this pattern on Monday.
IMF-Israel: Concluding Statement of the 2015 Article IV Consultation
June 24, 2015--1. Israel's economy is performing well. This is visible in GDP growth-Israel has not had the sharp post-crisis slowdown that many other countries have experienced. It is also visible in employment creation-since 2007, employment has grown from 59 percent of the working age population ratio to 68 percent.
2. Nevertheless, policy makers are confronted with a number of challenges. The fiscal deficit remains stubbornly high, leaving limited buffers to respond to shocks. Inflation is negative-well below the Bank of Israel's (BOI) target-but housing prices continue to rise. Labor productivity is low and the gap with the United States is widening. And income inequality is among the highest in advanced countries.
Outlook
3. The economic outlook is positive. Growth this year is expected to rebound to 3 percent (from 2.8 percent in 2014), the result of strong private consumption growth-driven by rapid employment growth, near-zero interest rates, falling import prices, and the rebound from the impact of military operations last year.
Oil prices stable as strong fuel demand meets high production
June 23, 2015--JP Morgan said in its weekly oil research note that U.S. production had posted a new high this week
but that it would start to drop.
Abu Dhabi non-oil trade hits AED42 billion in Q1
Highest value reported in January with AED14.8bn
June 22, 2015--The value of Abu Dhabi's non-oil trade shot up by 20 per cent in the first quarter of the current year to AED42 billion, according to government data.
The figure stood at AED34.9bn in the same period last year, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Saudi Arabia opens stock exchange to foreign investors
June 21, 2015--Despite numerous restrictions, the future for the
mammoth Saudi market looks bright..
Egypt: Industry Minister-Egypt Open to Fdis
June 21, 2015-Egypt is open to and welcomes foreign direct investments (FDIs) in development projects
especially from Russia, Minister of Trade and Industry Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour, said.
Saudi Arabia imports 31.4 million barrels of gasoline in 2014
Nation is world's largest oil exporter but consumes 15 to 25 per cent more gasoline than it produces
June 19, 2015--Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, imported 31.4 million barrels of gasoline in 2014 to meet a rising demand at home, a report reveals.
The kingdom's daily imports of gasoline in the previous year averaged 86,000 barrels, according to data and analysis by Al Eqtisadiah newspaper.