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The World Bank has approved a $40 million grant to support reforms made by the Palestinian Authority (PA) that will help improve services delivered to Palestinians in the occupied territories. The Palestinians have already received from the WB three similar Read more
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Sultanate of Oman has increased 23.3 percent to $ 51.9 billion during the first three quarters of 2011 due to the surge in oil prices and output in the Gulf country According to Read more
Over 15 million young people will enter the workforce over the next decade in the region of the Middle-East & North Africa, says latest forecast report of Ernst & Young. “The greatest challenge in the MENA region is to develop Read more
The United Arab Emirates smaller businesses have managed to get support and credit access thanks to a partnership sealed with the Arab Monetary Fund and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). This partnership will enable UAE draft a law on secured Read more
Algerian financial authorities and decision-makers are pondering increase of the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) on stock exchange. According to Oxford business Group, such a move, which aims at boosting equity capital market, would likely boost economic growth in Read more
Lebanese Bank “Credit Libanais Group” and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a trade finance agreement that will help Lebanon’s private sector access global import and export markets, boosting trade and economic growth. Credit Libanais is the fifth bank Read more
Judges and directors of mediation centers from the Middle East & North Africa are busy working on a regional network of mediators to support entrepreneurs and investors in the region. This project, sponsored by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is Read more
More than 200 eminent personalities, businessmen, decision-makers, diplomats and intellectuals will gather Jan.25 in Morocco’s capital (Rabat) to look into ways of building up and promoting Africa’s economic integration to enable the continent speed up development process. Dubbed “Rabat Forum“, Read more