Hafez Ghanem – Middle East Confidential

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World Bank Expects 2.6 % Growth in 2017 in MENA region

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Peter Mulvany

The economies in the region of North Africa & Middle East will grow by 2.6 percent in 2017, down from 3.5 pc posted in 2016, according to the World Bank’s semi-annual MENA Economic Monitor report. But after 2017, thanks to Read more

Lebanon: World Bank planning to invest $1.2bn

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 Peter Mulvany

The World Bank (WB) is planning to invest $300 million per year for the next four years in Lebanon but the political crisis in the country is stopping the bank’s board of directors from approving the decision. The newly appointed Read more