The ‘Tijara’ route of empowering Bahraini SMEsWebAdminApril 19, 2024 by WebAdminApril 19, 2024 Women entrepreneurs are catalysts for economic growth, and Bahrain acknowledges their critical role in the SME sector’s development... Read more
Egypt’s inflation continues to increaseIFM CorrespondentApril 12, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentApril 12, 2024 Egypt’s headline inflation rate slowed to 33.3% y/y in March despite the near 40% fall in the pound’s official exchange rate last month... Read more
Dubai’s non-oil PMI touches new peak as country’s economic diversification acceleratesIFM CorrespondentMarch 25, 2024March 25, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 25, 2024March 25, 2024 Dubai's PMI was 56.6 in January 2024 as opposed to 57.7 in December and 56.8 in November 2023... Read more
IF Insights: Economic downfall continues for Palestine as Gaza conflict rages onIFM CorrespondentMarch 21, 2024March 20, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 21, 2024March 20, 2024 According to a recent UN report, 93% of Palestine refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty... Read more
Egypt’s inflation rises to 35.7% as country awaits dollar inflowsIFM CorrespondentMarch 14, 2024March 13, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 14, 2024March 13, 2024 Egypt's inflation rate fell from September 2023's record 38.0% before February 2024... Read more
IF Insights: Making sense of United States’ ‘economic supremacy’ over EuropeIFM CorrespondentFebruary 15, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 15, 2024 The fact of the matter is United States has already outpaced Europe in terms of GDP and the trend will continue in 2024 too... Read more
Germany reaches deal on budget crisis, economy still in troubleIFM CorrespondentDecember 21, 2023December 20, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 21, 2023December 20, 2023 In 2023, Germany faced a recession of 0.5%. In 2024, its GDP will fall by as much as in 2024... Read more
Moody’s maintained its ‘C’ rating on EgyptIFM CorrespondentDecember 19, 2023December 15, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentDecember 19, 2023December 15, 2023 Moody's anticipates a volatile economic environment to endure, because of persistent political impasse and weak institutions... Read more
Dubai’s inflation moderates to 4.27%IFM CorrespondentNovember 29, 2023November 28, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 29, 2023November 28, 2023 The 2.67% increase in restaurant and hotel service costs was the reason given for the monthly increase in inflation in Dubai... Read more
Qatar’s economic growth finds stability after FIFA World Cup boom: IMFIFM CorrespondentNovember 28, 2023November 27, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 28, 2023November 27, 2023 Qatar's efforts to achieve its National Vision 2030 - which aims to ensure sustainable development by the end of the decade - are expected to yield positive results... Read more